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Giant 14MW mega-turbines heading for the North Sea
Giant 14MW mega-turbines heading for the North Sea

GE Renewable Energy confirms latest order from Dogger Bank wind farm will see upgraded 14MW Haliade-X turbines deployed for the first time

  • Wind
  • 18 December 2020
The business case for a fair and just transition to net zero
The business case for a fair and just transition to net zero

SSE's chief sustainability officer and member of Scotland's Just Transition Commission, Rachel McEwen, sets out the principles underpinning the firm's Just Transition strategy

  • Energy
  • 14 December 2020
Energy giants urge Prime Minister to set net zero power target
Energy giants urge Prime Minister to set net zero power target

Johnson urged by major energy companies to emulate US president-elect Joe Biden and set a deadline for the decarbonisation of Britain's power system ahead of 2050 net zero goal

  • Energy
  • 30 November 2020
How to avoid the risk of 'stranded people': SSE sets industry precedent with 'Just Transition' plan
How to avoid the risk of 'stranded people': SSE sets industry precedent with 'Just Transition' plan

Energy company publishes pioneering 'Just Transition Strategy' as it sets out its plans to unleash a major renewables drive over the coming decade

  • Workplace
  • 19 November 2020
SSE, ScottishPower, National Grid, and NatWest named as COP26 sponsors
SSE, ScottishPower, National Grid, and NatWest named as COP26 sponsors

Clutch of energy and banking firms are first partners for crucial UN climate summit, as major undersea cable project is announced

  • Infrastructure
  • 16 November 2020
SSE powers up net zero target for 2050 'at the latest'
SSE powers up net zero target for 2050 'at the latest'

Energy giant builds on £7.5bn low carbon energy investment plan with new science-based emissions targets

  • Management
  • 11 November 2020
SSE backs 2030 ban on petrol and diesel company cars and vans
SSE backs 2030 ban on petrol and diesel company cars and vans

EXCLUSIVE: As the government deliberates on bringing forward its ban of new sales of fossil fuel cars into the first half of the next decade, the Scottish energy company has called for a separate rule mandating corporate fleet decarbonisation by 2030...

  • Automotive
  • 14 October 2020
Majority of UK's biggest firms lack net zero strategies, report finds
Majority of UK's biggest firms lack net zero strategies, report finds

Analysis of FTSE 100 companies finds just 16 per cent have realistic decarbonisation strategies in place, yet 45 per cent are targeting net zero emissions

  • BusinessGreen
  • 23 September 2020
Tesco, Heathrow and E.ON join growing calls for 2030 fossil fuel car sales ban
Tesco, Heathrow and E.ON join growing calls for 2030 fossil fuel car sales ban

Tesco, Dixons Carphone, E.On, Heathrow, Lime and SSE latest to join 27-strong UK Electric Fleets Coalition partnership led by BT and The Climate Group

  • Policy
  • 22 September 2020
SSE pledges to draw up 'Just Transition' plans in energy sector first
SSE pledges to draw up 'Just Transition' plans in energy sector first

Energy utility believed to be first to commit to publishing principles and plans to support a Just Transition

  • Energy
  • 17 August 2020
Shetland wind power set to reach UK mainland via new HVDC link
Shetland wind power set to reach UK mainland via new HVDC link

Major milestone reached for pioneering green grid project

  • BusinessGreen
  • 04 August 2020
Work on UK's 'largest' smart city green energy system kicks off in Peterborough
Work on UK's 'largest' smart city green energy system kicks off in Peterborough

Plans to link up waste-to-energy, heat networks, battery storage and electric vehicle charge points could serve as a blueprint for other UK cities, according to council

  • Energy
  • 27 July 2020
SSE Renewables and Total team up to deliver Scotland's largest offshore wind farm
SSE Renewables and Total team up to deliver Scotland's largest offshore wind farm

Total snaps up majority stake in £3bn Seagreen 1 project that is set to be completed in 2022/23 in Firth of Forth

  • Wind
  • 04 June 2020
'Landmark moment': Fiddler's Ferry coal-fired power station officially closes
'Landmark moment': Fiddler's Ferry coal-fired power station officially closes

SSE announces official closure of energy firm's last remaining coal plant after 50 years of operation, as RWE simultaneously shutters Aberthaw coal plant in Wales

  • Energy
  • 01 April 2020
Only new fiscal rules will avoid a Budget carbon COP out
Only new fiscal rules will avoid a Budget carbon COP out

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies

  • Energy
  • 09 March 2020
SSE accelerates EV switch as it rolls out first electric vans
SSE accelerates EV switch as it rolls out first electric vans

Energy giant's electricity networks business takes delivery of first electric vans to serve customers across the UK

  • Automotive
  • 20 February 2020
E.ON extends 100 per cent renewables offer to small business customers
E.ON extends 100 per cent renewables offer to small business customers

Company says it aims to enrol over 100,000 small business customers to 100 per cent renewables backed power supply over the next 12 months

  • Energy
  • 21 January 2020
OVO completes £500m acquisition of SSE Energy Services
OVO completes £500m acquisition of SSE Energy Services

Deal marks the latest development as the UK's energy sector is reshaped by the net zero transition

  • Energy
  • 16 January 2020
Statkraft sells two windfarms to Greencoat in £104m deal
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

  • Wind
  • 23 December 2019
OVO secures approval for £500m SSE Energy Services deal
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

  • Energy
  • 10 December 2019
'Prolonged uncertainty': Drax, Orsted and SSE call for post-Brexit carbon price clarity
'Prolonged uncertainty': Drax, Orsted and SSE call for post-Brexit carbon price clarity

Move echoes calls from green groups for 'robust carbon pricing' measures, as pressure grows for next government to bring forward UK coal power phase out date to 2022

  • Net Zero Now
  • 31 October 2019
New SSE energy tariff offers EV owners thousands of free miles a year
New SSE energy tariff offers EV owners thousands of free miles a year

The 1 Year Fix and Drive tariff offers EV owners free power to cover 8,000 miles a year of driving

  • Automotive
  • 22 October 2019
OVO unveils vision to become 'energy company of choice' for those who want to go zero carbon
OVO unveils vision to become 'energy company of choice' for those who want to go zero carbon

Fast-expanding energy company announces new science-based emissions targets and launches new customer clean tech service

  • Energy
  • 19 September 2019
'A significant moment': OVO agrees to acquire SSE Energy Services in £500m deal
'A significant moment': OVO agrees to acquire SSE Energy Services in £500m deal

SSE says proposed sale supports its plans to focus on low carbon infrastructure, as OVO looks to beef up presence in a retail market that is being reshaped by clean technologies

  • Energy
  • 13 September 2019
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