Gridserve has begun construction of an Electric Forecourt® at Gatwick airport. Adjacent to the M23, the site will be able to charge 36 electric vehicles simultaneously, with high power chargers that can deliver up to 350kW. Multiple charging connectors will…

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RES has received approval for a combined wind and storage project at Upper Ogmore, Blaengarw and Nant-y-Moel in Bridgend, Wales. The 25MW project is the first onshore wind project to be considered under the Developments of National Significance planning process.…

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BEIS has opened its promised Net Zero Review saying that since last year’s Net Zero Strategy “the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other global factors have fundamentally changed the economic landscape in the UK, placing huge pressure on households and…

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NGESO has opened a ‘TEC amnesty’, intended to reduce the ‘queue’ for connections to the grid. It is inviting companies on the so-called TEC Register (ie those that have Transmission Entry Capacity) to terminate agreements or reduce their capacity at…

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Octopus Energy Generation is acquiring a further 15.5% stake in the 270MW Lincs offshore wind farm on behalf of the Sky fund and Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust. This increases the team’s total stake in the wind farm to 23.25%. Sky…

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Ofgem has issued Scottish Power with a provisional order and told it to pause disconnections because it is concerned that the supplier is not dealing correctly with customers. It cites: • SP’s apparent failure to consider its customer’s ability to…

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Two renewables facilities – Murley wind farm and Ockendon solar farm – have been refinanced by infrastructure investor and asset manager NTR in partnership with Rabobank, which provided £38 million of debt. NTR said it has brought the two projects…

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Taxpayers will pay up to £9 billion a year extra under the Energy Price Guarantee scheme because of government’s 2013 decision to cut support for home insulation, according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. The savings…

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Two companies that provide industrial software for companies digitalising their engineering and operations are planning to combine. Schneider Electric took a majority stake in Aveva in 2018 and has made an agreed offer to acquire the remaining shares. The two…

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A £1 million investment in the power network around Windermere, Cumbria, will allow for installation of the first electric ferry on Lake Windermere. Electricity North West will start work upgrading and replacing 5.4km of underground electricity cables as part of…

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