ElecLink, a new interconnector between the GB and French electricity markets, will start commercial operations on Wednesday 25 May, the company has announced, following the completion of commissioning on 13 May. The 52km long cable is installed in the Channel…
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: building ElecLink
by New Power •
In June 2018 Eleclink’s Steven Moore talked to Janet Wood about the strict timetable needed to install an interconnector alongside a busy train service – and the nerve required to take forward the new link at the time of Brexit…
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Hinkley Point C delayed, costs rise
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EDF has announced that expected startup of Hinkley Point has been delayed by a further year, with “the risk of further delay of the two units assessed at 15 months, assuming the absence of a new pandemic wave and no…
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Ecotricity wind farm gets co-located battery from ABB
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ABB is to co-locate a battery at Ecotricity’s 6.9MW wind farm in Alveston Gloucestershire. The 10MW/20MWh Li-Ion battery will be installed alongside Ecotricity’s wind farm, which was constructed in 2017, next year. The lithium-ion batteries will be supplied by Kore…
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PV installation at Harlow warehouse nears 1MW
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Real estate investment trust Tritax Big Box has installed 999.75kWp of rooftop solar PV at a logistics warehouse at the Ash Industrial Estate, Flex Meadow in Harlow. The building, which totals 276,213 sq ft, is operated by Brakes as a…
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Pen y Cymoedd co-located battery to be optimised across market options
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The first battery storage facility in the UK to be co-located at a wind farm site has moved from single contract operation to providing a portfolio of services, according to Arenko, which is now optimising the battery. The 22MW/16 MWh…
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Drax takes step on pumped storage but says investment needs government support
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Drax has submitted an application for planning consent to build a new underground pumped storage hydro power station at Cruachan in Scotland – but it warned that it could not build it without government support. Cruachan in Argyll already houses…
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‘Reverse connection’ at transfomer leaves electricity market unwinding £117.5M settlement errors
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Metering equipment at two National Grid Electricity Transmission substations that was connected in reverse caused errors in settlement totalling £117.5 million between December 2019 and February 2022, it has emerged. The errors will cause market participants to be over or…
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Two projects win Green Heat Network funding
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Two projects have been awarded funding from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). The awards were made by scheme manager Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management group. Veolia has been awarded over £16 million for a heat network supplied…