Maximising returns from biomass
John Field of TEAM (EAA) explains how to make the most of returns from biomass Renewable Heat Incentive schemes.
The Renewable Heat Incentive is the...
Eneco launch Tullo II wind farm
Renewable energy company, Eneco, launched its second wind farm near Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire. Twinshiels Wind Farm, as it is now to be known, is a...
Biomass boost: LC Energy buys biomass boiler firm, plots growth
Biomass fuel supplier LC Energy has acquired wood fuel boiler business Ecolyf.
The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, makes LC Energy a supplier...
Government pushes water-sourced heat pumps, launches water heat map
The government is attempting to ramp up its renewable heat strategy and is pushing England’s waterways to businesses as a way to decarbonise heating...
Pension funds join Santander in hunt for ‘superior returns’ from water and renewable energy...
Regulators have rubber stamped the move by two major pension funds and Santander to launch a $2bn investment vehicle for water and sustainable energy...
Government confirms plan to close Renewables Obligation to onshore wind in 2016
The government has confirmed that it intends to close the Renewables Obligation to new onshore wind a year earlier than planned.
The department of energy...
Combined heat and power behind 6% of UK electricity, could do more
Combined heat and power generated around 6% of UK electricity generated in 2014, according to latest data. “But the technology remains underexploited,” says Chris...
Businesses braced for cuts to small scale generation and export rates
Government has proposed steep cuts to small scale renewable energy subsidies. The department of energy and climate change (Decc) clarified its intentions in a...
United Utilities begins work on 3MW floating solar plant
United Utilities is to bolster its self-generation to the tune of 3MW as work begins this week on a floating solar PV plant at...
GDF touts gas to grid earner
GDF Suez is urging firms with anaerobic digesters to consider exporting biogas to National Grid rather than burning it for electricity. Injecting direct to...
Eon takes offshore wind hit as Supreme Court rejects Robin Rigg appeal
The news that Eon must foot the bill to repair defective offshore wind turbines at Robin Rigg may have ramifications for UK offshore wind...
European Commission investigates Drax biomass subsidy contract
The European Commission thinks the biomass subsidy deal struck by the UK's biggest coal plant operator and the coalition government may be too generous....
Drax and Infinis lose bid to overturn CCL exemption axe
Drax and Infinis have lost their bid to overturn the government’s decision to axe Climate Change Levy exemptions for renewable power.
The two firms had...
SmartestEnergy claims cost difference between buying renewable and brown power ‘less than 1%’
Smartest Energy has launched a new report urging large firms to switch to renewable power - which it supplies. The firm claims it costs companies...
Green wars: Good Energy and Ecotricity in new row over who is the greenest...
Green energy suppliers Ecotricity and Good Energy are set to lock horns over who has the greenest power - and not for the first...
Blessed are the cheesemakers: Dairy firm powers AD plant and CHP engine with cheese...
A 5MW anaerobic digestion plant being commissioned in Cumbria this month is the first in Europe to feed biomethane into the gas grid that...
Solar thermal eclipsed by PV: Can Epsom salts revive industry and solve storage?
“My work tends to be driven by what might be the right solution in the future, even if it is not cost effective at...
Businesses pile in to onsite renewable power in 2015
Businesses were the fastest growing segment of independently-owned renewable generation projects by volume in 2015, according to a new report.
The number of onsite generation...
Local power for local people: Trial suggests changes to local grid charging regime could...
A trial to match local generation with local businesses suggests that peer-to-peer renewable power services could lead to lower energy system costs. Now Open...
Power shift: Coal tanks, gas rises, onshore wind doesn’t blow as much
Output from coal-fired power stations halved in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2015. Gas generators largely...