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Nuclear News – Late October 2023

Thousands of people across the UK will have the chance to train for careers in innovative fusion technology, under government plans unveiled today (Monday 16 October). Speaking at the IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Nuclear Minister Andrew Bowie set out details of the new £650 million Fusion Futures Programme – part of the UK’s updated Fusion […]

Power Generation News – Late October 2023

Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm has begun operating at full capacity, removing emissions from power supply. Seagreen, off the Angus coast, can generate enough electricity to power two-thirds of Scotland’s households. The £3bn project, comprising 114 giant turbines, has been more than a decade in the making. But operator SSE says the consenting time needs […]

Energy News – Late July 2023

The Prime Minister will today (Monday 31 July) confirm that Scotland will continue to be at the forefront of UK Government plans to strengthen the UK’s long-term energy security. During a visit to the North East of Scotland, the Prime Minister will highlight the crucial role that the region will play in enhancing and delivering […]

Energy News – Early June 2023

The UK’s Energy System Operator (ESO) has announced plans to accelerate energy project connections to the electricity grid, stating that some will be able to connect up to 10 years earlier. The ESO has today (2 June) written to relevant parties that are attempting to connect projects to the transmission system, asking for progress updates. […]

Energy News – Late May 2023

Plans for a green energy centre in East Yorkshire have been backed by a £12m Government grant. The Goole Green Heat Network is designed to extract waste heat from a nearby manufacturing plant and pump it to residents and businesses in the area. The network would provide heat to homes and businesses, including local council […]

Power Generation News – Early May 2023

A renewable energy organisation has urged the government to work closely with the UK’s “world class green hydrogen industry” to speed up deployment of major new projects. Government policies could kickstart a “major new green energy industry”, according to a report published today (3 May) by trade organisation RenewableUK. The document, Surveying the UK’s Green […]

Power Generation News – Late April 2023

Energy business, Drax, says it has begun the decommissioning of its two coal units at its North Yorkshire power station. In a trading update today, the business adds its expects full year adjusted EBITDA for 2023 to be in line with expectations – subject to continued good operational performance – and now expects its own […]

Energy News – Late April 2023

The British and Dutch governments have approved, in concept, the largest power line of its kind to be constructed between the two countries. The cross-border LionLink electricity line will be only the second of its kind in the world, with the first having been built by Germany and Denmark. However, it will be able to […]

Nuclear News – Early April 2023

Derby-based Rolls-Royce SMR’s nuclear reactor plans are a step closer to being actualised after the ONR, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales gave the green light for the project to progress to the next phase of assessment. The ambitious plans have now passed the first stage of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process that […]

Nuclear News – Late March 2023

Fortum and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the opportunities for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMR) in Finland and in Sweden. Rolls-Royce SMR was established in November 2021 to bring a modularised, factory-built SMR to market, capable of generating 470MW of low-carbon electricity for at least 60 […]

Nuclear News – Early March 2023

Derby-based manufacturer Rolls-Royce has landed funding from the UK Space Agency to develop a nuclear reactor for a moon base. Rolls will work on a scheme that will investigate if and how nuclear power could be utilised to support a base on the moon for astronauts. Scientists and engineers at Rolls-Royce are working on the […]

Energy News – Late February 2023

North Yorkshire power station operator Drax Group has reported adjusted EBITDA of £731m, up 84% (2021: £398m), in its full year results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2022. The business made a pre-tax profit of £78m (2021: £122m) and a total operating profit of £146m (2021: £197m). Capital expenditure of £255m grew 7% […]

Nuclear News – Early February 2023

Engineering specialist, Sheffield Forgemasters has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate with Holtec Britain on the development of components for its SMR-160 reactor. Following similar agreements signed with three other nuclear power companies, the MOU with Holtec will see Sheffield Forgemasters develop the design of Holtec’s SMR-160 components to identify the best routes […]

Power Generation News – Early February 2023

Without better incentives, support for small manufacturers and measures to streamline planning and development, the UK could miss out on the economic benefits of the global energy transition. That is the warning to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt from five of the clean energy industry’s largest British trade bodies, collectively representing more than 750 organisations. RenewableUK, Energy […]

Power Generation News – Late January 2023

A £1.7bn renewable energy project featuring a tidal lagoon in the Swansea Bay area “will absolutely be delivered”, according to Swansea Council leaders. The Blue Eden project now appears to be fully funded by the private sector paving the way for its delivery, according to Swansea Council chief executive Martin Nicholls. Speaking at a planning […]

Nuclear News – December 2022

Derby-based Rolls-Royce is in talks to build a small-scale nuclear reactor to power Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals plant in Scotland. The Ineos boss is said to be keen to seal an agreement with Rolls for it to power the chemical refinery, in a move which could provide a blueprint for the future of heavy industry […]

Energy News – November 2022

Green hydrogen is being trialled as a fuel for the production of Rockwool insulation at its Bridgend factory. The government-funded project is a partnership between Rockwool Ltd, Marubeni Europower and Mott MacDonald. The current process for the manufacture of Rockwool’s stone wool insulation uses natural gas in the combustion systems and curing ovens. They are […]

Power Generation News – Late October 2022

Work has begun on a first-of-its-kind net zero flexible power generation project in Worksop. VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO) is funding the construction of two heat and power plants in the town which combine high-efficiency, gas-fired engine technology with a carbon capture and re-use system. The two projects are being funded without public subsidy […]

Energy News – Late October 2022

Outline plans will be revealed for a green energy hub at the former Thorpe Marsh power station site, near Doncaster. Property, renewable energy and minerals firm The Banks Group wants to create the flexible energy management hub through reclamation and restoration of the derelict former power station. There would also be biodiversity features including wetlands, […]

Power Generation News – Early October 2022

The total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in the last 12 months, new figures have revealed. A niche technology until relatively recently, floating turbines could soon provide 185GW of capacity worldwide if all planned projects go ahead, up from 91GW a year ago. The figures, in a report released on […]

Energy News – Early October 2022

Billions of pounds worth of investment and thousands of jobs will come to Nottinghamshire after a site in the region was chosen as the home of what is hoped to be world’s first commercial prototype fusion energy plant. Jacob Rees-Mogg, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, announced on October 3 that West […]

Seventy jobs to be Created at Nuclear AMRC Midlands

Seventy jobs are to be created at the Nuclear AMRC Midlands advanced manufacturing centre in Derby, it has been revealed. Construction work on the 46,904 sq. ft facility at Infinity Park Derby (IPD) is said to be progressing to plan following a successful pilot scheme at the nearby iHub building. The £20m centre […]

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) & Sheffield Forgemasters Cooperate in Potential Deployment of BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Sheffield Forgemasters have agreed to cooperate in support of the potential deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in the UK. Through a memorandum of understanding GEH and Sheffield Forgemasters agree to discuss how the Sheffield-based company’s existing and future capabilities could help meet the potential demands of […]

Nuclear AMRC secures additional funding from Innovate UK

The Nuclear AMRC has secured additional funding from Innovate UK to develop and deliver training equipment for the new Nuclear Skills Academy in Derby. The £1.3m funding will help fund bespoke training equipment and IT facilities for engineering apprentices at the new training centre at Infinity Park Derby. The Nuclear Skills Academy will open its […]

Torridge village at centre of ambitious green energy project

A Torridge village will be at the centre of an ambitious green energy project following planning approval to build a Scottish factory. In October 2021, DevonLive spoke to residents in Alverdiscott about early plans to pass a 3800km sea cable through the village as part of the Xlinks wind energy project. The project will see […]

Rolls-Royce SMR signs exclusive agreement with Dutch development company ULC-Energy

The deployment of Rolls-Royce SMR’s small modular reactors (SMRs) has been boosted by a new agreement that will enable use of the design in the Netherlands. Rolls-Royce SMR has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch development company ULC-Energy to work together to deploy SMR power stations in the country. Rolls-Royce SMR and ULC-Energy believe nuclear […]

Energy & Power Generation News, June 2020

Plans for major hydrogen facilities in Norway and the Isle of Wight have been unveiled, as business giants, banks and green campaigners call on world leaders to include hydrogen investment in their Covid-19 recovery plans. The first of the two facilities, proposed by a consortium of European businesses called Norsk e-fuel, is expected to come […]

Energy News, November 2018

It’s fair to say that most manufacturers are concerned about their escalating energy costs. Industrial business in the UK pays a lot for the energy they use. Aside from labour, energy can be the largest overhead for many manufacturing businesses, and as a result, efficient at using it. Efficiency, however, can be hard to sustain […]

Nuclear News, June 2018

More than half of manufacturers taking part in the Nuclear AMRC’s ‘Fit for Nuclear’ programme are confident of winning new nuclear work this year, a new survey has found. The latest survey of companies which are currently progressing through ‘Fit for Nuclear’ (F4N), or are already granted, shows that most are confident of winning […]

Power Generation News, June 2018

A bid has been lodged to expand a wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills, taking its turbine total to more man 100. The Crystal Rig development straddles the boundary between the Scottish Borders and East Lothian. Developers Fred Olsen Renewables have submitted an application to the Scottish government to add another 11 turbines to the […]

Energy News, June 2018

£2bn of new funding to help UK businesses invest in a more sustainable future and increase productivity has been announced by Lloyds Banking Group. The Clean Growth Finance scheme aims to deliver the most Inclusive UK green funding in the market by providing the incentive of discounted lending to help businesses Invest in reducing […]

Energy News, May 2018

EDF Energy has said its plans for two major windfarms on the Isle of Lewis may need to reach heights normally preserved for turbines at sea, prompting an outcry from local opponents. The French company’s renewables unit said it may need to go higher for the project to be economically viable and win millions of […]

Power Generation News, May 2018

Lewis Wind Power wants to increase the maximum height of turbines at a site at Uisinis to 200m (656ft). The developer has also proposed increasing turbines to a site near Stornoway to a height of 187m (614ft). It said bigger turbines are more efficient and would help to attract subsidies to a subsea cable needed […]

Power Generation News, April 2018

GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next generation offshore wind technologies. GE’s recently announced Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine and existing Haliade 150- 6MW will undergo advanced test and demonstration programs that accurately replicate real-world operational conditions to […]

Power Generation News, March 2018

Derby’s Rolls-Royce factory has signed a contract with EDF Energy to provide heat exchangers for nuclear island systems at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Rolls-Royce was selected in 2016 as preferred bidder for the heat exchangers, along with the primary, liquid and gaseous waste treatment systems and ultimate diesel generators. A team of […]

Power Generation News, 2018

Renewable output rose by 27% over 2017 due to windier weather and new capacity coming online, according to the latest Electric Insights report from Imperial College London. Wind, solar, biomass and hydro together produced 96TWh of electricity during the year – more than enough to power the whole of Great Britain in 1958. […]

Power Generation News, January 2018

One of the UK’s eight remaining coal power stations is expected to cease generating electricity at some point in 2018, the government has said as it laid out new rules that will force all the plants to close by 2025. Ministers will also retain emergency powers to suspend the phase-out in the case of an […]

Power Generation News, December 2017

The Nuclear AMRC is leading two new R&D projects to address fundamental challenges in nuclear manufacturing. The ‘Inform’ and ‘Simple’ projects, backed by government funding of almost £2.5m, will investigate two contrasting approaches to producing large-scale nuclear components. CTO of the Nuclear AMRC, professor Steve Jones explained: “Both projects aim to provide significant improvements […]

Power Generation News, November 2017

A new study has claimed that a global electricity network powered exclusively by renewables is possible by 2050, and will be cheaper than today’s system. The report was carried out by Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and the Energy Watch Group (EWG), an international non-profit that includes scientists and politicians. Presenting their results […]

Power Generation News, November 2017

The Government’s “outdated” policy on onshore wind could cost the UK around £1bn over the next four or five years, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (EClU). A new report published from the non-profit claims that 1GW of new onshore wind farms would be £30m cheaper a year than offshore wind and […]

Power Generation News, October 2017

In a claimed UK first, energy supplier EON has completed the installation of a 10MW energy storage system that will be used to help smooth the flow of power to and from the grid. The 10 megawatt (MW) Lithium-Ion battery, which is housed in four 40ft long shipping containers, has the same power as […]

Power Generation News – September 2017

Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time. The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects. Two firms said they were willing to build offshore wind farms for a […]

Energy News – July 2017

POWER GENERATION The University of Strathclyde and Babcock are to lead an industrial partnership worth £4.2m with the aim of making nuclear assets safer and more reliable. The Programme will develop advanced inspection techniques, biotechnology solutions for infrastructure repair and new products and processes for managing nuclear power facilities and extending their lifetime. The project […]

Power Generation

A new 600MW wind farm off the Dutch coast has come online, and will eventually provide power to 1.5 million people. Situated 85km into the North Sea off the coast of Groningen, the Gemini wind park is one of the world’s largest. Its 150 turbines cover 68 square kilometres, and provide an installed capacity of […]

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