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Energy

Taking on the Big Six: OVO Energy's Stephen Fitzpatrick on disrupting the energy sector

Entrepreneur's energy firm is now one of biggest challengers to the Big Six in the UK, so where does he see the industry heading next?

clock 06 August 2018 • 13 min read

Energy

The world now has more than one terawatt of wind and solar

Wind and solar capacity passes landmark 1,000GW mark - and it will only take five years for capacity to double again, according to analysts

clock 06 August 2018 • 1 min read

Solar

Octopus: Heatwave powers record solar output

Renewables investor's UK solar arrays generated 155GWh of energy over the past month, enough to power 50,000 homes for a year

clock 25 July 2018 • 3 min read

Technology

Scilly goes smart: £10.8m project powers up to boost island renewables, EVs, and batteries

Isles of Scilly to become a global test-bed for solar, batteries, smart heating, electric vehicle V2G, and grid flexibility services

clock 25 July 2018 • 4 min read

Legislation

Government proposes complete end to Feed-in Tariff scheme

FITs would close entirely at the end of March 2019 under new plans, with little clarity over what, if anything, will replace the once popular incentive scheme

clock 19 July 2018 • 5 min read

Energy

Wind blows Spain's renewables to record 45 per cent share of power mix

Bumper six months for wind power in Spain means low carbon sources contributed 67.5 per cent of country's generation

clock 16 July 2018 • 1 min read

Management

Global briefing: Ontario ditches carbon pricing in climate challenge to Trudeau

BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world

clock 06 July 2018 • 5 min read

Energy

Swedish energy firms launch Power2U green buildings technology service

Backed by InnoEnergy and SEK60m ($6.65m) investment, the venture is aimed at boosting use of battery storage, solar PV, and EV charging across the building sector

clock 02 July 2018 • 2 min read

Solar

SolarAid: 'Without universal access to electricity, most of the SDGs won't be met'

Charity Partner for this year's BusinessGreen Leaders Awards warns universal access to clean, affordable electricity by 2030 remains a far off prospect without an investment surge

clock 26 June 2018 • 7 min read

Solar

London's 'first virtual power plant' to use only rooftop solar and batteries

Bolstered by batteries, the Barnet system will be powered solely by solar panels on people's roofs

clock 25 June 2018 • 2 min read