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Bristol City Council to try and sell Bristol Energy
Bristol City Council will attempt to sell Bristol Energy. The company was set up in 2015 and has struggled financially.
The council last month appointed...
Statkraft adds Warrington Council’s solar-storage to VPP, hits 2.6GW
Statkraft has signed a hybrid power purchase agreement with Warrington Borough Council for its 35MW solar farm in York, co-located with 27MWh of battery...
Green Party opposes council’s solar farm
The Green Party is opposing Hastings Borough Council's plans to build a 2MW solar farm in the heart of a local nature reserve.
The council...
Nearly half of England’s councils ‘don’t know carbon footprint’
Almost half of England’s councils cannot put a number to their own carbon emissions, an engineering trade body has discovered.
Quizzed by the Electrical Contractors’...
Nottingham City Council to roll out wireless taxi chargers
Nottingham City Council is to trial wireless electric taxi chargers after receiving government funding.
The trial, which involves the council, Cenex, Sprint Power, Shell, Parking...
Warrington Council’s massive solar-storage project “an oven ready” blueprint
Gridserve has completed a huge co-location project for Warrington Borough Council. The 34.7MW solar and 27MW storage farm at York was constructed in five...
Engie lands energy services and FM contract with Milton Keynes Council
Engie will deliver energy and carbon reduction services to Milton Keynes council via an energy performance contract that guarantees savings.
The first phase of the...
Councils ‘should buy clean power direct’ to hit Net Zero faster
Local authorities should buy clean power direct from producers, particularly community schemes, to speed decarbonisation, according to Matthew Clayton, MD at Thrive Renewables.
“If local...
Nottingham Council to self-supply water, hand responsibility to energy team
Nottingham City Council will start supplying water to its own estate next month - with responsibility handed to its energy services team.
Having acquired a...
How Flexitricity optimises revenue for Gateshead Council’s district energy scheme
In this video case study, Flexitricity’s Business Development and Account Manager, Lisa Perrin, and Gateshead Council’s Energy Services Manager, Jim Gillon, discuss revenue streams...
Warrington Council signs massive solar plus battery storage deal
Warrington Borough Council has signed a huge solar plus battery storage deal, enabling it to generate all of its electricity and make millions of...
Ashford Council sees £7m income from 9MW solar farm
Ashford Borough Council in Kent wants to build and run its own solar farm. Following advice from the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) the...
Councils and transport firms given £42m for electric buses
Councils and bus companies in England and Wales have been given £48m to pay for low carbon buses and infrastructure.
Most are electric, though Brighton...
Cambridgeshire County Council eyes solar-storage prize at landfill sites
Cambridgeshire County Council plans to build co-located solar and battery storage on closed landfill sites and thinks it can make a 25-year net return...
Bristol, Devon and Plymouth councils land euromillions for energy projects
Bristol, Devon and Plymouth Councils have a secured a further €1.9m in grant funding from the European Investment Bank and the European Commission to...
Vattenfall EV charging business up and running with South Norfolk Council Â
Swedish utility Vattenfall has signed a deal to install its first electric car chargers in the UK. It will install and operate 20 chargers...
Hackney to ensure 50% of council’s power is renewable, outlines energy company plans
Hackney Council has committed to ensure half of its power is renewable from April.
While the decision to stipulate that requirement via the Crown Commercial...
Hackney Council to launch energy company
Hackney Council is planning to launch an energy company.
The council says it "will supply clean, affordable energy, generate our own renewable electricity, and plough profits...
Anesco wins West Sussex Council solar O&M contract
West Sussex County Council has appointed Anesco to provide operations and maintenance across its solar PV portfolio.
The authority has a mix of commercial and...
Dead money: Use dormant bank accounts to help councils fund clean energy, MPs urge
MPs have urged government to help councils finance and deploy local energy projects as European funding avenues close off.
They also suggest government taps the...