Energy
BusinessGreen's best of 2019
We trawl through the archive to pick out some of our favourite reads of the past 12 months
Statkraft sells two windfarms to Greencoat in £104m deal
The 43MW Windy Rig wind farm 37.8MW Twentyshilling wind farm are set to be completed in 2021
Geothemal energy market heats up with Climeon and Geo40 partnership
Swedish geothermal energy specialist Climeon and New Zealand minerals firm Geo40 hope to deliver first minerals-and-energy plant in 2020
Budweiser brews up green tariff for pubs and bars
Beer giant teams up with Opus Energy to launch a renewable energy tariff for pubs and bars
Gridserve completes 'UK's most advanced' solar farm
Plant is first in UK to use bifacial solar panels and trackers to follow the sun, maximising electricity generation
UK renewables power past gas for first time
Meanwhile use of fossil fuels fall to a record low, government data reveals
Ohme reveals how EV drivers are being paid to charge their cars
Blustery weather saw electric vehicle owners paid up to £5 to charge their cars to use excess wind electricity
'A perfect storm for coal': Europe and US drive global dip in coal use
But fuel use set to remain 'broadly stable' over next five years as falling demand in West is offset by surging growth in Asia, according to International Energy Agency
New software aims to drive transparency in renewable energy markets
Swiss start-up claims its new software will make negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements easier
CCC: Bolder climate action needed as Scotland gears up to host COP26
Scottish progress in cutting emissions in sectors outside the power industry is not yet up to scratch, according to the government's climate change advisors
Corporations must pursue purpose and not just profit, for people and planet
A new kind of business is needed for the modern world, argues Good Energy's Juliet Davenport
'Landmark moment': UK's largest subsidy-free solar plant comes online
NextEnergy Solar Fund says project demonstrates financial viability and energy generation potential of large scale subsidy-free solar projects in the UK
Fastned to expand charging network following €12m bond issue
EV charging company plans to double the number of countries with its charging stations to six
HyFlyer zero emission aviation project lines up mobile hydrogen fuelling support
Mobile refuelling truck will be used to power test flights of hydrogen plane
Study: Biofuels could play significant role in green shipping transition
Report outlines potential of shipping fuels from biomass, though points to potential problems with sustainability and supply constraints
UK wind energy record smashed yet again
Grid operator confirms wind generation yesterday almost topped 17GW for the first time
Harbour Air delivers take off for the electric aviation age
Following first test flight, partnership between seaplane airline and electric engine manufacturer aims to deliver all-electric commercial fleet
OVO secures approval for £500m SSE Energy Services deal
CMA approval paves way for transaction to complete next month, creating a major new energy player with almost five million customers that has pledged to go net zero emissions
UK wind power enjoys record-busting weekend
On Sunday afternoon wind power provided 38 per cent of the UK's electricity
CDP: Corporate supply chains could deliver a gigaton of carbon savings
Investor research group urges more corporates to push suppliers to deliver cost effective emissions reduction
'Win-win-win': Heat pumps under parks could warm five million homes
Analysis suggests approach could cut more than two per cent of the UK's emissions, while improving air quality and providing an income for councils
SmartestEnergy acquires Dual Energy in smart meter push
Deal aims to help SmartestEnergy accelerate expansion of business smart meter market
'New normal': Energy giants step up pursuit of cleaner fuels
ScottishPower branches out into solar, Orsted to dip its toes into hydrogen, Iberdrola ditches coal
'They know exactly how this ends': Top UK banks slammed for £25bn coal funding since 2015
Data from Greenpeace shows HSBC, Barclays, RBS, and Standard Chartered have collectively provided £25bn to companies with new coal plant plans since 2015
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