Supplier heeds noble call to recycle argon for Indian solar mega-plant
Surrey start-up Gas Recovery & Recycle Ltd ( GR2L) has had its hopes of success inflated by a £4 million deal struck to export...
UK’s offshore wind botch should warn other governments; industry group
The failure of the UK government’s latest round of offshore wind auctions must be a watershed moment for the offshore wind industry around the...
“Oy, oy, Reg!” It’s always sunny in south Essex, hopes Veolia
Waste management contractor Veolia has sparked up what it claims is Britain’s biggest solar farm yet to be built on a restored landfill dump.
The...
Offshore wind chiefs slam government’s AR5 auction failure
Developers leading the expansion of Britain’s offshore wind farms united this morning in dismay at today’s botched reverse auctions designed to boost necessary new...
Onshore oil extractors Star Energy buy into Croatian geothermal electricity
Making its first move into power generation, Britain's biggest operator of onshore oilfields Star Energy is buying into Croatia’s potential for geothermal electricity.
Star is...
As 2024’s cheapest electricity source, solar PV “challenges Net Zero opponents”: SEUK
Whitehall’s confirmation that solar farms are the cheapest way to power Britain is "a wake-up call for opponents of Net Zero", says trade body...
British Gas’ nine-fold hike in profits sparks rage
Centrica. the parent of leading UK supplier British Gas Energy, today posted half year operating profits for 2023’s first six months of £2.1 billion,...
Kimberly-Clark’s Coleshill, Flint mill to run on green hydrogen, not Welsh coal or flint
A joint venture formed by Octopus Energy Generation and solar- and wind-power electricity developers RES is seeking planners’ permission to run the Welsh operations...
Octopus stretches seawards, targets £15 billion of turbines by 2030
The generation arm of renewables mega-investors Octopus Energy today announced its intention to splash a massive £15 billion – or $ 20 billion -...
Octopus extends Zero Bill homes concept, aims for 10,000 by 2025
Britain’s second largest energy supplier has found a new partner in its dream to deliver 10,000 new energy bill-free homes before 2025.
Octopus Energy is...
Schapps green lights 2.6GW Hornsea Four windfarm
Ørsted’s Hornsea Four windfarm, 69km off the Yorkshire coast, has been approved by energy secretary Grant Shapps, after a five month delay.
The 180-turbine project...
Pennon pays Elgin £85 million for 100MWp of unbuilt solar
Water company Pennon is paying solar developer Elgin Energy £85 million for three unbuilt solar farms totalling 100MW in potential. Today's purchase deepens the...
“Unfit” planning rules impose “4,700 year wait” to reach onshore wind’s NZ goals: IPPR
A left-of-centre think tank has called for radical overhaul of Britain’s planning laws, if targets for Net Zero energy from onshore wind and solar...
Cero and Enso agree financing on 50MW battery for Larks Green
The developers of Britain’s first solar farm now generating directly into the nation’s transmission network have agreed financial terms to add a 49.9MW battery...
Solar’s “untapped potential” on commercial roofs & car parks is target of new government-industry...
Warehouses, car parks, schools and shopping malls hold the key to boosting by a factor of five Britain's solar electricity output, or so a...
Octopus pledges £1.5 bn to Japan & Asia
Green power mega developer Octopus will invest £1.5 billion in Asia’s energy markets by 2027, helping speed the region’s transition to cleaner, smarter energy.
The...
Netcos launch plan to speed connections for renewables
Operators of Britain’s power grids have outlined a three-step blueprint to speed up connections awaited by clean energy developers.
An unprecedented 164GW of connection requests...
Ripple Energy offers UK’s first solar farm in shared ownership
Local investors and Britain’s citizens keen on clean power are the target backers for what's claimed as Britain’s first consumer-owned solar farm in shared...
Paper maker Kimberly-Clark opts for Octopus’ & RES’ on-site green hydrogen
Green hydrogen made on site is set to heat boilers at UK factories making Kleenex, Andrex & Huggies paper products, under an initiative launched...
Good Energy inks its biggest offtake deal from Hornsea 1
Long-standing clean power supplier Good Energy has struck its biggest ever offtake deal for carbon-free electricity, targeting corporate & household customers.
Hornsea 1, operated by...