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Microgrid

Viking Link Joins UK and Denmark Power Grids for First Time

The cables were joined on a vessel in the North Sea, National Grid saysAn electricity link between Denmark and the UK has been connected for the first time, the…

SMR

UK Launches SMR Selection Competition

Companies can register their interest with the newly launched Great British Nuclear (GBN) for the competition to secure funding support which the UK government …

Geothermal Power Project

White Paper Published on Deep Geothermal Potential in the UK

Cover page of White Paper: "The case for deep geothermal energy - unlocking investment at scale in the UK" (source: North East Local Enterprise Partnership)The …

Solar Power Plant

Baywa r.e. Begins Commercial Operations at Bracks Solar Plant in UK

The Bracks solar farm will power 8,000 UK homes. Credit: Mariana Proença/Unsplash.German renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. has commenced commercial o…

Hydrogen Project

UK Hydrogen Heating Trial Canceled After Residents Protest

A Hydrogen Village Pilot intended for Whitby won’t be moving forward.Whitby, a village in Elsmere Port, was to be used to trial hydrogen heating and becom…

Hydropower Plant

UK Industry Urges PM to Invest in Pumped Storage Hydropower

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have jointly written a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging the UK Government to provide imme…

Wind Farm

Breaking: Ørsted Receives Development Consent for 2.6 GW Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm

The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent to Hornsea Project Four, a 2.6 GW offshore wind farm Ørsted pl…

Geothermal Drilling

Glasgow, UK Observatory Opens for Mine Water Geothermal Research

Drillers pulling up core samples at the the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow (source: British Geological Survey)The Glasgow Observatory of the UK Geoenergy O…

Electric Vehicles

Europe Passes Two Big Laws to Make EV Charging a Whole Lot Better

The European Parliament adopted a set of rules today to improve the EV charging experience, focusing on easier payments, charging speed, and availability. In a …

Nuclear waste

Grouting Operations Resume at UK LLW Repository Site

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is preparing 260 containers of radioactive waste for final emplacement in disposal vaults at the UK's Low Level Waste Repositor…

Solar Power Plant

DIF Announces 'UK's First' Bankable and Unsubsidised Hybrid PPA for Solar

The hybrid PPA covers a 55MW solar farm co-located with 40MW/80MWh of battery energy storage capacity. Image: Getty Images.Equity fund DIF has announced the UK&…

Hydrogen Production

Essity Receives Funding for Trailblazing Hydrogen Power in Paper Production

Essity will receive multi-million pound funding from the UK Government for its H2 trial.The Swedish company Essity – a global leading hygiene and health c…

Oil & Gas Supply

UK Gas Sufficient to 2050 but Price Spikes Likely – TSO

(Montel) The UK will not experience any significant gas shortages over the next quarter century thanks to diverse supply sources and declining demand but it wil…

Green Hydrogen

RWE, Mitsui and Port of Tilbury Investigate Green Hydrogen to Decarbonise Port Operations

RWE – the UK’s largest power generator and a world player in renewable generation, Mitsui – a global trading and investment company with a div…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model Y Becomes Top Selling Car in UK as GM, VW and Toyota Go Backwards

The Tesla Model Y continues to break records, this time becoming the UK’s top selling car for the first time.The June numbers reported by the Society of M…