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October 10, 2024

UK will implement cap-and-floor mechanism for long-duration energy storage from 2025

The UK government confirmed a new scheme today (10 October) aiming to stimulate investment in the long-duration energy storage sector.
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October 10, 2024

Overcoming the grid connection hurdle

Current± discusses the grid connection issue with Cornwall Insight's Matthew Chadwick and Kate Mulvaney and BalancePower's Oliver Petterson.
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October 9, 2024

UK ranks second globally for floating wind

The UK has been ranked second-best in the world for floating offshore wind, according to a new report from RenewableUK.
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October 9, 2024

SSEN, SP Energy Networks land Strategic Innovation Fund support

Two of the UK’s biggest energy firms have secured around £1 million each in funding from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).
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October 9, 2024

Currys and Ohme team up for EV charger sales

Electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer Ohme been selected to be the official EV charger partner for Currys, the UK’s largest electrical retailer.
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October 9, 2024

Batteries step in after interconnector trips

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) from several firms helped the energy system recover after the NSL interconnector suddenly stopped exporting power into the UK at around 8:47 AM.
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October 9, 2024

Octopus, Uber and BYD offer partnerships for cheaper EV charging

Three clean energy technology companies, Octopus Energy, Uber and BYD, have partnered to offer 'the UK’s cheapest' EV charging bundle for Uber drivers.
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October 8, 2024

NESO Winter Outlook forecasts 5.2GW supply/demand margin

The newly launched National Energy System Operator (NESO) has today (8 October) published its annual Winter Outlook report for 2024/2025.
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October 8, 2024

Greenvolt Group hits €400 million finance threshold

European renewable energy firm Greenvolt Group has announced that its total available finance has increased to €400 million (£335,180,000).
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October 8, 2024

InstaVolt EV chargers now powered by Octopus Energy

InstaVolt, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint operator (CPO), is now powering its charging network with 100% green electricity from Octopus Energy for Business.

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