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NatPower unveils £1bn plan for 'UK's largest' battery storage project
One of the UK's most advanced battery storage projects is being proposed for Teesside, in order to help stabilise the grid and electrify ships at the nearby port
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Top stories from Wednesday 27 August 2025
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'Solar spring': How Britain's solar boom delivered a record-breaking start to the year
A new analysis reveals how UK solar and wind generation are complementing each other to drive down emissions and enhance energy security
Business Green - #3
UK National Wealth Fund boosts investment in ‘volatile’ battery storage sector
£500mn cash injection into Eelpower Energy aims to draw investors and ease grid pressures
Financial Times Energy - #4
See the list: Here are the candidates for the government's billion-dollar fund for CO2 capture
The field has now been narrowed down considerably from the original 16 projects.
EnergyWatch - #5
Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station ‘unbuildable’?
Meant to withstand being hit by an aircraft, industry veterans warn of the Sizewell C design’s ‘terrifying’ complexity
Financial Times Energy - #6
How Iceotope is cooling data centres without water or fans
Iceotope's Francesca Cain-Watson discusses advances in ultra-efficient data centre cooling, and why it's not enough to solve a problem, you have to make people care about it
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Offshore wind Mega Projects: No silver bullet, but a serious proposition
Mega Projects could bring raft of benefits, but it is unclear if there is the political or institutional will to realise them, says John MacAskill, Group Growth Director at ABL Group
Recharge News - #8
SSE and Equinor finalise seabed lease to progress Dogger Bank D
SSE and Equinor have finalised a seabed lease with The Crown Estate to progress the Dogger Bank D offshore wind project.
Energy Global - #9
Electric Car Grant: Ford models become first EVs to qualify for maximum £3,750 discount
Department for Transport announces latest zero emission models to qualify for grant scheme, including first two vehicles to secure the full discount
Business Green - #10
Pension organisations invest in £3bn UK water infrastructure project
PPF, Just Group, Aviva Investors, and GLIL among investors in 'landmark' Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme
Business Green - #11
Cadeler shrugs off US vessel concerns and vows to help Orsted through 'sad situation'
Cadeler mobilised one of its most advance wind turbine installation vessels to work on Orsted's Revolution and Sunrise projects, but a shroud of uncertainty has fallen.
Recharge News - #12
Ofgem draft determination on RIIO-ET3 insufficient says National Grid
National Grid has said the Draft Determination on RIIO-ET3 by Ofgem needs changes regarding baseline return and the incentives framework.
Smart Energy International - #13
Typical annual energy bill to rise to £1,755 in Great Britain from October
Increase of just over £35 a year follows brief summer reprieve when cap fell because of lower market prices Business live – latest updates Energy costs will rise for millions of British households this autumn after the price cap for a typical annual dual-fuel bill increased by 2% to £1,755. The energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, will raise the cap on gas and electricity charges from October by the equivalent of just over £35 a year for the average home, following a rise in European gas prices. Continue reading...
The Guardian Energy - #14
European green investment stands to gain at the US’s expense
Renewable power investment has risen this year in Europe while slumping in the US
Financial Times Energy - #15
Octopus Energy founder appointed as UK government adviser
Greg Jackson expected to use three-year term on Cabinet Office board to push government to modernise Keir Starmer has appointed the outspoken founder of Octopus Energy as an adviser, with a remit to challenge government thinking. Greg Jackson has joined the Cabinet Office board, an influential core of government advisers, as a non-executive member. Continue reading...
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