Harland and Wolff may sell its Islandmagee gas storage project in Northern Ireland, the company said. The company said a Final investment decision (FID) had been delayed due to judicial review over its Marine Licence, but “the advice we have…
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Norway warns power exports will have lower priority as it seeks to manage water reserves
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Norway will have to prioritise maintaining its hydropower reservoir levels if they fall to low levels, and that may limit its exports, Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland said in a statement to the Norwegian parliament (the Storting) about Norway’s…
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Denby Pottery installs PV to cut power bills
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Denby Pottery has installed a solar PV array in conjunction with Ylem Energy Ltd that will generate more than 2GWh per year and offset 26% of the company’s power usage. The 9,900 m2 array has been funded through Ylem Energy’s…
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Interconnector company Aquind to seek judicial review over development consent refusal
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The High Court has given permission for interconnector company Aquind to apply for judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State to reject a Development Consent Order for its planned link with France. The Court has confirmed that…
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Rolls Royce’s MTU business plans trial of hydrogen microgrid with electrolyser in 2024
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Rolls-Royce has said it will launch its first customer project featuring a hydrogen-based microgrid in 2024, after it announced plans to enter the hydrogen production market and acquired a majority stake in electrolysis stack specialist Hoeller Electrolyzer. The technology will…
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Credit Assessment Price to rise twice during August
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The Balancing and Settlement Code’s (BSC’s) Credit Committee is proposing to increase the Credit Assessment Price (CAP) again as forward prices rise. A CAP of £330/MWh takes effect on 17 August and the committee now proposes to raise it again…
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Voltalia employs Limejump to optimise Bristol battery
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French renewables company Voltalia, which has 1.3GW of wind, solar, biomass and hydro in operation worldwide, is now selling power into the NGESO’s ancillary services markets with the help of tech platform Limejump. Voltalia is building a battery portfolio in…
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ENA opens flexibility consultation
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Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched its annual flexibility consultation. It is seeking views by 12 September on • An overarching common framework for flexibility services • A common evaluation methodology to evaluate flexibility services • Procurement processes, aligning them…
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Octopus joins with EWT to repower onshore wind turbines
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Octopus Energy Generation is partnering with turbine manufacturer EWT to repower up to 1,000 onshore UK wind turbines. In total there are around 9,000 onshore wind turbines. across England, Scotland and Wales Under Octopus and EWT’s plans, they will upgrade…