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ITM Power to open ‘world’s biggest electrolyser factory’ in Sheffield

Posting half year results, the AIM-listed firm confirmed it has inked a lease for a reported 134,000 square feet at the city’s Bessemer Park,...

SSE partners with developers to transform defunct Welsh coal plant

Power infrastructure firm SSE Energy Solutions has signed an agreement with local authority-linked developers CCR Energy to turn a defunct coal-burning power station into...

Powering Clean Power 2030 – How can resistors accelerate renewable energy adoption?

Labour’s Clean Power 2030 plan, announced in December, sets an ambitious target for the UK to achieve 100% clean energy by the end of...

Firms plan green hydrogen from seawater via offshore rigs

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy is prepping a project to produce the world’s first seawater-sourced green hydrogen from an offshore production platform in...

Push Power celebrates most successful year yet

Colchester-based solar energy solutions provider Push Power Ltd wrapped up 2024 celebrating 11 years of continuous company growth with last year demonstrating the greatest...

Coutinho: New unabated gas ‘needed beyond 2030’; REMA needs local pricing

Energy secretary Clare Coutinho today pledged to build new CCGT power stations as replacements for ageing gas generators. The new plant, Coutinho accepts, is...

Total plans floating wind turbines in Celtic sea

French oil and gas giant Total is planning a 96MW floating offshore wind farm after setting up a joint venture with developer Simply Blue...

gridX expands its partner ecosystem and opens up its technology to all installers

At The smarter E Europe 2025 in Munich, May 7-9, gridX will be demonstrating the value of continuously expanding its own partner ecosystem and...

Bright move from Braintree Council

RenEnergy has supported Braintree Council with a large-scale 407KW solar panel installation in Essex as part of the authority’s drive to increase efficiency and...

Carlton Power and Highview to build 250MWh liquid air energy storage plant

Carlton Power and Highview Power are partnering to build a massive cryogenic liquid-air energy (LAES) plant in Manchester.  Carlton has been trying to build a...

Largest ever installation of solar panels at a British airport

London Southend Airport has demonstrated its commitment to self-generation with the largest ever installation of solar panels at a British airport. Photon Energy managing director...

Put solar panels on all new homes to cut bills and carbon, says LGA

All new homes should be required to have solar panels installed to meet green targets, according to a new report from the Local Government...

Thrive Renewables launches new crowdfund following record year

Thrive Renewables has launched a new £5 million share offer on Triodos Bank’s crowdfunding platform, allowing people to invest in new clean energy projects. In...

UK’s total pipeline of battery storage projects now stands at over 16GW

RenewableUK’s latest Energy Storage Project Intelligence report shows that more than 16.1GW of battery storage capacity is operating, under construction or being planned in...

Official stats show renewables generated over half UK’s electricity in 2024

New statistics released by the Government today show that renewables generated a record 50.8% of the UK’s electricity in 2024 – the first year...

Smart Export Guarantee: neither smart, nor much of a guarantee

Richard Palmer of grid rights consultancy Roadnight Taylor unpacks the Smart Export Guarantee - and its implications for those investing in new renewable power...

Electric vehicle boom no sweat, says National Grid

National Grid has said the power system could cope with an overnight boom in electric vehicles (EVs) and that the extra generation capacity required...

“Breakthrough moment” sees renewables allowed for first time to balance UK grid

Britain’s renewable power generators have this week been authorised to provide balancing and stability services to the nation’s grid, in a claimed ‘game-changing’ world’s...

ENGIE acquires onshore renewable assets in UK

ENGIE has successfully acquired a fully operational renewable portfolio in the UK, totalling 157MW of clean energy capacity. This portfolio, acquired from Munich Re’s asset...

Avonmouth debuts £0.3 billion EfW plant and CNG‘s green biomethane terminal 

Bristol’s port today enjoyed a double green boost, with the opening of two major industrial plants, one a massive waste-to-power generator, the second synthesising...