EDF has announced that expected startup of Hinkley Point has been delayed by a further year, with “the risk of further delay of the two units assessed at 15 months, assuming the absence of a new pandemic wave and no…

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ABB is to co-locate a battery at Ecotricity’s 6.9MW wind farm in Alveston Gloucestershire. The 10MW/20MWh Li-Ion battery will be installed alongside Ecotricity’s wind farm, which was constructed in 2017, next year. The lithium-ion batteries will be supplied by Kore…

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Real estate investment trust Tritax Big Box has installed 999.75kWp of rooftop solar PV at a logistics warehouse at the Ash Industrial Estate, Flex Meadow in Harlow. The building, which totals 276,213 sq ft, is operated by Brakes as a…

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The first battery storage facility in the UK to be co-located at a wind farm site has moved from single contract operation to providing a portfolio of services, according to Arenko, which is now optimising the battery. The 22MW/16 MWh…

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Drax has submitted an application for planning consent to build a new underground pumped storage hydro power station at Cruachan in Scotland – but it warned that it could not build it without government support. Cruachan in Argyll already houses…

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Metering equipment at two National Grid Electricity Transmission substations that was connected in reverse caused errors in settlement totalling £117.5 million between December 2019 and February 2022, it has emerged. The errors will cause market participants to be over or…

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Two projects have been awarded funding from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). The awards were made by scheme manager Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management group. Veolia has been awarded over £16 million for a heat network supplied…

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Specialist wind infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind is to acquire a net 12.5% stake in the Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm. It will pay £400 million for the stake acquired from Global Infrastructure Partners. The acquisition is expected to complete…

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Ofgem and Innovate UK have announced four challenge areas for the second round of innovation funding under the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). The Strategic Innovation Fund is a five-year programme with up to £450 million available to promote energy network…

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Jess Ralston, Senior Analyst, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU): “The big risk with the Energy Bill is that government gets distracted with technologies like hydrogen and nuclear that might play a role but not for years to come. “Steps…

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