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Tesco and Low Carbon to build three new solar farms in UK by 2021
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

  • Energy
  • 13 November 2020
First global survey of green banks highlights sector's key role in financing low-carbon technologies
First global survey of green banks highlights sector's key role in financing low-carbon technologies

Green banks can play an important role in the low-carbon transition by absorbing the risk of investing in unproven technologies, report finds

  • Investment
  • 12 November 2020
G20 stimulus packages 'missed opportunity' to accelerate green energy, analysis finds
G20 stimulus packages 'missed opportunity' to accelerate green energy, analysis finds

The UK could reach a 60 per cent renewable power system by 2025 were it to shift Covid-19 energy sector recovery funds from fossil fuels to green power, report concludes

  • Energy
  • 29 October 2020
Tesla plugs UK homes into its 'Virtual Power Plant'
Tesla plugs UK homes into its 'Virtual Power Plant'

Tesla has opened its Energy Plan to UK homes without electric vehicles, partnering with Octopus Energy to supply renewable electricity to customers

  • Energy
  • 28 October 2020
Portugal hails new record low for solar power prices
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

  • Energy
  • 28 August 2020
Council-issued green bond enables residents to invest in solar farm
Council-issued green bond enables residents to invest in solar farm

Warrington Borough Council's CMI aims to raise £1m, making it the second local authority to launch a green bond via ethical investment platform Abundance

  • Investment
  • 25 August 2020
Ember: Wind and solar provide record share of global electricity
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

  • Wind
  • 13 August 2020
GRIDSERVE snaps up Clayhill Solar Farm to support EV charging push
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

  • Energy
  • 07 August 2020
Octopus Renewables swoops for 14 French solar farms in €59m deal
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

  • Solar
  • 31 July 2020
Report: Onshore renewables could boost UK economy by £29bn
Report: Onshore renewables could boost UK economy by £29bn

Investor Thrive Renewables claims removal of local planning barriers could unlock multi-billion pound potential of onshore wind, solar, and hydropower sectors

  • Investment
  • 16 July 2020
Government gives go-ahead for Britain's largest solar farm
Government gives go-ahead for Britain's largest solar farm

Hive Energy's proposed 350MW Cleve Hill solar project secures backing from Planning Inspectorate despite local conservation concerns

  • Solar
  • 28 May 2020
'Dramatic improvements': Onshore wind, solar, and battery costs plummet further worldwide
'Dramatic improvements': Onshore wind, solar, and battery costs plummet further worldwide

The cost of electricity from solar, onshore wind and battery storage continues downward drive, BNEF analysis shows

  • Wind
  • 28 April 2020
IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019
IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019

Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels

  • Wind
  • 06 April 2020
It's time to unleash solar's potential
It's time to unleash solar's potential

The government must deploy as much solar as feasible under the Contracts for Difference scheme - net zero depends on it, argues Chris Hewett of the Solar Trade Association

  • Solar
  • 06 March 2020
Confirmed: Low carbon generation delivers over half UK's power
Confirmed: Low carbon generation delivers over half UK's power

New government stats show renewable generation grew by almost five per cent in 2019, while coal, gas and nuclear all experienced declines in output

  • Energy
  • 28 February 2020
Brewed by the sun: Heineken and Iberdrola toast Spanish solar deal
Brewed by the sun: Heineken and Iberdrola toast Spanish solar deal

Dutch brewer signs power purchase agreement with Spanish utility to supply renewable electricity for its brewing operations in Spain

  • Solar
  • 18 February 2020
'World first': Aldershot railway track powered by solar
'World first': Aldershot railway track powered by solar

Demonstrator project will explore whether solar can directly supply power to railways' traction systems

  • Rail
  • 23 August 2019
Climate resilience: More than a third of Londoners think city can't cope with natural disasters
Climate resilience: More than a third of Londoners think city can't cope with natural disasters

New survey suggests widespread concern UK capital isn't geared up to withstand impacts of climate change

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  • 28 January 2019

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