Published: 12 Aug 2022, 13:31 100 homes in Swansea retrofitted to use solar. Image: Penderi Energy Project 100 homes in Swansea’s Penderi community have been retrofitted to generate, store and use their own solar energy. Anticipated to be the ‘largest’ scheme of its kind in the UK, according to Penderi Energy Project, 650 homes will be […]
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Published: 12 Aug 2022, 15:01 2MW solar project to decarbonise Denby Pottery in Derbyshire. Image: Canadian Solar A solar partnership between Ylem Energy and Derbyshire-based Denby Pottery will supply renewable energy to cut the costs of powering the company’s operations. The solar project will generate more than 2 million kWh per annum and be connected
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Published: 12 Aug 2022, 16:09 House of Lords calls on Government to support community energy projects. Image: NC Members of the House of Lords have called on the government to promote the growth of community energy projects in its new Energy Bill. It is hoped by incorporating the correct measures, community energy projects will be
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Published: 11 Aug 2022, 13:06 Lightsource bp is continuing to build out its pipeline in Britain. Image: Lightsource bp. Lightsource bp has agreed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Forterra to provide a total of 50GWh of electricity annually. The PPA will help reduce the UK-based building product manufacturers’ carbon emissions within its company
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Published: 10 Aug 2022, 11:03 EDF Renewables has almost 5GW of renewable projects in planning and development, including wind, battery and solar PV. Image: EDF Renewables. Network Rail has signed a new power purchase agreement with EDF Renewables for its 49.9MW Bloy’s Grove solar farm. The agreement will cover 15% of Network Rail’s annual consumption
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Constantine Energy Storage is looking to invest more than £400 million in a pipeline of battery energy storage projects in the UK. Image: Getty. Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and investment manager Railpen have jointly acquired a 94% stake in UK battery storage company, Constantine Energy Storage (CES). CES develops grid-scale batteries, and is planning to invest
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Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) have now received all of the 99 signed contacts from July’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, as projects start eying their first contractual milestones. In what was the biggest and most diverse CfD ever, the fourth Allocation Round (AR4) saw 93 individual projects across Britain win contracts, with a total
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Published: 4 Aug 2022, 12:21 BayWa r.e. has 31 solar projects in the UK, totalling approximately 536MW. Image: BayWa r.e. BayWa r.e. has appointed Morgan Harris as managing director of its UK operation services business. Harris has an extensive career in the energy sector, with eight years’ experience in the services industry. She joined BayWa
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Properties in Stockbury where solar panels are being fitted. Image: Raven Renewables. Housing association-run solar installer Raven Renewables has signed a new, external deal to install solar panels for a fellow social landlord in Kent. The company will fit rooftop panels on 12 of Golding Homes’ properties, with works to take place at Crittenden Bungalows, in
Image: Conrad Energy. Conrad Energy has started construction of a 6MW/12MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Somerset, UK, after local opposition thwarted original plans for a new gas generator. Conrad Energy broke ground on the project in a ceremony last week attended by the local mayor and councillors. The BESS will be a 6MW,
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