Peterborough City Council has opened a ‘competitive dialogue process’, seeking a long-term partner to develop the Peterborough Integrated Renewable Infrastructure (PIRI) heat and power network project. The project will see a a new district heat network and a new private…

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Battery developer Root-Power has received planning permission for its third grid-scale battery since mid January. The latest is a 34MW/68MWh battery energy storage site in Dounreay, North Scotland. The company says the project size was selected to allow the project…

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Weardale Lithium has won planning permission for the development of its planned lithium brine demonstration facility at Eastgate in County Durham. The company wants to produce lithium from underground brines in Weardale, where two boreholes developed in 2004 and 2007…

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Reform to planning rules on nuclear will make it easier to build small nuclear reactors and give nuclear developers access to more potential sites, the government has announced. Potential sites for new nuclear plants in England and Wales have been…

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Statkraft has secured planning consent for Kitland solar farm, a 39.9MW scheme located north of Langford, in North Somerset. Construction is expected to begin during 2027. The consented plans also include the opportunity for a battery. Statkraft submitted the application…

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Reading Borough Council (RBC) is inviting tenders to install and operate at least 1,500 on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers. Most of the chargers are expected to use existing street lamp columns but some may require dedicated new chargers. The contractor…

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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced it will hold online seminars about the options it is considering to reform electricity market arrangements in Great Britain. The Department has been consulting on Review of Electricity Market…

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Root-Power has received planning permission for a new battery in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The 50MW/200MWh battery discharges over four hours. The 0.61Ha site was selected because of its close proximity to Toronto Grid Supply Point (GSP). Earlier this month…

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Fidra Energy has secured planning consent to build and operate a battery at Thorpe Marsh, Yorkshire. The 1,400MW (3,100MWh) project will be one of the largest in Europe. The project was approved by Doncaster Council on 28 January. The site…

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