Conventional generation

Kwarteng extends planning deadline for shelved nuclear project

EDF granted consent to build 299MW gas peaking plant

EDF Energy has been granted a development consent order by business and energy secretary Alok Sharma to build a 299MW gas peaking plant at its West Burton site in Nottinghamshire. The company has also announced plans to build a 49.9MW solar farm near Bramford in Suffolk.

ESO and UKPN trial distributed reactive power service

Wind sector urged to share data on turbine fires

Uncoordinated network investment putting wind ambitions at risk

Closures forecast to tighten power supplies over winter

SSEN awards first flexibility contracts to windfarm

SSE offloads shares in energy-from-waste plants for £995m

Do we need EMR 2.0 to replicate success of offshore wind?

Aggreko makes 1MW solar system available for hire

Peaking plants and batteries: building a flexible fleet

Build Back Better: Making small modular reactors stack up

Government could be set to invest more in small modular reactors as part of the green recovery plan. They could provide the natural successors to large nuclear reactors, supplying baseload in a future where intermittent energy will play an increasing part. But only if there is commitment to the necessary volume to deliver progressive cost reduction, say Julianne Antrobus and Robbie Lyons

Group submits £75m bid to create zero-carbon industrial hub in Humber

Macquarie and Siemens create joint venture to offer ‘energy-as-a-service’

DNOs open ‘one stop shop’ for flexibility