The Energy Security and Net Zero has opened a new inquiry on the UK workforce needed to deliver, clean secure energy. Before the General Election the previous ESNZ Committee heard about the difficulties resourcing work across the energy sector in…

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The Energy Security & Net Zero Select Committee wants written evidence submitted by 13 January as it opens a new inquiry into Unlocking community energy at scale. Inviting evidence, the committee says community energy is “at the heart of the…

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Centrica and First Bus have announced a new partnership that will give Centrica secure access to First Bus’s rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at bus depots to charge its vehicles. The initial phase of the Centrica partnership will allow…

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Ofgem has proposed to grant three interconnectors access to its ‘cap and floor’ financial regime. Seven interconnector projects applied to join the regime in a recent application ‘window’. They were: • Aminth (1.4GW to Denmark) • Aquind (2GW to France)…

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SP Energy Networks has launched its 2024/25 flexibility prospectus. The company says that following stakeholder feedback, it is now tendering for flexibility every month, allowing Flexibility Service Providers more opportunities to participate and providing greater certainty on dispatch expectations. It…

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Elexon is in discussions with seven companies that are interested in becoming independent aggregators of electricity flexibility that will allow smaller parties to participate in the wholesale electricity market. The announcement came as the opportunity opened for independent aggregators, also…

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A 100MW battery energised and connected recently by TagEnergy is currently the country’s largest. The Lakeside Energy Park battery was connected via the 132kV Drax substation in North Yorkshire, which was upgraded by National Grid and its contractor Omexom. Works…

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A planned heat network in Westminster could see landmark buildings heated using waste heat sources such as the River Thames, London Underground and sewer networks. The South Westminster Area Network (SWAN) was developed by DESNZ and AECOM and could supply…

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Natural Power has secured consent from the Welsh Government for a wind farm in Manmoel Common, in Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly. The proposal for Manmoel, which comprises five 5MW wind turbines 180m high with an on-site substation, underground cables and…

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