renewables

Investment

A remarkable decade: Looking back on ten years of green energy growth

A new UN report lays bare a remarkable decade for global renewables investment and growth, but also signals the challenge ahead - BusinessGreen charts the key takeaways

clock 05 September 2019 • 4 min read

Management

China's Envision joins RE100

Energy technology manufacturer is promising to source 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2025

clock 03 September 2019 • 1 min read

Marketing

OVO Energy powers up sustainable marketing strategy

Company promises to prioritise digital marketing, carbon offset any print-based messaging, and end all door drop marketing

clock 19 August 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

Faraday Grid enters administration, dashing hopes of UK pilot project

High profile energy technology company calls in Grant Thornton as administrators after failing to secure project funding

clock 16 August 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

NIC chief: New Cabinet must offer more than 'vague promises' for green infrastructure

Sir John Armitt calls for government to commit to spending 1.2 per cent of GDP every year on future-proofing UK infrastructure

clock 08 August 2019 • 4 min read

Taxation

Switch fossil fuel subsidies to renewables to trigger clean energy revolution, study says

International Institute for Sustainable Development warns fossil fuel subsidies continue to far outstrip renewable subsidies, suffocating the clean energy transition

clock 02 August 2019 • 2 min read

Management

Promising to go net zero is easy, but here's how to deliver it

Joao Pola, UK & Ireland CEO of Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, reveals the secrets to successfully implementing a net zero goal

clock 30 July 2019 • 5 min read

Energy

What would a net zero emission, 100 per cent renewables world look like - and how do we get there?

Authors of a new paper arguing that 100 per cent renewable, zero carbon transport and energy worldwide is not only feasible but cheaper than fossil fuels explain their thinking to BusinessesGreen

clock 29 July 2019 • 12 min read

Energy

Fossil fuels drop to record low in UK energy mix

Oil, gas, and coal now provide 79.4 per cent of overall UK energy mix, while renewables' role hits record high, official government statistics reveal

clock 26 July 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

'The game is up for fossil fuels': How Mainstream Renewable Power fought through the financial crisis to unlock a greener future

Global wind and solar developer's CEO talks to BusinessGreen about past challenges and brighter times ahead for renewables

clock 18 July 2019 • 10 min read