Author name: Phil Nicholls

National Grid supports Britain’s energy future

National Grid has submitted a package of proposals to Ofgem under the “re-openers” process, seeking approval for strategic investment across its electricity transmission network to help deliver secure, affordable and cleaner energy for Britain. 25 submissions have been made to Ofgem for transmission reinforcements and upgrades across England and Wales. Together, the projects comprise around

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Major Texan solar project

Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, and EPC contractor SOLV Energy announced the start of construction on the Tormes Solar Project, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony brought together Matrix Renewables, SOLV Energy, local officials, landowners, project partners and community stakeholders to mark the beginning of major construction activities. When commissioned, Tormes Solar

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Ancient Cornish moors gain National Nature Reserve status

The Mid Cornwall Moors has been declared the 14th site in the King’s Series of National Nature Reserves (NNRs), bringing together over 1,100 hectares of moorland, more than doubling the area of land managed for nature in this historic landscape. Forming a patchwork of semi-natural habitats, including heath, moorland, mire and woodland, the Mid Cornwall Moors, creates a network across Cornwall’s

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Free bus travel for children 

The UK Government has announced a major investment in sustainable transport, launching a nationwide scheme to provide free bus travel for children throughout the month of August. The initiative is designed to encourage families to shift away from private car journeys, significantly reducing carbon emissions during the peak summer holiday season. Backed by more than

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Platform Housing Group secures funding to improve heat network efficiency

Platform Housing Group has secured grant funding through the government’s Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) to support improvements to two of its residential heat networks. The funding, awarded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), will support an optimisation study at Himbleton House in Worcester and Denefields Court in Derbyshire, helping to

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