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Carbon Emissions

UK Pushes Ahead Public Sector Decarbonisation With £635M

NHS Trusts, schools and local authorities will be able to apply for grants in September

Swire Energy Services’ Wind Division Appoints New Head of Commercial

Global integrated services provided, Swire Energy Services (SES) has announced the appointment of Nils Leseberg as Head of Commercial for its wind division.

Energy Storage Project

Statkraft Dispatches Large Scale Battery Storage in Ireland

Statkraft has announced its successful participation in the largest dispatch to date of power from battery storage into Ireland’s electricity market.

New Edge Computing Solutions Set to Revolutionise the Power Industry

The adoption of new edge computing solutions is forecasted to create much-needed disruption and growth opportunities in the energy industry, writes Andrew Foste…

Microgrid

ABB Releases Blueprint for Carbon Negative Microgrids

ABB has announced delivery of electrical distribution and control systems for a 300kW future microgrid that engineering and management consultancy Tetra Tech is…

Mobile Battery Storage Integrator Greener Power Tests Northvolt Unit in Supplier Diversification Push

Mobile battery storage rental company Greener Power Solutions plans to diversify its supply base away from Alfen and has already bought a unit from Northvolt. …

Natural Gas

UK Arm of Gazprom Rebrands

Gazprom Marketing & Trading, which traded as Gazprom Energy is now called SEFE Energy.

Intersect Power Orders 2.4 GW of First Solar’s Modules

US-headquartered First Solar has announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply 2.4 GWDC of its high-performance, advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV…

Natural Gas

Australia Considers Curbing Gas Exports to Avert Domestic Supply Crunch

Australia said on Monday it will decide whether to curb exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after a watchdog urged restrictions, warning one of the world's b…

United Kingdom

UK Generation Mix Moves Increasingly Toward Renewables

Power generation from low carbon sources secured more than 60% share of the UK’s total energy mix

United Kingdom

Octopus ‘Asks for £1BN Government Support to Seal Bulb Takeover Deal’

The energy supplier is reportedly keen on paying up to £200 million to take on Bulb’s 1.6 million customers.

United Kingdom

Space-Based Solar Power Gets £3M UK Boost

The UK government has committed £3 million (US$2.5 million) for new innovations to advance space-based solar power projects.

Smart Meter

UK Smart Meter Data ‘Set for Five-Fold Growth Over the Next Four Years’

It is estimated that one billion messages were sent over the national smart meter network in July

Coal-Fired Power Plants

UK Relaxes Permitting Conditions for Coal-Fired Power Plants This Winter

It will cover the period from 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2023 to address energy security issues if they arise, ‘whilst aiming to limit unnecessary pollutio…

Germany

EDP Renewables Acquires Solar Development Platform Based in Germany

The company announces it has reached an agreement for the acquisition of a 70% stake in Kronos Solar Projects GmbH.