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NATIONAL Grid ESO is offering a nine-year contract for reactive power services in the Mersey region. This is the first time that the company has offered a long-term contract for reactive power and is part of a new approach to procuring the service from existing and new providers following on from the short term Mersey tender issued in October. Keeping the voltage...

UK businesses are being invited to apply for an innovation project aimed at improving air quality and electric vehicle integration in India. The Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) programme aims to support UK and Indian firms to tackle pollution at source in the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka state by introducing innovations that improve air quality monitoring, addressing challenges related...

Lightsource BP has become the first company in the UK to provide a reactive power service from a solar plant at night. In a successful plant trial, which took place on Monday 4th November, the company used one of its solar plants in East Sussex to provide a reactive power voltage support service at night. The reactive power service was delivered through...

No country in the world is doing enough to cut down their carbon emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report published today. The report, which has been published every year for the past decade, compares the expected gap between of the Paris Agreement for 2030 targets and the predicted emissions. The annual emissions gap report shows...

CEREAL giant Kellogg's has been granted a self-supply water and sewage licence at its Manchester site by Ofwat. Kellogg's has been making cereals like Crunchy Nut, Coco Pops, Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes at its factory in Manchester since 1938. The self-supply model has been granted on four sites: the manufacturing plant and three warehouses. Paul Wrigley, plant director at the Kellogg’s...

TWO major utility companies have spoken publicly about offshoring parts of their business ahead of Labour's nationalisation plans. In their manifesto the party declared that UK's energy and water systems would be brought into 'democratic public ownership' under their governance. SSE has incorporated in Switzerland a direct and wholly-owned subsidiary company to 'acquire, oversee and hold investments or other financial assets.' The...

Businesses working in Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain are highlighted in a new report by Scottish Renewables. The document showcases a snapshot of 17 companies which were active in offshore wind in 2018-19, the majority of which are home-grown SMEs. Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, commented on the report: “Scotland’s combination of exceptional wind speeds and a history of...

Government urges local authorities to take advantage of £5 million funding available to help build up local charging infrastructure and increase access to chargepoints for drivers ‘Postcode should play no part’ in ease of using an electric car, Transport Secretary says Data reveals London currently leads electric vehicle infrastructure revolution nationally with almost 4,000 charging stations The Transport Secretary...

UK Power Networks has launched the country's largest-ever tender for flexibility services for 115 sites where renewable energy can boost network capacity and significantly lower costs for customers. As part of its work to 'revolutionise the energy distribution market', UK Power Networks is making £24 million worth of flexible services available, with a total capacity of 170 MW – enough...

WINLATON in Gateshead will become the first on public UK gas network to use blended hydrogen for heating and cooking next year. From December 2020, 670 homes and businesses will take part in the next stage of HyDeploy, a pioneering energy pilot. Customers will receive gas blended with 20% zero-carbon hydrogen in a demonstration lasting 10 months. John McElroy, Gateshead Council's cabinet...