Moray Council has granted consent for a 49.9MW Corshellach battery, on land adjacent to the Berryburn substation, near Dunphail, Moray. The site was chosen by developer RES for its proximity to Berryburn substation where it will connect to the grid…
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Government publishes Clean Energy 2030 plan
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is to set out a detailed plan for achieving the target of clean power by 2030. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said the government would “ plan an energy system based on what…
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Price-capped tariffs to be offered with no standing charge
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Ofgem has announced plans to include tariffs with zero standing charge under its price cap regime. The regulator said although some suppliers offer low- or no-standing charge tariffs, it is not universal, and Ofgem believes more choice is needed for…
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Isle of Wight factory to avert closure with government-backed switch from offshore to onshore wind product
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Vestas has reached an agreement in principle with the government that would see the wind turbine manufacturer repurpose its wind blade factory on the Isle of Wight, saving 300 jobs. DESNZ said the The proposed plans for the factory have…
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SSE Thermal and Siemens Energy to collaborate on hydrogen-fuelled turbine
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SSE and Siemens Energy have launched a collaboration which aims to deliver gas turbine technology capable of running on 100% hydrogen. The project, dubbed ‘Mission H2 Power’, will build on the existing partnership between SSE and Siemens Energy, under which…
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Maxen Power to make £1.65M redress payment
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Maxen Power – an energy company supplying more than 10,000 non-domestic customers – has paid £1.65 million for customer service failures. Ofgem found that third-party representatives were able to sign up new customers without their consent, by claiming to work…
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EBRD to fund gas engines for Ukraine
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €80 million to Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company Ukrnafta to finance supply and installation of small gas-fired distributed power and co-generation plants around the country. The project, which will…
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Newcleo begins licensing journey for lead-cooled nuclear reactor design
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Newcleo has announced plans to submit its 200MWe lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) technology design into Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process developed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and and the Environment Agency (EA) as a means to scrutinise new…
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Construction to start on 50MW battery in Scottish Highlands
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Temporis Capital, Clarke Energy and Trina Storage have entered into construction contracts to deliver a 50MW/100MWh battery at Boat of Garten in the Scottish Highlands, with Clarke Energy providing the ‘engineer, procure and construct’ wrap and Trina Storage supplying the…