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Siemens Gamesa to double size of wind turbine blade factory

Siemens Gamesa to double size of wind turbine blade factory

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has revealed plans to more than double the size of its offshore wind turbine blade factory in Hull. The £186 million investment is expected to be completed in 2023 and create more than 200 new jobs.

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Weekend press round-up: Rising tensions over net zero costs

There are rising tensions between the prime minister and the chancellor over the costs of reaching net zero emissions, the Telegraph has reported. Meanwhile, the UN’s climate change panel will warn the planet is on course to hit 1.5C of global warming ten years earlier than previously thought and EDF delays its final decision on whether to proceed with its Sizewell C nuclear plant. This and more in Utility Week’s round-up of the weekend papers.

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Renewables can limit the impact of surging global commodity prices

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Social Energy customers become first to claim residential REGOs

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Rapid charging rollout stalls

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Octopus to use Spain as ‘Mediterranean launchpad’

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Running before we can walk

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SSE: Vertically integrated model is ‘antithesis’ of greenwashing

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Could a net zero boom lead to supply chain busts?

Date: 26/08/2021 11:00 am

LV network monitoring: time for a rethink

Utility Week’s report explores the need for change to historical low voltage network monitoring approaches from DNOs and highlights advances in technology which can help them derive multi-layered value from new monitoring investments.

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Ofgem defends shock rise in families’ energy bills

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national newspapers, the increase to the energy price cap comes under fire. Meanwhile, there is analysis of the rifts in government that are hindering action on climate change and ministers have been warned against taking a stake in the Sizewell C nuclear plant.

4 years ago

Networks contract record 1.6GW of flexibility so far in 2021

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CO2 removals market could match water sector revenues by 2050

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has advised the government to avoid “picking winners” among greenhouse gas removal technologies and to rapidly introduce market frameworks to support various options. The NIC wants the government to commit to deploying five to ten megatonnes of engineered removals of carbon dioxide by 2030, rising to between 40 and 100 megatonnes by 2050.

4 years ago

BEIS considers split auctions in Capacity Market

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Weekend press round-up: Offshore power ‘will fail without subsidies’

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national newspapers, SSE calls for support to extend the lifetime of windfarms, while a coalition of energy firms urges the government to increase the scale and frequency of Contracts for Difference auctions. Meanwhile, Southern Water’s latest financial results show profits down by a third.

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ESO says SSE proposals do not solve fault ride through issue

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Building a net-zero workforce requires collaboration and decisive action

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ESO gives early warning of tight supply margins over winter

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Octopus Renewables acquires IDNO

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Centrica ‘reconsidering’ sale of nuclear stake

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