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04 Oct 26 |
UK: Greenpeace threatens legal action against Crown Estate over ‘extortionate’ fees for offshore wind farm in Irish Sea Greenpeace UK has written to the Crown Estate threatening legal action over the way it leases plots on the seabed to offshore wind developers. The environmental group said the bidding process leads to developers paying ‘extortionate’ fees for plots on which to build new wind farms, and that the Crown Estate is exploiting its monopoly of the seabed. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announces EUR 270 million investment in new Scottish battery storage project Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fourth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), has taken Financial Investment Decision (FID) for Kilmarnock South, a 350 MW / 1,400 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) located in south Ayrshire, southern Scotland. Construction is now underway with commercial operations expected in the first quarter of 2028. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK Government clean power chief Chris Stark steps down Chris Stark is stepping down as the UK Government’s Head of Mission Control for Clean Power after just over two years in the role. Stark, appointed by former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, has been a key figure in Labour’s push to expand renewable energy and reform the electricity system. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK: Great British Energy expands £300m Supply Chain Fund to support more UK manufacturers Great British Energy has announced an expansion of its £300 million Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks, increasing the number of eligible critical components from 12 to 29. |
02 Oct 26 |
UK: SSEN Transmission publishes 2025/26 reports highlighting strong RIIO-T2 delivery and progress towards Clean Power 2030 SSEN Transmission has this week published its 2025/26 Annual Performance and Sustainability Reports, showcasing a year of continued progress in delivering the infrastructure required to support energy security, economic growth and clean power across the UK. |
02 Oct 26 |
UK: Early work starts on proposed Adlingfleet wind farm Vattenfall is exploring proposals for a new onshore wind farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Adlingfleet Wind Farm would be located near Adlingfleet, Garthorpe, Fockerby and Luddington. Current proposals are for up to eight turbines with a potential generating capacity of around 56 megawatts (MW). |
