England

Market Analysis

South West England’s Grid Goes 100% Green Over the Weekend

South West England’s electricity grid became 100% green at times over the past weekend, thanks to nuclear power contributions from Hinkley Point B and strong s…

Energy Storage Project

Pipeline for Renewable Energy and Storage Projects Grows to 86GW

The latest figures from Cornwall Insight's Renewables Pipeline Tracker reveal the pipeline of renewable energy and storage projects across England, Scotland and…

Energy-Eficient Building

Energy Efficiency: 84% of New Homes in England Built to EPC Grade A and B

The number of new homes achieving top energy ratings appears to be on the rise in England, after government data published last week reveals the number of homes…

Hydrogen Production

BP Plans to Build Britain's Largest Hydrogen Plant by 2030

The Teesside plant in northern England will have capacity of up to 1 gigawatt of so-called blue hydrogen, about a fifth of Britain's target of 5 GW of hydrogen …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

C-ALPS Receives £2m New Lab Investment for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems has received an investment of over £2m to establish a new hydrogen fuel cell development facility in Cove…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B Approved for Restart

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation has today provided EDF with permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at the Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, England, to…

Energy Storage Battery

Thrive Bags Bristol Battery Project

Thrive Renewables has acquired a 20MW battery project in Bristol, south-west England.

Wind Turbine Blade

GE to Build UK Haliade-X Blade Factory

GE Renewable Energy has confirmed it will build a new offshore blade manufacturing plant on Teesside in north-east England.

Hydrogen Project

First Hydrogen Homes Coming in England

The Hy4Heat innovation programme is to deliver the UK’s first homes with hydrogen powered household appliances.

Electricity Transmission

AVANGRID Granted Hydropower Transmission Line Permit

Inc., a sustainable energy company, has announced that it has received the Presidential Permit from the US Department of Energy for its New England Clean Energy…

Crude Oil

Altrad Snaps up Contracts Worth £30m for Work at Major Oil Refinery

Industrial services giant Altrad has signed two long-term contracts with a major oil refinery on the east coast of England, worth an estimated £30 million.

Electric Car

Versinetic’s EV Industry Predictions for 2021

England-based engineering consultant Versinetic is predicting progress in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the wider rollout of charging infrastructure in the…

United Kingdom

U.K. in Talks with EDF Over Nuclear Plant Construction

Britain’s government is in talks with French firm EDF Energy over the construction of a 20 billion-pound nuclear power plant in eastern England.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B to be Retired by July 2022

EDF announced today its "proactive decision" to move the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant into the defuelling phase, no later than 15 July 2022. The plant, w…

Submarine Cable

SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid to Deliver Electric Super-Highway

UK-based energy companies SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid have agreed to deliver Eastern Link, a renewable electric underwater super-highway from Scotland …