Solar
Government sets sights on securing 12GW of renewable power from next contract auction
Plans to hold fourth Contracts for Difference auction for range of different renewables technologies confirmed by government for late 2021
Solar-powered railway scheme steams ahead with £2.5m government grant
Riding Sunbeams project aims to shuttle power from a community solar plant to the London to Eastbourne railway line
City of London announces £40m solar power purchase deal in UK first
The 15-year deal will see City of London Corporation help fund a 49MW solar farm in Dorset to help power the UK capital's financial district
Space: The final frontier for renewables?
UK government commissions research into viability of space-based solar power systems
Tesco and Low Carbon to build three new solar farms in UK by 2021
New agreement is part of Tesco's commitment to use 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2030, and is set to save 30,308 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year
'All about the sun': Solar plant powers up at Sol brewery
Inauguration of solar plant at Sol brewery in Netherlands will help parent company Heineken reach goal of achieving 70 per cent renewable energy across its production facilities
Statkraft to snap up Solarcentury in £117m deal
Energy giant inks agreement to acquire pioneering solar developer, securing 6GW clean energy pipeline in bid to become 'one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies'
Greencoat Capital hits 1GW as it snaps up solar portfolio from Allianz Global Investors
Purchase of three operational solar plants brings total value of solar assets in asset manager's Greencoat Solar II fund to £2bn
Solar boost as Ecotricity inks 15-year green power purchase deal
Offtake agreement will see green energy provider purchase renewable obligation certificates from solar projects backed by asset manager Armstrong Capital
'Unstoppable momentum': Business-backed report concludes Paris-aligned power sector can be delivered
'S curve' deployment suggest goals of Paris Agreement can be achieved, but only if policy framework 'encourages, sustains, and extends' the deployment of clean technologies, according to researchers from UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources
Octopus Energy toasts US expansion with acquisition of startup Evolve Energy
Deal represents major milestone for the rapidly-growing UK energy technology firm's international expansion plans
Six new solar projects announced as part of Elgin-Foresight joint venture
Solar energy firm teams up with private equity investor in 200MW boost to pipeline of subsidy-free UK solar projects
Portugal hails new record low for solar power prices
Lowest winning bid for solar energy output in latest auction round easily beat the previous record, which was also set in Portugal a year earlier
Renewables costs keep on falling fast, but clean energy challenges remain
New reports from the government and the Energy Systems Catapult have today provided further evidence the UK's energy industry is facing a decade of unprecedented and rapid change
Ember: Wind and solar provide record share of global electricity
Think tank reveals wind and solar are now providing 10 per cent of global power and are demonstrating impressive resilience to the coronavirus crisis, as coal investment continues to slide
National Infrastructure Commission: Plummeting costs mean UK should double down on renewables
New research reveals UK could source two thirds of its power from renewables by 2030, as calls grow for government to accelerate clean energy auction pipeline and introduce green tax breaks
Behind Microsoft's bold plan to build social equity into clean energy buying
The tech giant is looking to turn the Just Transition concept into a clean energy investment reality
GRIDSERVE snaps up Clayhill Solar Farm to support EV charging push
Deal will see GRIDSERVE harness power from the UK's first unsubsidised solar farm for use at its first electric vehicle charging site in Essex
Octopus Renewables swoops for 14 French solar farms in €59m deal
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust inks deal to purchase 119.5MW subsidised solar portfolio as UK investor expands into French market
'Symbolic moment': Renewables speed past fossil fuels as EU's biggest source of electricity
Clean energy generated a historic 40 per cent of the bloc's electricity in the first half of 2020, according to green think tank Ember
Microsoft inks 500MW solar deal as it outlines suite of fresh sustainability steps
Tech giant also touts further carbon removal efforts, $50m innovation investment, an expanded carbon tax, and a new 'sustainability calculator' for customers
Octopus Renewables snaps up 9.1MW UK rooftop solar portfolio
Purchase of solar assets spread across 2,700 rooftops touted as the 'logical next step' by the growing clean energy investor
Shell Energy launches seasonal solar-battery storage tariff
Households with solar panels and batteries installed can earn savings on their winter bills for excess energy generated in the summer
West Berkshire Council launches UK's first local government green bond
Green bond arranged by Abundance Investment aims to raise £1m from residents to fund solar panels on council buildings
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