D-ESNZ approves NGrid’s Yorkshire GREEN upgrade
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho has granted a development consent order (DCO) for the Yorkshire GREEN Energy Enablement project, clearing the way for National Grid...
SSE partners with developers to transform defunct Welsh coal plant
Power infrastructure firm SSE Energy Solutions has signed an agreement with local authority-linked developers CCR Energy to turn a defunct coal-burning power station into...
Hydrogen generator raises £3m to boost innovation
A British company pioneering a new means of making hydrogen from natural gas or biogas has raised £3million from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance,...
Coutinho:Â New unabated gas ‘needed beyond 2030’; REMA needs local pricing
Energy secretary Clare Coutinho today pledged to build new CCGT power stations as replacements for ageing gas generators. The new plant, Coutinho accepts, is...
Corporate PPAs within a wider net zero context – webinar
Power Purchase Agreements provide financial certainty to you and the project developer, which removes a significant roadblock to building new renewable facilities. What are...
Onshore wind passes 15GW milestone, still narrowly exceeds offshore capacity
Britain’s wind power developers are celebrating reaching 15 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind capacity now fully operational, enough to power 9.9 million homes all...
‘Barrage, cross the Mersey’: Liverpool advances bid to build world’s biggest tidal power generator
Advanced proposals to build the world’s largest tidal generator on the banks of the River Mersey have been unveiled by the Liverpool City region’s...
bp allies with thin-film solar supplier Solivus
Solivus, a pioneering developer of lightweight solar solutions, has been awarded a three-year contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of solar PV...
Budget reaction: Hunt’s £1 billion still disappoints clean generators
Leaders of Britain’s current & future energy industry have reacted coolly and in widespread disappointment to yesterday’s Spring Budget.
Extending Contracts for Difference funds underpinning...
Dogger Bank 4 offered Birkhill Wood as connection point
Developers of Dogger Bank, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm at 3.6GW, have received a grid connection location for the venture's fourth phase.
National Grid...
Ocean energy trial basks in success, seeks new markets’ response
A pioneering experiment linking ocean wave power and subsea batteries to run crucial marine equipment is celebrating success after 12 months of tests off...
Cable builder launches in-house Scots centre to train apprentices
The start-up aiming to wire up Europe's longest subsea cable-link as part of a £16 billion venture to import Moroccan sun and wind power...
Jaguar goes big on solar, seeks a quarter of its power from on-site arrays
Car maker Jaguar Land Rover is pushing ahead with ambitions to meet over a quarter of its electricity needs from self-developed renewables assets, sourcing...
Shoebox-sized solution offered by Kensa for ground sourced heat
A British heat pump maker is aiming to bring low carbon heat to hard-to-reach homes and even flats with its new shoebox-sized, networkable pump.
Twenty-five...
Green hydrogen electrolysers boosted by Toshiba-Bekaert tie-up
The route to making green hydrogen looked to have eased significantly today, as two technology giants allied to cut up to 90% of valuable...
Ethex celebrates 10 years, aims for £200 million by 15th birthday
Impact investment platform Ethex is celebrating its first decade of putting £120 million of small investors’ cash to good use in green energy and...
‘Think big, to keep UK’s sea turbines in world league’, wind body urges ministers
This summer’s Contracts for Difference auctions offer energy ministers a unique opportunity to double Britain’s offshore wind capacity, new research from lobbyists RenewableUK claims.
The...
New boss for Morocco-to-Devon solar & wind venture
Xlinks, developers of a £16 billion scheme to pipe solar & wind power from Morocco to Britain, have a new CEO.
James Humfrey, pictured, has...
Latest Podcast: Corporate Power Purchase Agreements – A framework for the future?
The Talking Power podcast series has launched its second instalment on Corporate Power Purchase Agreements: A framework for the future? In this episode, Tim...
Heat pump boss greets government’s easing of installation curbs
A major entrant in Britain's heat pump market has welcomed the government’s intended easing of planning rules governing home installation of the low technology's...