Business rates on rooftop solar installations could increase eightfold from April
The Solar Trade Association has warned that business rates taxes on commercial rooftop solar installations could increase eightfold next April unless ministers intervene. The association told...
Scottish Power: Has low carbon energy had its day?
In this sponsored post John Dallimore, head of origination at Scottish Power asks whether government changes signal a policy shift on the future of low carbon...
Solar power private wire agreements: A way to fix power costs for 20 years
If I said to a CFO, “I will fix your transport costs or employment costs for the next 20 years”, they’d rip my arm...
UK renewable power generation soars, government stats show
Renewable power’s contribution to the UK generation mix soared in 2015, official statistics show.
Compared to 2014, solar generation almost doubled (up 87% to 7.6TWh)...
Green Investment bank invests £80m in new CHP energy from waste plant
The Green Investment Bank has committed £80m to finance a new 43MW combined heat and power (CHP) energy from waste plant in Kent. Other...
UK loses 11.4GW of coal and gas capacity in three years
The UK lost 11.4GW of coal and gas generation capacity in the three years to end of 2015, latest government data shows.
Some 8.8GW of...
London council plans 15.5MW solar parks
Havering Borough Council is planning to build two solar parks with a combined capacity of 15.5MW. The proposed schemes would generate “significant” revenue, according...
When the wind doesn’t blow: Weather hits UK renewable generation
UK onshore wind generation output fell by 19% year-on-year for the three months to end of June 2016, contributing to an overall reduction in...
Paying more for green power is a great way to go out of business
Sponsored post: “Green can’t just be a badge. Green must be something which fits in with your overall business needs, so it has...
BEIS opens £9m funding for energy entrepreneurs
The department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) has opened the next phase of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, inviting proposals to share in...
Government confirms £290m contract for difference auction to start in April
Government has confirmed that the next contract for difference (CfD) auction to support renewable and low carbon generation will commence next April. It has...
Government tilts biomass subsidy in favour of larger plant, retains solar thermal support
Government has published changes to support rates for renewable and low carbon heat via the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The department for Business, Energy &...
UK solar hits 11.5GW, up 19% in 2016
Installed solar PV capacity increased 19% to 11.46GW in the year to December 2016, latest government data shows, with a further 3GW in the...
Triodos finances 5MW solar farm on old coal mine, plans up to 50MW in...
Triodos Bank has provided some £3 million in project finance to Danish Better Energy for a 5MW ground-mounted solar farm in Creswell, Derbyshire on...
UK solar PV capacity soars 30% year on year but growth slows as subsidies...
UK solar capacity stood at 11.1GW at the end of September 2016, up 30% on the previous year, according to latest government data.
At the...
New chief executive for Eon UK as Tony Cocker moves on
Eon Climate & Renewables boss Michael Lewis will replace Tony Cocker at the helm of the energy company's UK business from 10 April.
Cocker, who took...
Government confirms support rates for offshore wind, wave, tidal and waste power
The department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has confirmed support rates for low carbon and renewable electricity technologies within the next tender round.
Bidding...
Brick giant signs renewable power deal with Dong
Building materials giant Wienerberger will power all of its UK sites with renewable power from Danish supplier Dong Energy.
The energy firm, which makes around...
Swedish giant Vattenfall enters UK business energy market
Swedish utility Vattenfall has entered the UK business energy supply market. The state-owned firm will start supplying wind derived power from October this year...
Vattenfall’s £400m south Wales wind farm hits full power
Vattenfall's 230MW Pen y Cymoedd wind farm in south Wales hit full power last night (Sunday 7 May), the Swedish utility reports.
The state-owned firm has...