NatPower UK is set to bring forward its pipeline of 100GWh of UK battery storage projects after sealing a deal for up to £60 million of financing with European infrastructure bank Kommunalkredit, based in Austria. NatPower UK claims the largest…
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Drones with thermal cameras to help direct energy efficiency upgrades in Coventry houses
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E.On and Coventry City Council are collaborating to use drones to gain data on housing energy efficiency, alongside technology startup Kestrix. The project is based on drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras and innovative 3D heat loss modelling. E.On says…
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Public Accounts Committee raises concern over lack of targets and public benefits in ‘unproven’ CCS programme
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) described carbon capture and storage (CCS) as “unproven, first-of-a-kind technology” whose use in reaching Net Zero is high-risk. In a new report, the PAC noted that the government has not yet looked at the likely…
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Gas Networks Ireland seeks hydrogen proposals for two sites
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Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has opened its doors to proposals to develop hydrogen infrastructure at two sites. The Republic of Ireland published by the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications (DECC) in 2023 that sets out a role for green…
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Peterborough City Council looks for heat and power network partner
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Peterborough City Council has opened a ‘competitive dialogue process’, seeking a long-term partner to develop the Peterborough Integrated Renewable Infrastructure (PIRI) heat and power network project. The project will see a a new district heat network and a new private…
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Battery developer receives third planning consent since the start of 2025
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Battery developer Root-Power has received planning permission for its third grid-scale battery since mid January. The latest is a 34MW/68MWh battery energy storage site in Dounreay, North Scotland. The company says the project size was selected to allow the project…
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Weardale Lithium wins planning approval for demonstration plant
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Weardale Lithium has won planning permission for the development of its planned lithium brine demonstration facility at Eastgate in County Durham. The company wants to produce lithium from underground brines in Weardale, where two boreholes developed in 2004 and 2007…
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Government promises major reform to nuclear planning rules
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Reform to planning rules on nuclear will make it easier to build small nuclear reactors and give nuclear developers access to more potential sites, the government has announced. Potential sites for new nuclear plants in England and Wales have been…
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Statkraft wins go-ahead for Somerset solar farm
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Statkraft has secured planning consent for Kitland solar farm, a 39.9MW scheme located north of Langford, in North Somerset. Construction is expected to begin during 2027. The consented plans also include the opportunity for a battery. Statkraft submitted the application…