RES has won development consent for its 45MW Contullich battery, which will be installed on land adjacent to the Alness substation, approximately 1km north-west of Alness. The facility was consented by The Highland Council. RES has developed over 830MW of…

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Northern Ireland electricity system operator SONI has changed its Winter Outlook report after , Storm Darragh caused “significant and unforeseen damage” at a gas-fired power station. The annual Winter Outlook sets out SONI’s assessment of the expected consumer demand for…

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Root-Power has received planning permission for a new 40MW/80MWh battery in Selby, North Yorkshire. The project will connect to the electricity network at Osgodby grid supply point and the company promised to upgrade local road infrastructure as part of its…

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UK Power Networks and groundworks contractor Falco Construction are trialling all-electric excavators for power network projects. The two Takeuchi TB20e fully-electric mini excavators will be tested over the next two years, working on excavation work in London, the South East…

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Uniper has awarded front-end engineering design (FEED) competition contracts for its combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station Connah’s Quay to Technip Energies and Worley. The FEED phase of the project commenced at the end of December 2024 and is expected…

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Fund manager Dalmore Capital has acquired the entire share capital of hydropower company Triple Point Energy Transition Holdings for £44.1 million. Triple Point’s portfolio includes nine run of river hydro sites located in Scotland, totalling 6.6MW in capacity. Dalmore said…

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Aegis Energy is set to begin construction of five-station network of multi-energy recharging and refuelling facilities for commercial vehicles, after securing investment of £100 million from global investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. It said the hubs will meet the electric,…

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The Department for Business & Trade, Challenge Works, the Open Data Institute and Smart Data Foundry are calling on innovators to enter a new Smart Data Challenge Prize with up to £600,000 in finding available. The prize aims to help…

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GB’s transmission network operators will stop accepting applications for new generation to connect to the high-voltage electricity transmission network from 29 January. The ‘pause’ is intended to allow networks to implement a new connection process that should speed up new…

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Independent network operator Eclipse Power has launched a new business unit to design, build and maintain microgrid or private networks for residential, industrial and commercial (I&C) developments and data centres. The new venture will be called Eclipse Power Optimise and…

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