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OVO Energy customers are set to benefit from a new scheme that will see zero emission boilers (ZEBs) installed for free in the South East and the East of England.

Technology provider Arenko has announced a second contract with Vattenfall to optimise a 20MW/45.5MWh battery asset co-located with a wind farm in Northumberland, North East England.

UK wind generation surpassed 20GW earlier this week according to National Grid, hitting a new record for the second week in a row.

A new £1.9 million project between the University of Manchester and the National Grid will explore the creation of a retrofill solution to remove sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) across its network of high-voltage equipment.

British Gas has released its first Net Zero Index which indicated over half of respondents (54%) doubt the UK will be able to reach net zero by 2050 instead believing 2075 is a more likely target.

RWE has begun a pre-application consultation on proposals to build a 30MW wind farm at Pen March, Wales.

Construction has started on the UK’s second Energy Superhub in Coventry being developed by EDF Renewables UK.

​Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO) has run its first end-to-end automated flexibility procurement process, in a ‘key milestone.’

UK Power Networks (UKPN) is providing 100 datasets on its Open Data Portal to help local authorities achieve their net zero targets.

As energy storage continues to see an upward trajectory in the UK energy market, two second life battery energy storage systems (BESS) have been installed at Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Northwest in Lancashire.