Econnect wins renewables study
Econnect has been awarded a contract by One NorthEast to study the feasibility of connecting small to medium-sized renewable energy technologies in to the national grid

has been awarded a contract by RDA
to study the feasibility of connecting small to medium-sized renewable energy technologies in to the national grid.
The study could result in future community generation schemes being able to connect to the grid without the need for expensive cable upgrades or digging up roads. It could also lead to north east England becoming a net exporter of renewable energy across the UK and potentially into Europe.
The feasibility study to be carried out by Hexham, Northumberland-based Econnect already has the support of network operator CE Electric, which is keen to investigate possibilities for increasing the amount of green community energy distributed by its existing networks.
Mark Pearson, business strategy manager at One NorthEast said: ‘This research project will investigate how we can economically connect small to medium-sized energy generation to the electricity grid without the need for major upgrades. This includes hydro, wind turbines, solar power, landfill gas, and other low carbon technologies.’
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