Wärtsilä and SSE have joined forces to install a 50MW/100MWh battery in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The battery will be the first from SSE’s new solar and battery division to be connected directly to the transmission network. It is expected to start…
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Solar fund starts work on two subsidy-free PV projects, plans to retrofit batteries at five sites
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NextEnergy Solar Fund has begun construction of Whitecross, a 36MW subsidy free solar farm in Lincolnshire, it has announced. It has begun preparing for construction of a second solar farm, the 50MW Hatherden installation. The two UK solar farms will…
Wind ‘compensated for shortfall’ in other generation last winter, says NGESO
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Last winter, wind generation output compensated for any shortfall in other forms of generation on many of the days when demand/supply margins were tight, according to NGESO. In a summary of the 2021/22 winter and consultation about the upcoming winter…
Global investors: UK regulatory framework needs urgent reform to deliver Net Zero infrastructure
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The UK needs a ‘step change’ in infrastructure investment to meet its Net Zero goals, but it will not attract the investment required without an urgent programme of policy and regulatory reform. That was the stark message from the Global…
Industry welcomes ‘Go To’ renewables plan – but warns the name undermines it
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The renewable energy industry has to ramp up installation rates to three or four times their current level for wind and solar to meet the EU’s renewable energy goals, delegates at Eurelectric’s annual meeting heard last week. The ambition is…
Aggreko research finds manufacturers want on-site power to counter bill increases
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Over 60% of UK manufacturers are now considering generating their own electricity using distributed solutions – a 12% rise from 2019 – according to a survey by temporary power supplier Aggreko. The company’s survey of 251 manufacturing companies found rising…
York to gain revenues from grid services using assets at new EV charging hub
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GridBeyond is to control and monetise energy flexibility for the City of York Council from an EV charging hub at Monks Cross Park & Ride. The hub, includes solar panel canopies, an energy storage unit and rapid and ultra-rapid chargers.…
New funding for ‘second life’ battery storage company
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Connected Energy, a company that uses second-life electric vehicle batteries for energy storage, has secured £15 million in funding from five new investors. Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., the Hinduja Group, Mercuria, OurCrowd and Volvo Energy have joined existing investors Engie…
Ofgem ‘must think more widely’ on local Net Zero delivery, encompassing at least heat and mobility
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Think-tank Sustainability First (SF) has warned that Ofgem’s publication Future of Local Energy Institutions and Governance does not go far enough, and said the regulator will have to look more broadly than energy. SF welcomed Ofgem’s aim in the Call…
EDF Energy agrees six-month extenson at West Burton as winter standby
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EDF Energy has deferred closure of two ageing coal-fired units at West Burton A power station by six months, in response to a government request to keep the units available over the coming winter. The two 500MW units at West…