It’s a long wind from Tipperary: Vestas to supply Ørsted’s onshore debut in Ireland
Turbine-maker Vestas today said it has secured a 29MW order from Ørsted for the Danes’ Lisheen 3 project in County Tipperary, central southern Ireland.
The...
Fuels, in love: Shell and Rolls Royce smooch to de-carb avgas for big jets
Lower carbon flights in big commercial jets moved a step closer to reality today, as Shell and Rolls Royce inked a memo, committing both...
Three more DNOs name their numbers to meet RIIO-ED2 grid upgrades
Accompanying SSEN’s five-year grid expansion plans unveiled yesterday, three additional DNOs have published their draft submissions to Ofgem.
Western Power Distribution trumps SSEN’s...
Char.gy signs up to become new Zap-Pay partner
Zap-Map, EV mapping service, has announced that Char.gy is the latest charge point operator to join Zap-Pay.
The two companies, having recently signed the agreement,...
Green engineers SIMEC Atlantis trim losses from 1GW multi-tech portfolio
Globe-spanning engineering mavericks SIMEC Atlantis are steadying their 1GW-plus multi-technology raft of clean generation in choppy waters, trimming operating losses and strengthening supply bonds with...
Scottish & Southern’s DNO promises £4.8 billion by 2028 towards Net Zero
Distributor and transmission operator SSEN today pledged £4.8 Billion of grid improvements by 2028, to prep its networks for bi-directionality, flex and Net Zero.
Connecting...
UK coal-fired power to end in October 2024, as Britain pre-schmoozes CoP26
Britain today advanced by twelve months to 1 October 2024 its deadline for phasing out unabated coal used in power generation.
Prime Minister Johnson had...
Plastics-to-hydrogen pioneer Powerhouse eyes ‘up to 70 UK sites’
Ellesmere Port-based plastic-to-clean hydrogen converter Powerhouse Energy Group has posted financial results for the year to December 2020.
Chaired by former MP Tim Yeo, the...
Nissan to build new battery gigafactory in Sunderland
Nissan has announced plans for a new battery gigafactory that will enable its operation in Sunderland to greatly increase production of EVs.
The £1bn battery...
Volta Trucks reveals its first running Zero EV prototype chassis
Volta Trucks has revealed the first running prototype chassis of its Zero - the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for...
Fiat Professional launches EV van fleet tool
Fiat Professional has launched a tool that allows businesses to compare the performance and running costs of their current fleet of ICE commercial vehicles...
Climate targets need implementation of large-scale negative emissions solutions by 2025
Global action to deliver negative emissions technologies is falling far short of what is required to address the climate crisis warns a new study...
Thames Water makes big splash for Net Zero by 2030
Nine years after plotting its first steps towards carbon neutrality, Britain’s biggest water utility today sets out its final plan to scoring Net Zero...
CrowdFlex pilot to assess flex upside across 25,000 homes. Meanwhile, Pure Planet goes Tribe-all
Britain’s biggest ever study of managing home power flexibility debuts next month, instigated by leading energy super-brands.
Covering upwards of 25,000 homes, the CrowdFlex experiment...
Hydrogen promotion contest to spread £60 million
Beis has earmarked up to £60 million for a competition spurring innovation steps in clean hydrogen’s production and storage, and its uses in transport. ...
Biogas and AD ‘can create 60k jobs this decade’
Anaerobic digestion of agricultural slurry can puff up Britain’s greening energy jobs market, while pumping 6% out of the nation’s carbon bubble by 2030,...
Vauxhall supports all-electric paramotor world record attempt
Vauxhall is providing four specially liveried EVs in support of the ‘Round Britain Climate Challenge’, a Guinness World Records attempt to fly around Britain...
Green Lithium secures £1.6 million in Seed round funding
Green Lithium, the mineral processing company, has secured £1.6 million in Seed round funding as it progresses plans to build and operate the UK’s...
Big corporates buy ‘more clean power than UK’s entire generation’
Green-minded electricity buyers for the world’s 100 most environmentally conscious firms together purchase for the first time more clean electricity than Britain’s entire annual...
The good, the bad and Orbit: Citizens Advice ranks 35 power suppliers to UK...
A “huge chasm” may be opening in customer service levels between the best and worst of electricity retailers to Britain’s homes, Citizens Advice’s latest...