Offshore wind developers alliance to launch 16 new R&D projects Updated On Mon, Apr 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy UK-based Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine offshore wind developers, is launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year. The Carbon Trust is a company that helps organisations reduce their carbon emissions and become more resource efficient. The planned 16 projects span five key areas of logistics and operations […] Read more
NeuConnect Undersea Project to Link Energy Markets of Germany and UK Updated On Thu, Apr 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The NeuConnect Project, which will create the first interconnector or direct power link between Germany and Great Britain, connecting two of Europe’s largest energy markets is making a move as contracts of £1.5 billion have been awarded by its consortium for the development of undersea link for electricity transmission between Europe’s two largest economies – […] Read more
£10 M funding competition launched to strengthen net zero technologies Updated On Fri, Mar 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Net Zero Technology Centre has announced the launch of its 2022 Open Innovation Programme, aimed at developing and deploying technologies that will reduce offshore emissions, accelerate clean energy production, and enable delivery of the UK’s net zero ambitions. The 2022 programme will feature two funding competitions – the first opening on 16th March and […] Read more
UK Grants 1st Reactive Power Contract to Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The National Grid ESO of the United Kingdom (UK) has awarded a contract to an offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the national power network stable. As per the National Grid ESO, the contract is the first of its kind in the UK. The contract is for a ten-year period which will […] Read more
ScottishPower Acquires 800MW Solar Portfolio in UK Updated On Mon, Jan 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy ScottishPower, owned by Spanish energy firm Iberdrola, has signed two deals to acquire 17 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Britain, with a combined capacity of more than 800 megawatts (MW), the company said on Friday. The deals take ScottishPower’s market share of Britain’s solar industry to 9% from 2%, the firm said. ScottishPower has bought […] Read more
Israel’s Econergy to Build 800MW Storage, 900MW Solar Capacity in UK Updated On Fri, Jan 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewables investor Econergy Renewable Energy said on Thursday it plans to develop a portfolio of 800 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy storage and 900 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Britain over the next three years. The firm said it plans to develop 350 MW of energy storage capacity for operation in 2023, 300 […] Read more
Energy Major Equinor Buys 45% Stake in UK Battery Maker Noriker Power Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Equinor has signed an agreement with Noriker Power Limited, a battery storage developer in the United Kingdom focusing on the engineering and project development of utility scale storage and stability services. The agreement includes the acquisition of a 45% stake in Noriker, with an option to acquire the full company at a later stage. In […] Read more
BP Plans Green H2 Plant in UK, Expects to Deliver 500 Mwe by 2030 Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy BP is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility, HyGreen Teesside, in the North East of England that could deliver up to 500 Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production by 2030. The company is aiming to start production by 2025, with an initial phase of some 60MWe of installed hydrogen production capacity. A […] Read more
UK Might Mfg Magnets Used in EVs, Turbines to Cut Reliance on China Updated On Fri, Nov 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The UK could revive domestic production of super strong magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines with government support, to cut its reliance on China and achieve vital cuts in carbon emissions, according to media reports. A government-funded feasibility study, which was due to be published today, lays out the steps Britain must take […] Read more
