UK battery storage pipeline surges to 16 GW
Increased local planning powers speed up consent process.
UK’s second electricity link to France starts flowing at full capacity
With a capacity of 1000MW, the high voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable can provide enough energy to power 1 million British homes
UK water sector joins UN’s ‘Race to Zero’ ahead of COP26
Water UK, the trade body representing all major companies in the sector, named as an official partner for the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero Campaign
EU backs Orsted team on green hydrogen initiative
European Commission funding for the Oyster project that also includes Siemens Gamesa, Element Energy and ITM
Climate Change Committee launches Sixth Carbon Budget route map to net zero
Raising the UK’s climate ambitions for 2035 will put net zero within reach and change the UK for the better
Uniper appoints Siemens Energy to deliver grid stability at UK power stations
Uniper awarded four six-year contracts by National Grid ESO, to provide inertia services and voltage control
Green hydrogen ‘competitive with blue alternatives by 2030
IRENA report says falling wind and solar prices and economies of scale for electrolysers make it possible
Siemens Gamesa tests hydrogen production from wind turbine in ‘island mode’
Siemens Gamesa is installing the first system in the world capable of producing green hydrogen directly with a wind turbine
Consent granted for the UK’s largest battery energy storage project
The project is more than ten times the size of the UK’s largest operational battery project and is set to be one of the world’s largest
Government consultation launched solar could reach 120 GW capacity
The call for evidence, which runs until 22 February, notes that renewables generation could see total capacity quadruple by 2050.
Scottish port receives £49m to develop renewables offering
New deep water terminal in the Outer Hebrides for berthing and unloading facilities for renewable energy components
Scottish renewable energy park plans include biomass, AD facilities
The energy park, is designed to deliver 150-200 MW of green energy to supply the Scottish grid
Johnson unveils £12bn plan for green industrial revolution
Ten point blueprint reaffirms UK policy pledge to support 40GW of offshore wind by 2030
National Grid to issue £180 million contracts by January 2022
National Grid has issued £180 million ‘Planning Indicative Notice’ to secure design and project services for its construction activities
UK launches offshore wind partnership to protect and restore marine environment
Programme will help to ensure that we continue to install vitally-needed new capacity