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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has established several partnerships with Councils to trial an innovative technology as part of its Regional Energy System Optimisation Planning (RESOP) project.

​Statkraft has announced that it will provide market-access and optimisation services for 100MW of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund and Low Carbon storage projects in Northern Ireland.

​Shell’s CEO, Ben van Beurden, has given further detail on what the O&G giant’s journey to net zero will entail.

​Low carbon energy stalled in 2019 with just 1TWh of generation added, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief.

Coal’s contribution to UK electricity generation fell to historic lows in the second quarter of this year, official government statistics have shown.

EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear project is at greater risk of running 15 months behind schedule and could cost the firm up to £2.9 billion more than previously estimated, the French power giant has confirmed.

The low carbon and renewables economy posted strong growth in 2017, but onshore wind and solar PV continued to be beset by a retraction of government support.

Low Carbon has gained provisional approval for a large scale battery energy storage project in Northern Ireland, with planning documents suggesting that three more could be on the horizon in the emerging market.

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has set out its strategy for how innovation can be used to future proof the UK’s electricity networks in the wake of rapidly emerging trends in the country’s energy system.