Nissan to build three new EVs at Sunderland in £2bn investment
Nissan has announced it will manufacture future all-electric versions of its Qashqai and Juke crossovers, along with the next-generation Leaf, at its Sunderland factory.
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Lightsource BP pre-funds Spanish solar farms, targetting SMEs with a grouped PPA
British-based international solar developer Lightsource BP is launching Europe’s first raft of multi-buyer power purchasing agreements (PPAs) serving small and medium sized firms.
Half-owned since...
Piclo flexes to the Max, plans global trades for 2024
Trading platform provider Piclo is readying for launch a product that will enable its clients to trade flexibility capacity on global markets.
Starting in the...
Rightcharge launches fuel card for EVs
Rightcharge has launched an EV fuel card which enables fleets to manage their drivers’ charging at home, work and on the road with payments...
Co-op primes 15 year divi from Yorkshire solar farm
Britain’s biggest co-operative society the Co-op has signed a 15 year power purchase deal to draw all the output from a Yorkshire solar farm.
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Renewables connections ‘to take wing’ as Chancellor puts £960m behind Winser recommendations
The government is pumping £960 million into a radical upgrading of Britain’s creaking grid, with chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirming ministers’ acceptance of measures proposed...
Ofgem lifts price cap 5% to £1,928, blames wholesale market instability
Britain’s energy regulator confirmed market expectations this morning by increasing the dual fuel price cap with effect from January to £1,928 per year for...
Countries can save $3 trillion on net-zero power systems by 2040 from global grid...
Future Energy Outlook (FEO), a granular energy transition planning tool, shows that investing an additional $1.7 trillion on transmission infrastructure by 2040 would collectively...
White paper by the European Data Centre Association explains relevance of data centre carbon...
The value of scope emissions reporting is its ability to not only compare like for like, but also to measure, monitor and reduce emissions,...
“Going to a PoGo”: Retail landlords LCP plug in, ultra rapidly
West Midlands-based property investors LCP are partnering with EV charging operator PoGo to install 329 ultra-rapid double-socketed power dispensers at 89 of its retail...
NG’s Midlands DNO launches ClearViewConnect, makes connections pipeline transparent
National Grid Electricity Distribution, the DNO for the English Midlands, South West and South Wales, has launched ClearViewConnect, a new reporting tool intended to...
Buy British to boost nuclear generation, and revive Wylfa, MPs urge
Britain’s nuclear expansion must be sourced from home-based suppliers, and must include reviving north Wales’ defunct Wylfa station, an industry-backed panel of MPs advocates...
Tackling scope 3 emissions to achieve a net zero transition
Phillip Cornell, Global Head, Sustainability, Economist Impact and Sardar Karim, Policy & Insights, EMEA, Economist Impact
Scope 3, or value chain emissions, present a key...
Wrightbus to build 80 electric buses for Abellio London
Abellio, part of the Transport UK Group, has placed new orders for 80 electric buses with Northern Ireland-based Wrightbus for its operations in London.
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Regulator floats regional ‘think-and-do’ planners to spur cleaner networks
Ofgem is setting up a network of regional planners to improve the UK’s energy transition, in a bid to secure greater resilience in bi-directional...
BA takes good care of government’s £9m, lifts cleaner wings with SAF partners
An aviation partnership led by British Airways has secured funding totalling £9 million from the government’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition.  The grant clears...
Octopus’ ‘heavenly wind’ to fan £3 Billion into Europe’s offshore turbines
The generation arm of internationally expanding Octopus Energy today announced its first ever dedicated investment drive focused on offshore wind, primed with capital from...
Alexander Dennis to supply 35 electric Enviro500EVs to Hong Kong
British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has been chosen in a competitive tender by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation to supply 35 battery-electric Enviro500EV double deck...
OEM sets True path to out-performing market in commercial energy buys
Energy purchasing advisor Open Energy Market says its clients outperformed the bulk of commercial energy users in 2023, achieving savings of 30.2% on electricity...
Heat pumps bamboozle Brits, as misunderstandings & manipulations abound
Urban myths that refuse to die continue to slow heat pumps’ take-up in Britain’s homes, new research from supplier Good Energy has found.
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