NeuConnect has started early works on a direct electricity connection between GB and Germany. Enabling works have started at the Isle of Grain in Kent, England and Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany. The new interconnector will have 725km of land and…

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The electricity system operator NGESO has told coal generating plant that forms part of a reserve secured for the winter that they may be required during the early peak period this evening (Monday). It rescinded the order late on Monday…

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Aggreko has announced an offer for load bank manufacturer Crestchic, saying , saying “the addition of Crestchic to the Aggreko Group will help accelerate Aggreko’s plan to target high-growth attractive end-markets such as renewable energy and data-centres”. In a trading…

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InstaVolt has announced plans to double the chargers at its EV charging hub in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The site will see 16 new 120kW rapid chargers installed alongside the existing array of 16 rapid chargers. The new chargers will sit behind…

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SSE has been granted development consent for Keadby 3, a 910MW (gross) gas-fired power station. The company now has seven years to start work on the project. Current planning guidance states that no consent should be granted to new combustion…

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Anglian Water’s owners saw pre-inflation power costs decrease in the six months to September 2022, compared with the previous year. In a market update Anglian Water Services Financing said there were several factors behind the reduction. First, energy use fell…

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EDF Renewables UK and Wärtsilä have joined forces for a new transmission-connected battery in Sundon, Bedfordshire. The 50 MW/100 MWh lithium-ion battery will form part of a new Energy Superhub in the region. Construction is expected to start in Spring…

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The opportunity to build new and renewed onshore wind farms is set to be revived after the government said it would lift its de-facto ban. The decision will not be implemented immediately but the government has promised to launch a…

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Stor Power has reached financial close for phase 1 of a development portfolio of reserve capacity. It says it has over 500MW in development and plans to reach 1GW by 2028. The initial five projects from phase 1 will aim…

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Low Carbon has announced the construction of three new solar farms. The farms, in Essex, Derbyshire and Buckinghamshire, will be the first UK projects to receive funding using the business’s multi-bank financing facility from NatWest, Lloyds Bank, and AIB. The…

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