The government has confirmed that Xlinks, a planned interconnector between the GB electricity grid and Morocco, will be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project in seeking development consent, like most other large energy projects. It means the plans will…
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INTERVIEW Oliver Lancaster, IGEM: Who needs the gas network?
by New Power •
Going beyond fossil gas means fundamental change for more sectors than domestic heating. Janet Wood spoke to IGEM’s Oliver Lancaster about some of the issues ahead The gas network has provided a large part of the nation’s heating and industrial…
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MeyGen 2 tidal project aiming for 2025 financial close
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SIMEC Atlantis Energy is targeting financial close in Q2 2025 for its MeyGen Phase 2 tidal stream project, according to a market update. The company secured four Contracts for Difference (CfDs) totalling 22MW from the UK government in the AR5…
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Battery storage owner revenues fall by 30%, blames poor pick-up from system operator
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Battery owner Gresham House Energy Storage Fund saw revenues fall by a third in the first half of 2023, as “long-expected saturation of ancillary services has not been replaced by the anticipated level of trading revenues”. The Fund said the…
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BP wins first battery optimisation contract for Open Energi platform
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BP has signed an agreement with battery investors Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) to provide physical power trading and optimisation services to two projects due to come online in the first half of 2024. They are the first new batteries…
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Planning application submitted for North Devon floating wind project
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The developers of White Cross offshore windfarm, planned to go into operation 52km off the North Devon coast in 2027, have submitted a planning application for onshore works to North Devon Council. The proposed 100 MW windfarm, will consist of…
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JET fusion site systems could be repurposed to offer grid inertia services
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Systems at UKAEA’s Culham site that were previously part of the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion research project could be used to provide grid services and the JET team is looking for companies who could repurpose them. A preliminary feasibility…
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Network Rail to roll out solar PV across Scottish car parks and buildings
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Network Rail wants to partner with a renewable energy developer to deploy of solar arrays across sites in Scotland, including installing ‘solar carports’ in station car parks. The project would see solar PV arrays at stations, depots, offices, car parks…
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UKPN finds airport long-stay car parks could provide substantial grid flexibility
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UK Power Networks’ Park and Flex study, has found that using long-stay car parks like those at airports could help power the grid. Early research from the study has found that more than 1.3 million homes could be powered by…