Ørsted to pump Hornsea 3 juice into 600MWh battery near Norwich
Wind power developers Ørsted are committing to store electricity from their 1.2GW Hornsea 3 marine farm next to a substation at Swardeston, near Norwich
The...
EdF debuts UK’s first PV tariff without a standing charge
Energy retailer EdF is launching what it claims is Britain’s first electricity tariff that bundles together an off-peak discount, plus no standing charge or...
New green steel capacity ‘can turbocharge Ukraine’s post-war recovery’; say Oxford researchers
As investors & politicians meet today in Berlin to discuss rebuilding a Ukraine freed of Putin’s psychopathy, innovators at Oxford University say low-carbon steel...
Microgrid clean power traders UrbanChain secure supplier licence
Peer-to-peer energy exchange provider UrbanChain has succeeded in its application for a supply licence. Seeking new equity from investors is set to follow.
Backed by...
China “to install 2.5GW of green hydrogen projects this year”: analysts Rystad
China will breeze past its 2025 target for 200,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year, as the country is on track to install 2.5GW...
“Share Britain’s solar roadmap by October, then stick to it”, PV chiefs urge new government
Britain’s solar industry is calling for more ambition and greater consistency from the nation’s new government after 4 July.
Included in its electoral demands issued...
West Burton’s 480MWp solar leviathan reaches Planning Inspectorate
Solar farm developer Island Green Power is celebrating the advance of its giant 480MWp West Burton scheme towards the granting of development consent.
The planned...
Sky’s the limit for Scottish rooftop solar, as Holyrood cuts planning red tape
Scotland’s solar energy industry has warmly welcomed the removal of the need for planning permission for solar panels on rooftops in Scotland.
The Scottish government’s...
REA pinpoints key priorities for new PM’s first 100 days
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has today launched its vision for the new government’s first 100 days in office. The...
“Soundddddd, our kid!” Manchester Uni sorts itself for PV & watts…from Essex
Nearly two thirds of the electricity used by Manchester University will next year be supplied by a giant solar PV farm, now under construction...
Enviromena seeks apprentices for solar expansion
A leading solar developer is launching its first ever apprenticeship scheme, offering opportunities in the fast-growing renewables sector together with a challenging and rewarding...
Two 20MWp-plus solar farms approved for east Suffolk
Developer British Solar Renewables has secured planning permission for two solar farms near Saxmundham in Suffolk.
Now approved by East Suffolk Council, Park Farm solar...
BUS applications double, spurring home heat pump installs
Britain’s installation of heat pumps to replace fossil-fuelled boilers is at last showing signs of speeding up, bringing expressions of relief from suppliers today.
Now...
Iberdrola commissions 493MW St-Brieuc as France’s second off-shore wind farm
Britanny, France’s province abutting the Atlantic & the English Channel, has this week seen initial power flows from the region’s first offshore wind farm,...
Burges Salmon advises on £130m funding to support Limekiln wind farm in Caithness
Independent law firm Burges Salmon has advised Export Development Canada (EDC) and NatWest on the long-term financing of a 106MW wind farm, located in...
Spinning quicker at sea: Crown Estate primes investment pump for suppliers
The UK’s offshore wind industry is set to benefit from increased early investment in its supplier companies, thanks to a move by the state...
Elicio and BayWa r.e. win world’s first commercial floating offshore wind tender
Elicio, international wind energy producer, and BayWa r.e., renewable energy developer and solutions provider, has won the AO5 tender in France to develop the...
Solar farms ‘no threat to food security’, PV industry tells Coutinho
Industry lobbyists Solar Energy UK have welcomed a parliamentary statement today by D-ESNZ chief Claire Coutinho, - pictured - as confirmation that existing land...
Insurers Lloyds smile on hydrogen to replace freighters’ diesel
Prospects for hydrogen as a fuel for sea freight took a step forward today, with news that key marine insurers Lloyd’s Register has agreed...
Can-ada-do: Octopus’ service platform takes toehold in New Brunswick
Kraken, the fast-growing utility service provider at the heart of Britain’s Octopus Energy, has signed its first licencing deal in Canada.
Headed by Devrim Celal,...