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Four electricity network companies have joined forces to replace the loss of mains protection systems for 800MW of distributed generation in the South of England.
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National Grid has applied to the Planning Inspectorate for a development consent order for a new transmission link for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey.
The government has awarded grants of up to £300,000 to eight companies to undertake feasibility studies as part of a £44 million research and development programme for advanced modular reactors.
The Walney Extension project in the Irish Sea features 47 of MHI Vestas’ 8.25MW V164 turbines and 40 of Siemens Gamesa’s 7MW SWT154 turbines - giving it a total capacity of 659MW.
Fresh figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show nearly 7,500 hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars were registered during August – an 89 per cent increase on the same period last year.
The European Commission has dropped tariffs on solar panels imported from China after ruling that the benefits of lower prices to consumers and installers would outweigh any harm to manufacturers in the EU.
Aurium Capital Markets, Equitix and Helios Energy Investments have announced the creation of a joint venture dedicated to investing in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants.
The solar sector will see widespread job losses and company closures if the government proceeds with plans to axe the feed-in tariff (FIT) without a replacement, a new survey has indicated.
Energy networks have issued a “call for ideas” as they seek partners to help them compete for £90 million of funding up for grabs in Ofgem’s annual Network Innovation Competition (NIC).
