of pumped storage hydropower in June this year when a slew of new projects were announced.
“ Forty years after the country’ s last pumped storage facility, this government is getting Britain building again,” he said.
“ The lesson from the conflict in Iran is clear: Britain cannot afford to remain at the mercy of volatile fossil fuel markets and leave families exposed to the next price shock.
“ That is why we are further and faster in delivering the clean power mission by rolling out a new generation of pumped hydro storage and state-of-the-art batteries – making more of the clean, homegrown power we already produce, cutting waste, lowering bills and strengthening our energy security.”
Though these new initiatives will grab the headlines, the renovation of Dinorwig represents an invaluable contribution to the country’ s energy and storage portfolio – something that is not lost on GE Vernova.
Emmanuel adds:“ Dinorwig is a highly strategic facility for the UK power system, and we are proud to support First Hydro Company in strengthening the reliability and performance of this important plant.”
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