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Welsh public backs more renewable energy – and voters want straight answers on costs,...

New polling published today shows that people across Wales strongly support expanding renewable energy. Public backing spans the political spectrum, including among voters often...

Construction underway on 90MWp of combined solar capacity

Enviromena, a UK-based independent power producer, has started construction on two solar farm projects in Shropshire. The projects at Rock Farm near Ludlow and...

Push Power boosts British Property Federation’s new research to accelerate the UK’s solar rooftop...

Solar energy solutions provider Push Power along with global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield and London-based property law firm Forsters LLP are supporting...

ScottishPower forges ahead with £60M+ foundation fabrication in north-east

The first steel has been cut in the north-east as manufacturing gets underway for the offshore substation foundation for ScottishPower Renewables’ £4 billion East...

LCCC signs record-breaking number of Contracts for Difference in Allocation Round 7

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) has successfully signed more than 200 Contracts for Difference (CfDs) awarded across Allocation Round 7 (AR7) and Allocation Round 7a (AR7a), enabling...

Hybrid energy solution deployed to protect onshore wind farm during network outage

A planned network outage threatened to halt operations at an onshore wind farm in Scotland, so engineered energy and temperature solutions provider Aggreko stepped...

UrbanChain signs private-market PPA that makes new renewable asset bankable

UrbanChain has signed the first generation power purchase agreement within its private energy market with Eden Sustainable Power being the private market operator, making...

Good Energy grows its presence in Scotland with acquisition of Low Energy Services

Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier and energy services provider, has acquired Low Energy Services, a leading commercial solar panel installer servicing Scotland...

Low Carbon brings 240MW of solar capacity into operations in the UK over the...

Leading renewable energy company, Low Carbon, has successfully brought nearly 240MW of large-scale solar capacity into operations in the UK over the last year...

SmartestEnergy and OurCoop partner on SMB-focused CPPA, enabling 100% renewable supply across 400 sites

SmartestEnergy, has partnered with OurCoop, the UK’s largest independent co-operative,  to deliver a 10-year CPPA. The agreement was originally signed in 2025 with Central...

Global renewable energy installed capacity to double to 8.4TW by 2031

Global renewable energy installed capacity is set to expand at a rapid pace over the next five years, driven by the high scalability of...

Removing tariffs on offshore wind components will drive down the cost of building clean...

Commenting on the Government’s announcement that it will remove tariffs on imported offshore wind energy components from 1st April, RenewableUK’s Head of Offshore Wind...

RenEnergy UK completes major solar carport installation at University Hospital Wales

RenEnergy UK has successfully delivered a multi-story solar carport installation at University Hospital Wales, operating within one of the most challenging clinical environments. The project involved the...

Cornwall grid milestone sparks fresh evaluation of geothermal energy’s potential

Since Britain’s first continuous geothermal power plant began operating in Cornwall on 26th February, UK Google searches for ‘geothermal energy’ have surged by 134%,...

2.5 MW community-owned wind project in Ayrshire goes into commercial operation

The Kilbirnie wind turbine has completed its first full week of operations, becoming Scotland’s first community-owned development to operate commercially without long-term government subsidies....

Proving the SME case for solar PV

Technical facilities management provider, Thermatic Group, has set out to prove the long-term value of solar PV to SMEs with the installation of its...

Levelise launches open calculator tool to accurately model UK solar and battery returns 

Levelise has launched the Levelise Calculator, a free, open-source tool designed to help installers, energy managers, and system designers accurately model the financial performance of battery storage...

Works begins to install over 200 solar panels on Swale Borough Council’s offices

Push Power is installing a 105-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar panel system, capable of producing electricity equivalent to almost half of Swale House’s annual power...

East Yorkshire Solar Farm to be one of the largest UK consented solar projects

Ampyr Solar Europe, a leading independent solar developer and IPP, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the East Yorkshire Solar Farm (EYSF)...

Renewables to deliver net economic advantage over gas from 2028 to 2029 says REA

New analysis from the Renewable Energy Association (REA) shows that renewable electricity generation will become the clear economic winner over natural gas by 2028...