Energy supplier Ovo has launched a new OVO Solar package that includes installing solar panels and storage and a boosted Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) export tariff. Ovo Solar’s full package will include PV panels and batteries and a flat SEG…
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Glastonbury Festival to use Octopus wind, solar and battery in microgrid
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An Octopus Energy wind turbine is being installed at Glastonbury Festival. Octopus has also installed solar panels and a battery to store the energy produced. The wind turbine and solar panels will supply clean energy to a microgrid which will…
SSE Generation to pay £10M redress for exploiting network constraints
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SSE Generation secured ‘excessive payments’ from system operator NGESO for using its Foyers pumped storage plant, according to regulator Ofgem. As a consequence, Ofgem proposes to require the company to pay £9.78 million into the Energy Redress Fund Ofgem said…
Pennon acquires first solar PV and storage project, has four more in prospect
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Water company Pennon has acquired a 40GWh solar PV site in Dunfermline which is ready to build with consents in place, through Pennon Power Limited, a direct subsidiary to Pennon Group. The project is expected to commence generation in 2024,…
New batteries in Dundee and Surrey
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JLEN Environmental Assets Group has successfully started up its first grid-scale battery project, the West Gourdie 50MW plant situated in Dundee, Scotland. The project will be operated by Flexitricity with Green Nation set to provide asset management services, while Anesco…
Hornsea 4 clash delays Net Zero Teesside decision
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A clash over future energy assets has delayed a decision on development consent for Net Zero Teesside (NZT). A decision on NZT was due to be taken by the Secretary of State on 10 May but it has been delayed…
CMA says ‘hydrogen ready’ boilers are no different from standard versions, warns companies against greenwashing
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Co-called ‘hydrogen-ready’ boilers are technically identical to standard boilers and are likely to run mainly on methane for most or all their lifetimes, says the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The competition watchdog has raised concerns over misleading messaging about…
UKPN installs low emission switchgear in Lewes substation
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UK Power Networks is installing its first ‘clean air’ gas insulated switchgear (GIS) operating at 132kV, as part of a substation upgrade in Lewes, East Sussex. Instead of using sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) as insulation the GIS uses dehumidified oxygen and…
Aquila adds ten years to solar life expectancy; plans borrowing to fund further projects
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Solar investor Aquila European Renewables plc has re-assessed the lifetime of its solar assets and decided it can be extended from the expected 30 years with an extra ten years of life. It said following the conclusion of technical and…
Geothermal source is preferred bidder for heat supply project at Manchester University Hospital
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IGas said its GT Energy geothermal business has been selected by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) as preferred bidder to deliver a geothermal heat solution for the Wythenshawe Hospital. The geothermal company said the project was one of…