Proposed new solar and energy park will provide enough clean energy to: power over 160,000 homes: and, avoid more than 100,000 tonnes of CO2 emission every year. The scheme would connect into the national grid at the existing substation at Cottam Power Station in Nottingham. Initial consultation on proposals anticipated early 2022. 12 October 2021: Low Carbon Limited has today confirmed that it is at an early stage in developing proposals for a new solar and energy storage park at a site near Gate Burton in Lincolnshire. With an anticipated generation capacity of 500 megawatts (MW), the scheme could…
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The Falck Renewables, Ørsted and BlueFloat Energy consortium bidding in the latest ScotWind leasing round has joined forces with community ownership experts Energy4All to champion inclusive opportunities for Scottish communities to own a stake in offshore wind developments. Energy4All has signed an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate in the delivery and execution of a community ownership scheme which will start by carrying out a public consultation and designing a new framework allowing residents of Scotland and Scottish communities to share the financial benefits of the floating wind farms the consortium has applied to build. Falck Renewables has…
24th September 2021 – Slava Kiryushin, Global Head of Energy at DWF, shares his views on the Gas crunch that threatens industry in UK, Europe and other parts of the world. It highlights the issues and the short-term and long-terms answers. He said: “Years of weak upstream investment in the oil (and more so in the gas) sector are building up to a global supply crunch. While the latest OPEC decision to up oil production by 400kbbl p/d (and OPEC holding back more than 7m bbls p/d from production) will alleviate some fears of an oil supply crunch, the gas…
The number of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points added to the network in London, the East and South East, has increased by nearly 2,700 in the past 12 months, UK Power Networks has revealed today. The new findings have been released in the run-up to National Drive Electric Week (September 25-October 23) when many people will be considering when to switch to an EV to cut their carbon footprint. There are now over 9,000 charge points in London, the East and South East, served by UK Power Networks. As the company responsible for maintaining the region’s power network, it’s UK…
A new digital service to help homeowners in the UK and Europe improve the energy performance of their homes is being created as part of a joint €6.7M “Stronghouse” project between Robert Gordon University and 20 European partners. The Stronghouse APP is a digital one stop-shop where owners can carry out a self-assessment to find out more about the energy efficiency of their homes and to receive guidance, support and information on available grants to renovate their homes. The new platform also offers advice on European Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), tips on energy efficiency and solutions to help homeowners invest…
20 September 2021 – EN+ Group IPJSC (the “Company”, the “Group” or “En+ Group”) (LSE: ENPL; MOEX: ENPL), the world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, today published its Pathway to Net Zero Report (“the Report”), which provides in comprehensive detail the initiatives being undertaken across the En+ Group to achieve its sector-beating climate targets announced in January of this year. The full Report is available on the Company’s website at link. In January of this year, the Group announced its ambition to become net zero by 2050 and to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions by at least…
· EIB signs a €250 million loan agreement with TenneT to finance the 40km high voltage electricity transmission corridor in the north of the Netherlands between Eemshaven and Vierverlaten, as well as the new high voltage substation in Vierverlaten. The upgraded energy infrastructure will, amongst others, support the connection of North Sea wind farms to the electricity grid and ensure a high security of supply. This financing increases the aggregate total EIB commitment to TenneT projects to €1.8 billion. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €250 million loan agreement with TenneT Holding B.V. The financing will be…
LONDON, 14.09.2021, 0800 BST – IMServ, a UK pioneer in smart metering technology and data for the industrial, commercial, and domestic electricity sectors, has partnered with energy transition leader private equity firm Bluewater through a successful acquisition from respected international energy company Schneider Electric. The value of the transaction is undisclosed. IMServ is a leading provider of electricity metering services (both installation and management of smart and advanced meters), data services (smart and advanced meters data analysis and management) and visualisation services. At the business’ core is a range of specialist electricity metering technologies, along with highly accurate energy…
Registration is open for next year’s Summit of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), to be hosted along with the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, London, on 10 March 2022. There will be a networking event at Illuminate at the Science Museum on the evening prior to the Summit & IAPAs, and a site visit to be confirmed shortly. The 2021 Summit and IAPAs was held as a digital event owing to the Covid pandemic, so 2022 is a return to both in-person events and to the UK for the first time since…
Please click here for web version. Experience the new energy world first-hand at Intersolar Europe Restart 2021 Dear solar experts, In just a few weeks, Intersolar Europe will finally re-open its doors. After more than two years of missed events due to Covid-19, we are delighted to be able to invite you back to Munich in person for the Intersolar Europe Restart 2021. This will be held from October 6–8, alongside the three parallel exhibitions, as part of The smarter E Europe Restart 2021 at Messe München. Although life has come…
