Investors’ sun splash for solar, as Octopus, Atrato and NESF flare big cash
Amid finally nippy autumnal weather, solar electricity in the UK today basked under the cool, clear skies of a continuing investment boom.
As UK solar...
Six Highlands hydro dams sold for £26.6 million
A total of 4.1 MW of hydro capacity across six Highland dams at least five years into their working lives changed ownership today, guaranteeing...
Begorrah and be-Bezos! Amazon to off-take Ørsted’s wind power from Ulster turbines
A yet-to-be-built 16 MW wind farm at Ballykeel, Northern Ireland saw its business case gold-plated today, as developer Ørsted pledged to sell the planned...
Energy activists supply premium clothing brand
Energy Garden, a network of community energy projects in London, from next month will supply renewable electricity to two outlets of Patagonia, the upmarket...
Octopus seeks Suomi wind and solar amid Northern lights
Fast-growing green power investor Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) is deepening its commitment to Finland.
Founded in 2010, the trust boasts generation assets across Europe...
PPA quotes online? Limejump jumps to it
Shell-owned clean generation integrator Limejump today introduces what it claims as Britain’s first online service enabling small generators to get the best PPA prices...
The Journey Towards Net Zero
By Mark Rose, Sales & Marketing Director
Welcome to the second in a series of posts from Rob Kerr – Customer Service Director, Anton Roberts...
London’s Tube seeks first renewables-only power supply contract
London mayor Sadiq Khan has moved closer to running Britain’s biggest urban transport network on carbon-free wind, solar and hydro electricity, instructing Transport for...
UK falls from EY’s podium of 40 most attractive nations for clean energy cash
Britain has dropped one place to fourth – behind Germany, - among 40 major economies ranked by global consultants EY in their latest RECAI...
Fashion retailer H&M finds good (non-FiT) fit with Lightsource bp on two Midlands farms
Fashion shoppers in Swedish brand H&M’s UK stores will now be browsing its wares in light provided by clean power made on British solar...
Smart phoning: Vodafone dials into 5 solar farms, as domestic on-roof PV instals double
Mobile telecoms giant Vodafone has reached agreement with Centrica and solar developer Mytilineos to fund five new PV farms, capable of providing it with...
Drink in that Northants sunshine! Britvic quaffs 33.3 GWh, Tangos with PPA broker Squeaky
Beverage bottler Britvic, owner or licensee of drinks brands including Tango, Robinsons, 7Up & Lipton Tea, is to source 75% of its UK power...
Hub, hub, hooray! Government offers SMEs tips to cut bills & carbon
The government launches today a service to help Britain’s 5.5 million SMEs save on their energy bills while reducing their carbon emissions.
The UK Business...
Weather-Based Power Indices: Optimising renewable energy risk management in a changing climate
Power prices and Renewable production are difficult to project over months and years. New Power Quanto indices help coping with the capture price risk,...
Amazon backs Moray West & Ocean Winds with 473MW PPA
Data colossus Amazon has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with ENGIE, increasing its share of output from developer Ocean Winds’ Moray West venture...
EDF plugs in to market-leading PV & battery deal
Nuclear-to-renewables power supplier EdF has signed one of Britain’s biggest energy management deals, optimising revenues from a solar 66MWp farm and a 50MW grid-scale...
RWE signs first UK solar PPA, commits Notts & Northhants farms to Kerry Group
German energy leviathan RWE, a leading power producer in the UK, has signed its first solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Britain.
Benefitting for at...
Corporate PPAs within a wider net zero context – webinar
Thank you for attending The Energyst's webinar. Please find the presentations from our speakers below and a link to the recording below. If you...
Co-op collects divi from ScottishPower’s solar PPA
Energy-to-food-to-burials supplier the Co-op Group has signed a PPA – power purchase agreement - to source electricity for its stores, funeral homes and depots...