Energy storage company Eku Energy has completed the commissioning of the Maldon battery energy storage system (BESS) in Maldon, Essex. The system is designed to provide flexibility to enable more renewable generation to connect to the UK grid, thereby increasing the resilience of the country’s electricity network.
With the Labour Party Conference fast approaching, it seems that the sector, and particularly the North Sea, has not been far from the headlines in recent weeks. But when Ed Miliband takes to the Liverpool stage to deliver his speech, a much broader audience will keenly anticipate clear and decisive direction that will shape the UK’s future energy mix and make us a ‘clean energy superpower’.
By setting global standards and guidelines, the UK can have a first-mover advantage and be positioned as a centre of global excellence in cable reliability.
Essex-based fuels, oils and lubricants provider New Era Energy will invest £40m to propel its ambitions to become one of the UK’s leading sustainable fuel brokers.
The warning about October’s budget sent out by Sir Keir Starmer will scarcely have gone unnoticed in the energy sector. How will the “black hole” affect plans and policies that are essential to Labour’s fundamental commitment to the energy transition?
My first ONS conference in Norway brought one key issue into sharp focus: energy firms are sitting on an asset that could make a huge difference to our drive towards sustainability.
A wave of oil and gas ‘megamergers’ across the pond could be coming our way, as Europe’s supermajors – focused in recent years on a tilt to investment in renewables and ESG concerns – look to fill their future reserves through large acquisitions.
Onshore wind’s expansion stalled under the Conservatives, but with a new government in power that is set to change. Labour has been gifted the opportunity to make a late harvest of the energy transition’s low-hanging fruit.
As the new Labour government outlines plans for publicly owned carbon capture projects, Peel NRE development director Richard Barker looks at the role of the technology in reaching net zero and how plans are progressing on the ground.
Energy Voice speaks to Ben Wilson, chief strategy and regulation officer at National Grid, to gauge the operator’s view on the challenges at the core of the energy transition.
Energy Voice speaks to EET Fuels' Marcos Matijasevich on how plans for the word's first decarbonised refinery will help the UK meet targets for carbon capture, hydrogen production and the low-carbon fuels of the future.
With Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosting EU leaders last week, all eyes are on the relationship between the UK’s new government and its European neighbours. While there will be a lot to discuss, from security to the economy, it is important that there is clarity on the UK’s collaboration with Europe in terms of the energy transition and security.
From now to 2050, global electricity demand is set to double from current levels. At the same time, the world must reduce carbon emissions to make progress towards net zero. If we are to do this, the most pragmatic step we can take is to respond to the demand for power by building new plants while simultaneously decarbonising our existing energy infrastructure.
Energy Voice speaks to Ben Wilson, chief strategy and regulation officer at National Grid, to gauge the operator’s view on the challenges at the core of the energy transition.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has identified opportunities for experienced UK offshore wind companies to invest in the rapidly expanding Asia-Pacific markets.
The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is fundamental to decarbonising the global economy and mitigating the impacts of climate change. However, this shift also brings a higher risk of disputes across various business activities – disputes that are likely to be many and varied given the magnitude of the infrastructure and technology involved.
Digitally managed energy balancing and sharing technology across site-wide networks could bring substantial cost and emissions savings.
The creation of a major CCUS hub in the Humber industrial region is essential to the UK energy transition and will accelerate the production of low-carbon products such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), according to Drax Group.
Change is nothing new for the energy sector, but, with the General Election in full swing, and a Labour victory seeming more likely by the day, some of the most significant changes in decades may soon take effect.
Dependence on fossil fuels in major advanced economies “is likely to have peaked” according to the Energy Institute (EI), after European use of hydrocarbons fell below 70% of primary energy for the first time since the industrial revolution – driven by demand reduction and renewable energy growth.
In a milestone for the nascent UK hydrogen industry, EET Fuels (formerly Essar Oil UK) has confirmed that it will be the first commercial supplier of hydrogen-generated, low-carbon power to the UK grid from its Stanlow Manufacturing Complex at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
In a small step toward realising the decarbonising potential of hydrogen, developer Hexla and British climate tech firm Levidian have announced a world-first example of carbon-negative hydrogen production at Worthy Farm in Somerset – home to the world-famous Glastonbury Festival.
National Grid’s plan to sell its Grain LNG terminal has sparked concerns among some industry participants, with union UNISON flagging the risks raised by the divestment of an asset of strategic national interest.
