British Gas’ nine-fold hike in profits sparks rage
Centrica. the parent of leading UK supplier British Gas Energy, today posted half year operating profits for 2023’s first six months of £2.1 billion,...
Kimberly-Clark’s Coleshill, Flint mill to run on green hydrogen, not Welsh coal or flint
A joint venture formed by Octopus Energy Generation and solar- and wind-power electricity developers RES is seeking planners’ permission to run the Welsh operations...
Octopus stretches seawards, targets £15 billion of turbines by 2030
The generation arm of renewables mega-investors Octopus Energy today announced its intention to splash a massive £15 billion – or $ 20 billion -...
Octopus extends Zero Bill homes concept, aims for 10,000 by 2025
Britain’s second largest energy supplier has found a new partner in its dream to deliver 10,000 new energy bill-free homes before 2025.
Octopus Energy is...
Schapps green lights 2.6GW Hornsea Four windfarm
Ørsted’s Hornsea Four windfarm, 69km off the Yorkshire coast, has been approved by energy secretary Grant Shapps, after a five month delay.
The 180-turbine project...
Pennon pays Elgin £85 million for 100MWp of unbuilt solar
Water company Pennon is paying solar developer Elgin Energy £85 million for three unbuilt solar farms totalling 100MW in potential. Today's purchase deepens the...
“Unfit” planning rules impose “4,700 year wait” to reach onshore wind’s NZ goals: IPPR
A left-of-centre think tank has called for radical overhaul of Britain’s planning laws, if targets for Net Zero energy from onshore wind and solar...
Cero and Enso agree financing on 50MW battery for Larks Green
The developers of Britain’s first solar farm now generating directly into the nation’s transmission network have agreed financial terms to add a 49.9MW battery...
Solar’s “untapped potential” on commercial roofs & car parks is target of new government-industry...
Warehouses, car parks, schools and shopping malls hold the key to boosting by a factor of five Britain's solar electricity output, or so a...
Octopus pledges £1.5 bn to Japan & Asia
Green power mega developer Octopus will invest £1.5 billion in Asia’s energy markets by 2027, helping speed the region’s transition to cleaner, smarter energy.
The...
Netcos launch plan to speed connections for renewables
Operators of Britain’s power grids have outlined a three-step blueprint to speed up connections awaited by clean energy developers.
An unprecedented 164GW of connection requests...
Ripple Energy offers UK’s first solar farm in shared ownership
Local investors and Britain’s citizens keen on clean power are the target backers for what's claimed as Britain’s first consumer-owned solar farm in shared...
Paper maker Kimberly-Clark opts for Octopus’ & RES’ on-site green hydrogen
Green hydrogen made on site is set to heat boilers at UK factories making Kleenex, Andrex & Huggies paper products, under an initiative launched...
Good Energy inks its biggest offtake deal from Hornsea 1
Long-standing clean power supplier Good Energy has struck its biggest ever offtake deal for carbon-free electricity, targeting corporate & household customers.
Hornsea 1, operated by...
Greencoat UK Solar & Innova ally to develop 5GW of solar & storage
UK solar received yet another boost this morning, as financiers Schroders Greencoat teamed up with developers Innova Renewables to roll out a hoped for...
Government’s £205 m fifth round CfD allocation “too low”, say green investors
Renewables investors have attacked as inadequate the government’s earmarking of £205 million for its latest Contracts for Difference bidding round.
The figure was revealed by...
ib vogt & financiers DIF swoop for UK’s biggest storage-and-solar portfolio
Solar farm operators ib vogt and financiers DIF Capital have signed a deal for future purchase of 720MW of consented solar PV sites, in...
Smart phoning: Vodafone dials into 5 solar farms, as domestic on-roof PV instals double
Mobile telecoms giant Vodafone has reached agreement with Centrica and solar developer Mytilineos to fund five new PV farms, capable of providing it with...
Fashion retailer H&M finds good (non-FiT) fit with Lightsource bp on two Midlands farms
Fashion shoppers in Swedish brand H&M’s UK stores will now be browsing its wares in light provided by clean power made on British solar...
“Scots, Tera-watt hey!” Holyrood to plug in 20GW more green capacity by 2030, ponders how...
Scotland’s devolved government has unveiled plans to accelerate still further the heady growth already seen in the nation’s clean generation capacities.
The ruling SNP’s “Energy...