Regulator bans Shell ads over alleged ‘greenwashing’
Britain's advertising watchdog has banned adverts by energy giant Shell on television and on YouTube, saying they gave a misleading impression of the size of...
Flow control firm & SGN partner over gas grids’ hydrogen readiness
The companies will work together as part of the operator's LTS Futures project, designed to verify the compatibility of Britain’s local transmission system (LTS)...
From install to export: how to make the most of an energy generation asset
By Vish Sharma, Head of Power Purchase Agreements at npower Business Solutions
With increasing organisational focus on environmental responsibility, and with security of supply and...
Green body hails Sunak envoy’s levelling up agenda via geothermals
The Renewable Energy Association has welcomed a government-commissioned report which identifies geothermal heat as a means to "level up" struggling communities.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak...
Ofgem in quest for bidders for £7 billion of offshore connection kit
Energy regulator Ofgem is seeking investors willing to pledge up to £7 billion for offshore transmission assets.
Around ten offshore transmission assets, comprising prebuilt transmission...
“One per cent better every year”: Perovskite pioneers make world’s most productive solar PV...
Solar energy innovators Oxford Perovskite have set a new world efficiency record of 28.6% for photovoltaic cells capable of commercial use.
The new 28.6% benchmark...
Car parks & industrial roofs “can accommodate government’s solar targets”: UCL researchers
Commercial roofs and urban surfaces such as car parks offer enough room in England alone to accommodate Britain’s targeted expansion of solar PV, without...
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...
IGas is preferred bidder for geothermal project at Manchester hospital
IGas told investors two months ago that it was in talks with owners of up to 35 sites, many on NHS premises, for its...
Magazine ranks Octopus as UK’s most ethical energy supplier. BG, EDF & Shell are...
Octopus Energy has been awarded a perfect score of 100 for ethical accreditation by The Good Shopping Guide, ranking it Britain’s most scrupulous energy...
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...
Britain’s “lack of incentives” prompts Oxford solar pioneers towards US or EU plant; FT...
World-leading solar power pioneers Oxford Perovskite reportedly believe the UK is their “least attractive” option for a new factory to produce the firm's revolutionary...
Carlton’s & Schroders’ £200 m hydrogen bid glows green for gas’s prospects
A £ 200 million joint venture announced today in green hydrogen testifies to the low-carbon gas’ future as an industrial mainstay and low-carbon substitute.
Developers...
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...
nBS launches trading platform for energy managers
Corporate energy supplier npower Business Solutions has launched a suite of flexible energy trading solutions designed to help businesses trim energy bills and maximise...
Brearley calls for two-tier plan to speed grid connections
Waits of a decade and more to link new wind and solar farms into transmission grids present the biggest risk to the UK missing...
Play nice with Brussels to slash British wholesale costs, Energy UK urges
Better co-operation between Britain and the EU on energy trading & carbon pricing could cut wholesale energy costs by hundreds of millions of pounds...
Octopus and L&G pay a UK-best £70 million for stake in ground heat pump...
Octopus Energy’s generation arm is boosting Britain’s heat pump rollout by investing £70 million in Kensa Group, the country’s leading manufacturer and installer of...
Geothermals on, as Green Heat Network Fund digs deep to hand out first of...
Britain’s biggest system drawing heat from deep rock formations to warm up to 4,000 homes cheaply is one of seven innovative projects receiving government...
Another 300MW-plus solar farm highlights need for NSIP reform
The latest proposed addition to Britain’s fleet of giant solar parks is being mooted for a site in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
At 320MWp, developer Windel...