Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, chair, Environmental Audit Committee: “Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review report demonstrates, unequivocally, the countless opportunities net zero brings. His emphasis on clarity and leadership cannot be overstated. In some areas the UK Government has made…
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IEA chief: countries need strategies to benefit from energy and climate project pipeline
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The rapid growth of clean technology manufacturing is set to create new markets worth hundreds of billions of dollars as well as millions of new jobs in the coming years, if countries make good on their energy and climate pledges,…
Gas Networks Ireland forced to negotiate six month ‘urgent’ contract after June supplier failure
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Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) had to negotiate a £1,671,183 six month energy supply contract with SSE Energy Supply in June 2022 in “extreme urgency” to maintain power to its compressors in Scotland, after its existing supplier went out of business,…
RES takes on asset management for two more batteries
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RES has signed two new asset management agreements for battery installations. One is with TagEnergy, which has awarded RES the contract to manage the 49MW/98MWh Jamesfield Farm standalone battery near Abernethy, Scotland. This is the third energy storage asset management…
Scotland sees ‘no central role for hydrogen in domestic heat’ in draft energy strategy
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The Scottish Government has set out a strictly limited role for hydrogen in providing domestic heat in a new Draft Energy Strategy. Although it plans to produce hydrogen from a huge expansion of offshore wind turbines and highlighted an ambition…
Petrol station operator claims ‘biggest ever’ EV charger installation in December
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Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has claimed its ‘biggest ever’ month in adding electric vehicle (EV) charging points to existing petrol stations in the UK. It installed 38 EV chargers at seven sites in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leicestershire, West Suffolk and…
Clean Growth Fund invests in smart power socket company
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UK venture capital fund the Clean Growth Fund has led a funding round that secured £4.5 million for startup technology company Measurable.energy. The company designs and manufactures smart, machine learning-enabled power sockets that it says reduces the energy costs of…
DWP signs up for EV chargers at 120 job centres
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wants to install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at more than 120 job centres across Britain and it has signed a £4.3 million contract with Mitie to deliver the plan. The deal covers…
Exagen seeks planning permission for 500MW battery
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Exagen has submitted a planning application for a 500MW/1GWh battery on land to the northeast of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, to Blaby District Council. The £350 million battery site, which is around ten times larger than most battery projects currently providing…
Ukraine looks towards decentralised, decarbonised post-war electricity sector
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Ukraine’s reconstructed electricity system will be more decentralised and digitalised and will have a high focus on renewables, the country’s leaders say. In his annual presidential address to the Ukrainian parliament on 28 December, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, Ukraine had…