BP takes big stake in solar firm Lightsource
BP will pay $200m (£149m) for a 43% stake in UK-based solar developer Lightsource.
The firm, which manages some 2GW of solar, will be rebadged...
Faraday Grid: We come from the future to stabilise the power system
Faraday Grid, co-founded by Australian Andrew Scobie, has set up shop in the UK. Its mission is to create “fit for purpose” energy systems...
Total and Reactive Technologies launch hybrid solar-flex PPA, seal 310MW deal
Total Gas & Power and Reactive Technologies believe they can maximise the value of solar via a hybrid power purchase agreement that exploits flexibility...
Tidal energy firm clocks up 1GWh, seeks more funds
Tidal energy firm Scotrenewables says its 2.2MW floating turbine has clocked up 1GWh at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
The SR2000, the...
Severn Trent builds three gas-to-grid plants to cut energy bill by £3m
Severn Trent is building three new biomethane plants to turn sewage sludge and other feedstock into gas that can be injected into the grid.
Two sites...
Shell to halve carbon footprint, doubles investment in cleaner energy
Shell has pledged to cut its net carbon footprint 50% by 2050.
The aim relates not just to its own energy use, but the carbon...
Thames Water cuts power bill by £12m via self generation
Thames Water is generating almost a quarter of its power, much of it though sewage.
Posting half year results, the water company said its own...
Ventient Energy launches with 690MW of onshore wind
Ventient Energy officially launched today as the UK's third largest onshore wind generator.
The firm, which combines the portfolio formally owned by Infinis with assets...
Atlantis plans 160MW Wyre tidal barrage
Marine energy firm Atlantis is planning a 160MW tidal barrage in the Wyre estuary with company boss Tim Cornelius touting it as the "pathfinder project...
Small is beautiful, says UK’s largest solar fund
Competition to acquire large solar sites is driving the UK’s largest listed solar investment fund to look for portfolios of smaller developments.
Posting interim results,...
Northern Gas Networks and ITM partner on power-to-gas energy storage
Gas distribution firm Northern Gas Networks has partnered with clean fuel company, ITM, to study the feasibility of large-scale energy storage by taking excess...
Vattenfall acquires network licence, plans 2018 independent DNO launch
Swedish utility Vattenfall Independent Network Operator (IDNO) is to enter the electricity distribution business in the UK, following its move into both business and...
Greencoat buys 96MW of onshore wind from EDF
Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind has acquired an 80% stake in five onshore wind farms from EDF Energy Renewables.
The wind farms, all sited...
Ørsted: Dong’s new name
Danish state-controlled firm Dong Energy will change its name to Ørsted. The company said the new name will better reflect its renewables business.
Dong is...
UK renewable generation capacity hits 38GW as coal prepares for extinction
UK renewable generation capacity hit 38GW in the second quarter of 2017, up 4.4GW on the same period in 2016.
Meanwhile, final energy consumption fell...
Anesco opens ‘subsidy free’ solar farm with battery storage
Renewable energy developer Anesco has officially opened a colocated solar and battery storage plant in Bedfordshire.
Solar capacity is 10MW at the Clayhill site, with...
Ofgem: Large solar farms with battery storage can still claim Rocs
It appears large solar farm owners that are planning to install battery storage will be able to charge their batteries with PV and still...
3GW of offshore wind awarded support as costs fall
Some 3.2GW of offshore wind generation has been awarded subsidies under the government's contracts for difference (CfD) regime, along with smaller levels of biomass...
Scotland sets world record for tidal power
Tidal turbines installed in Pentland Firth, Scotland, set a new world record for tidal stream generation output in August, according to Atlantis Resources.
The firm...
NextEnergy Solar Fund buys 22MW solar farms
NextEnergy Solar Fund has acquired two solar farms totalling almost 22MW of capacity.
The 8.1MW Bay Farm project and the 13.6MW Honnington scheme, both in...