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Britishvolt plots £200m cell R&D centre in West Midlands.
https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4050512/battery-corridor-britishvolt-plots-gbp200m-cell-centre-west-midlands

On Wednesday 25th May, there was 19.916GW of wind on Great Britain’s electricity networks during one of the 30-minute settlement periods.

https://www.energylivenews.com/2022/05/30/uk-wind-power-sets-a-new-record/

UK Oil & Gas PLC (UKOG) is delighted to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, UK Energy Storage Ltd ("UKEn") has signed an Agreement to Lease ("A2L") with Portland Port Limited ("PPL") covering two sites at the former Royal Navy port in Dorset, with the intent to develop, subject to new planning consent and securing necessary development finance, a planned integrated Energy-Hub, centred around hydrogen-ready gas storage and a future green hydrogen generation capability.

As agreed between the parties, UKEn's planned Energy-Hub development concept seeks to reinvigorate and build further upon a prior unrealised project by Portland Gas Storage Ltd, granted planning consent by Dorset County Council in 2008, to situate approximately 43 billion ft³ "bcf" (1.2 billion m³ or "bcm") of underground salt cavern storage beneath PPL's land. Utilising established engineering concepts, public record planning submissions, publicly available data, UKOG internal studies and technical, engineering and economic modelling advice from Xodus Group ("Xodus"), the planned new Energy-Hub is envisaged to include the following key elements:

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/UKOG/future-hydrogen-ready-energy-storage-project/15473414

Retired boat builder is undertaking an ambitious project to restore a defunct windmill that he says will cut out his £200-a-month electricity bill.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/villager-grinding-out-the-energy-bill-crisis-and-generating-own-electricity-by-restoring-an-1830s-windmill-324505/

allows unused renewable energy storage in batteries, cars & hot water cylinders and small amount returns to Smart Export Guarantee grid.

https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/lifestyle/view-from-a-shed-examines-renewable-energy-and-the-grid-9256490/

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Currently, Proton Motor is experiencing increasing demand from the heating market segment. Existing or potential new customers can visit the H2 specialist for stationary energy supply systems at the World Trade Fair for Industry in Hanover. On four days from 30 May to 2 June, Proton Motor participates in the 5000 sqm trend area Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Europe, where the "green" community experience live the unique emission-free high-tech solutions.

https://www.proton-motor.de/en/live-experience-of-unique-fuel-cell-solutions-for-decarbonised-economy-at-hanover-fair/

With its hydroelectric plants hobbled by drought, the country is courting investors to grow a more stable solar energy supply.

https://news.trust.org/item/20220527120734-m3eph/

which runs the North West’s Gas Distribution Network, and British Gas have now been appointed by energy regulator Ofgem and the Government to reduce these emissions by changing the gas running through local pipes to a greener gas – hydrogen.
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/20163592.about-2-000-householders-urged-help-secure-success-pioneering-energy-programme/

Bilbo, charging car as we speak but no way of powering the house back from it until V2G made available, currently software only built for CHAdeMO I think ~ Nissan leaf, Mits Outlander etc Not for CCS or Type2 I think ?

Thanks both, Bellers I know the feeling, I'm trying to cut back on storing in the loft and we get a mice problem here esp in the winter when they come in off the fields so I'm constantly having to trap them, in the past they've chewed twin & earth and had a go at JG pipes too so anything up there gets ruined.
tiqtiq, thanks for the info, was just wondering if EON were using GivEnergy, I here their kit is very good. I'm gathering info trying to sell the solar/battery storage idea to friends but they seem quite opposed to saving money, they think there has to be a catch which of course there isn't.
Your ASHP sounds interesting, think we'll do the same at some point, shame theres no way of storing excess solar in the summer to run the house in twinter. We have battery/solar also and have the immersun which works really well .so just paying the standing charge in summer, with Octopus atm (no problems) would be good to cut the umbilical and go off grid but would frighten my missus to death.

You're welcome reptile I agree.

Environmental oversight group of MPs calls on the government introduce mandatory standards on the carbon emitted during the construction, operation and demolition of buildings.

https://www.hvnplus.co.uk/news/cross-party-mps-demand-uk-whole-life-carbon-building-targets-by-2023-26-05-2022/

Vietnamese clean energy company TGS Green Hydrogen is to begin work next month on a green hydrogen plant in Ben Tre Province.

https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/vietnam-to-invest-840m-in-clean-hydrogen-plant/

Bellers, whose kit did EON supply ~ battery, inverter was it AC coupled or Hybrid ?

Best Friday I've seen for a long time.

Perhaps "first of its size" ie 25Kw ....Kirkwall hold the WBA belt for a 75kW ?

A hydrogen-power 25kW energy generator is being trialled by hydrogen start-up company Hydrologiq at the ACHES (Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage) site, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and Norco Energy.

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/news/aberdeen-hydrogen-fuelling-station-hosts-deployment-innovative-fuel-cell-generator-trial

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/news/aberdeen-hydrogen-fuelling-station-hosts-deployment-innovative-fuel-cell-generator-trial

Plans for a £150m rare earth refinery at Saltend Chemicals Park near Hull, which aim to chip away at the UK’s reliance on critical mineral imports from China, have been approved by East Riding councillors.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/councillors-approve-plans-for-ps150m-rare-earth-refinery-on-banks-of-the-humber-3710814