‘Technical Limits’ slashes 80 months off renewable projects’ hook-up delays, NG claims
Electricity networks in England and Wales have enabled grid connection dates offered to over 200 clean energy projects to be brought forward, the National...
Now UKPN trumpets its speed-up of new renewables connections
UK Power Networks, England’s biggest distribution network operator, is the latest to put numbers to accelerated connection of new low carbon assets across its...
House builders still dragging feet over heat pumps in new build homes, survey finds
Britain’s volume home builders are still under-performing badly against the need to include low carbon heat pumps as standard in newly built houses, figures...
Vood you believe it? Germany debuts world’s first lumber-sourced turbine blades
The sustainability of materials used to generate electricity through wind power took a step forward today, as a German manufacturer announced a prototype turbine...
“Generational change”, as much as losses, spins turbine boss out of the door
Jochen Eickholt, pictured, head of turbine maker-in-a-spin Siemens Gamesa, is to quit both his post and the company this summer, the victim of restructuring...
Hive & Daikin team up to integrate heat pumps with smart home tech
Advanced home technology provider Hive and heat pump maker Daikin have announced a long-term collaboration to make Net Zero easier by helping customers control...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...