Take nuclear option or blow net zero, warns Energy Systems Catapult
Britain may have to spend big on next generation nuclear to secure Net Zero, adding between 10GW and 50GW before 2050, innovation think tank...
Government to set sharper annual targets for smart meter installs
Government will set suppliers sharper annual targets in a bid to stop the smart meter rollout losing steam.
The programme originally targeted a smart meter...
Scottish flex: National Grid seeks stability providers
National Grid wants help from industry to manage short circuit levels and keep the grid stable in Scotland for the next phase of its...
Flexitricity VPP hits half a gigawatt, predicts “dramatic growth” for DSR
Aggregator Flexitricity claims its virtual power plant (VPP) has reached 500MW - and predicts a boom for the sector.
The firm said a 15MW asset...
Carlton Power and Highview to build 250MWh liquid air energy storage plant
Carlton Power and Highview Power are partnering to build a massive cryogenic liquid-air energy (LAES) plant in Manchester.
Carlton has been trying to build a...
John Lewis and Air Liquide build biogas plant to fuel trucks
John Lewis is building a biogas plant to help decarbonise its distribution fleet of trucks. The Waitrose owner plans to switch its 4,800-strong fleet...
SEEIT energy efficiency fund shakes off Covid, eyes big buys
Listed energy efficiency fund SEEIT is eyeing £300m worth of asset buys and said it is in “advanced negotiations” for three developments valued over...
Arrival unveils electric bus ‘at same price as fossil equivalent’
Arrival has unveiled the next product from its modular range, the Arrival Bus. It says the zero emissions bus will cost no more than...
SSE business energy slumps to loss as bad debt bites
SSE’s business energy division slumped to an £18.5m loss for the year to 31 March, down from £51.6m profit the prior year.
Electricity sales to...
SSE green lights UK’s biggest onshore wind farm, £580 million Viking project
SSE is set to build Britain’s biggest onshore wind farm, the 443MW Viking project on Shetland.
At peak output, Viking’s 103 turbines will generate around...
UK Power Networks awards 123MW of flex contracts – EVs included
UK Power Networks has awarded contracts for 123MW of flexible power worth £14m, with flexibility from electric vehicles making up part of the mix.
The...
Hydrogen lobby warns Sunak not to let UK get left behind
Big business has urged the Chancellor to back a UK-wide hydrogen strategy and unlock thousands of jobs and billions in investment.
In a letter to...
Kensa starts deploying smart heat pumps at Oxford ‘superhub’ project
Heat pump firm Kensa and housing provider Stonewater have started installing the first smart heat pumps as part of the Oxford ‘superhub’ smart grid...
600MWh: Statera plans UK’s biggest battery at Thurrock
Statera-owned Thurrock Power is planning to build the UK’s largest battery as part of a hybrid 750MW power plant.
According to documents lodged with the...
Tesla granted electricity generation licence ahead of VPP push
Tesla Motors has been granted a UK electricity generation licence enabling it to further local ambitions as an energy business.
The electric carmaker is planning...
Government eyes role of CHP in net zero world
Government is consulting on the role of combined heat and power (CHP) plants in a net zero economy.
CHP plants burn fuel – mostly gas,...
Invinity sells 1.7MWh new flow storage despite Covid
Invinity Energy Systems, the vanadium flow storage company created by the merger of Avalon and RedT, says it has signed orders for 1.7MWh of...
Zenobe picks EDF to trade 59MW of battery storage
Battery storage developer Zenobe has picked EDF to trade flexibility from 59MW of grid-scale assets.
The utility will optimise three of Zenobe's operational batteries at...
BP: leaves oil in ground, prepares for £80/t carbon price by 2030
BP today became the first global oil giant to accept hydrocarbon reserves must remain unexploited, if the firm is to survive. It's also preparing...
National Grid extends EDF contract to turn down Sizewell B
National Grid has extended the contract it struck with EDF to reduce output from the Sizewell B nuclear station in a bid to keep...