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Emerging solutions: Can wind, rocks, coal mines and salt decarbonise heat?

Many bright minds are trying to harness renewables to decarbonise heat and deliver broader system benefits. The Energyst outlines some interesting projects taking place...

£20m debt funding for battery storage firm Eelpower

Eelpower has secured £20m of debt funding with Gravis Capital Management to build out its battery storage pipeline. Eelpower plans to build, own and operate...

Energy convergence: Why you can’t afford to miss The Energyst Event

The free conference and exhibition, 17-18 April at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, highlights the impact of the convergence of energy procurement, efficiency and...

Why you can’t afford to miss The Energyst Event

The decentralisation of energy is having a profound effect on all aspects of the system. The Energyst Event aims to discuss what this means...
Claire Perry: Pressure welcome

Energy minister Claire Perry: Bring on mine water heat projects

Energy minister Claire Perry has thrown her support behind projects to turn old mines into source of renewable heat. The topic of geothermal heat came...

Stobart on track to deliver 2 million tonnes of biomass per year

Stobart Group anticipates that it will hit its target of delivering 2 million tonnes a year of biomass to power stations around the country...

Tender launched for 3.15MW geothermal electricity plant

The firm aiming to develop deep geothermal power at Redruth in Cornwall has launched a tender for provision of a generating plant of up...

Aggregator Endeco changes name to Gridbeyond

UK and Ireland-based aggregator Endeco is rebranding to Gridbeyond. The firm says the name more accurately reflects its offering in a rapidly changing market. Demand-side...

Arenko and GE build 41MW battery in the Midlands

Battery storage operator and developer Arenko will have a 41MW project up and running this year after striking a deal with GE. GE will supply...

Heat networks ‘need regulation and a regulator’

Heat networks should be regulated under the remit of an existing or new regulator, an industry alliance has told government. A regulated approach could derisk...

Renewables will be key to Ireland’s data centre growth

Host in Ireland, a strategic global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting digital assets in Ireland, has released a report...

KAO Data opens London One data centre

Kao Data has announced the opening of Kao London One, the first of four data centres to be built at the Kao Data Campus...

PPAs boom as corporates eye economic benefits of renewable power

The world’s biggest companies are driving a boom in power purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable generators. A new report from the RE100 group, which encompasses...

Lower carbon heat: Are we on the right path?

The power sector is making progress on decarbonisation. The transport sector seems to be opting primarily for electrification. What about heat? The Energyst is surveying...

Shell signs PPA with England’s largest solar farm

Shell has signed a deal to buy all of the power from England's largest solar park, the 69.8MW Bradenstoke development, once RAF Lyneham, near Swindon. The deal...

Farmers offered grants for 40% of cost of battery storage systems

Farmers are being offered government grants that enable them to claim up to 40% of the cost of a battery storage system. They can also...

Battery storage firm BESS lands £28.5m to build 100MW portfolio

Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) has secured £28.5 million in project finance funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The firm will use the money to...

Engie and Macquarie invest £3m in EV battery storage firm

Engie and Macquarie Group have invested £3m in Connected Energy, a firm which uses spent battery packs from electric vehicles to create on-site energy...
Robin Rigg wind farm.

UK renewables capacity hits 39GW

Installed renewable capacity hit 38.9GW in the third quarter of 2017, latest government figures show, up 4.4GW year on year. Of that total, solar PV...
The 40MW battery storage facility at Glassenbury, Kent

VLC Energy connects 50MW battery storage portfolio

VLC Energy has connected 50MW of battery storage. The firm, a joint venture between developer Low Carbon and VPI Immingham, has two main sites: the...