Piclo says information from all flexibility markets in the UK will be visible on its new Piclo Max platform for flexibility service providers after a trial allowed Piclo to display information from SSEN’s January bidding round. Piclo announced the new…
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Downing to seek consent for 750MW solar/storage project, says green field solar is ‘essential’
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Downing Renewable Developments has announced plans for a 750MW solar and storage project in Lincolnshire. The project, located on land to the south of Spalding, is known as Meridian Solar Farm. It and its co-located battery will be considered for…
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Uniper names two companies who will compete on post-combustion capture at Grain CCGT
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Uniper has awarded process design package contracts to Technip Energies and Aker Carbon Capture for technology and design studies in connection with Grain Carbon Capture. The a proposed project would see post-combustion carbon capture technology retrofitted on up to three…
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Net Zero Fund to support river source heat pump for Govan museum
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A group dedicated to preserving and promoting a collection of early medieval sculptures has been awarded a grant of £150,000 by SP Energy Networks’ Net Zero Fund to upgrade its site in Govan. Govan Heritage Trust is responsible for the…
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Veolia to pilot carbon capture for its ‘energy from waste’ sites
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Veolia has launched a site feasibility study ahead of a pilot project to use carbon capture processes in energy from waste (EFW) plants in the UK. The system uses amine technologies to capture carbon emissions from the combustion of non…
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Good Energy Group acquires solar specialist
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Good Energy Group is to acquire JPS Renewable Energy Ltd for £13.75 million. The acquisition includes the specialist solar and storage installation and distribution business, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trust Solar Wholesale Limited, a standalone distribution and procurement business…
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Pumped storage company says it is ‘on course’ to raise £3M to commercialise its technology
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A UK firm that is developing a new form of pumped hydro energy storage has secured investment of £720,000, including a £335,000 equity investment from the Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF2). Now it is seeking to extend its fundraising raise…
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Trina Storage to provide batteries at four Low Carbon solar sites
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Trina Storage is to provide batteries for four UK sites operated by Low Carbon. Together, the batteries will offer 190 MWh of total storage capacity, bringing new arbitrage and other ancillary capabilities to each plant. Each project is able to…
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NPg voltage management trial could be extended across its network
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Boston Spa and Wetherby are the focus for an energy saving trial led by distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid. In the Boston Spa Energy Efficiency Trial (BEET), which kicked off in January, Northern Powergrid is harnessing data from local…