Independent power producer Nadara has submitted a planning application to decommission the existing Beinn Ghlas wind farm and repower the site with up to seven modern wind turbines. Located in Argyll and Bute, the current Beinn Ghlas wind farm consists…
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Fidra Energy reaches financial close on Thorpe Marsh battery
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Fidra Energy has announced it has reached financial close with £445 million of equity investment from institutional investor EIG and the National Wealth Fund (NWF) for its battery project at Thorpe Marsh. Construction of Thorpe Marsh in Doncaster, South Yorkshire…
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Worksop gas engines capture carbon dioxide for sale to industry
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Rolls-Royce, energy services provider Landmark and carbon dioxide specialist ASCO have commissioned a 10MW gas engine power plant with a carbon capture system. The CO2 is extracted from the exhaust gases of the mtu gas engines in Worksop in the…
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Dublin Bay power plant to gain 30MW in major upgrade
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Electricity Supply Board (ESB) of Ireland and GE Vernova have announced a life extension and modernisation project for the Dublin Bay power plant. The project will enhance the plant’s performance, improve reliability and increase its output. This life extension project…
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‘Clean Growth Map’ aims to reveal opportunities across Wales
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RenewableUK Cymru and Net Zero Industry Wales have launched an online ‘Wales Clean Growth Map’ designed to help legislators, policymakers, and investors visualise the full-scale and strategic alignment of Wales’ clean energy pipeline and industrial transition, and to spotlight the…
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OVO charging app to cover home and public charging
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OVO has launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging app that brings together public charging and its Charge Anytime smart home charging. The company says the OVO Charge app will be a UK-first in having one app, for charging at home…
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Clashindarroch wind farm to be extended
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Vattenfall has made a final investment decision (FID) to construct the Clashindarroch II wind farm, next to its existing Clashindarroch wind farm, near Huntly in Aberdeenshire. Clashindarroch has been generating electricity for ten years. The extension will add 14 wind…
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EDF adds 12 months to lifetimes of Heysham 1 and Hartlepool
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EDF has confirmed its Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations will operate for an extra 12 months, to March 2028. It said the decision was taken following a series of positive graphite inspections at both stations over the past…
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NatPower UK plans 1GW/8GWh battery on Teesside
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NatPower UK has secured an agreement with Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited, to deliver a 1GW / 8GWh lithium-ion battery on a 32-acre site at Wilton International in Redcar. NatPower said the £1 billion battery is privately financed and will initially…