The last turbines at the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Irish Sea around 19 kilometres off the coast of Cumbria, were installed in April. The extension is situated next to the existing wind farm and comprises of 87 new turbines, spread across 145km2, which will be capable of generating 659MW of energy a year when fully operational: enough to power more than half a million homes.
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As part of its Open Networks Project the ENA has launched a major new consultation on electricity networks’ plans to deliver a smarter, more flexible and more decentralised energy system, a change which could save consumers as much as £40 billion by 2050.
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The region’s power network operator developed a system to reduce demand for electricity from its control room in central Manchester, without anyone noticing a difference to their power supply. The system helps to cut bills, reduce carbon emissions and balance the national grid when needed.
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Its been a turbulent time for the energy networks over recent months.
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Discussing next steps for government and industry following the launch of the Future Power System Architecture (FPSA) report, Taylor, who heads up the National Centre for Energy Systems Integration at Newcastle University, pointed to voltage and frequency limits as an easy target for rapid change.
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He joins a team of sector leaders to head up the planning of CIGRE’s work in the UK.
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As DNOs accelerate their transition to become distribution system operators (DSOs), the report concludes that utility companies should begin implementing distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) immediately to save money and meet decarbonisation targets, while also continuing to meet the needs of their increasingly sophisticated and active customers.
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Matthew Clayton at Thrive said: “Thrive exists to offer individuals a rewarding connection with sustainable energy, so having the opportunity to provide our renewable power to a company like Bristol Energy, with similar values to us is extremely rewarding.
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The country’s electricity is now amongst the cleanest in the world after it moved up the rankings to be placed seventh in terms of the carbon content of its electricity among large and industrialised countries.
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When most are asked to think about geothermal power, their minds will most likely turn to Iceland and with good reason. The country sits across one of the earth’s great tectonic plate boundaries and, as such, 25 per cent of its electricity demand is supplied by this near limitless geothermal resource. But geothermal power production is not limited to Iceland. Pioneering deep geothermal projects in France, Germany and across Europe have demonstrated its potential as a viable renewable energy source comparable to wind, solar and tidal power. Better yet, it can be extracted regardless of the weather, the power as it were, turned off and on to meet demand, like a tap. On 6 November, drilling work began at the United Downs Industrial Estate in St Day in Cornwall, on the UK’s first ever deep geothermal power plant. We anticipate it is only the first step towards making geothermal a viable alternative power source in the UK and of a nascent British industry.
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