A Centrica customer with his residential battery energy storage asset. Image: Centrica. The UK Infrastructure Bank plans to invest up to £265 million in energy storage development in partnership with British Gas owner Centrica Plc. In a statement, Centrica said: “The Bank will invest £75 million on a match funding basis into the Gresham House […]

Solar Energy UK welcomes the creation of a Solar Taskforce as part of ‘Green Day’. Image: Eric Hossinger. The solar industry has welcomed the UK government’s plans to establish a Solar Taskforce as part of a range of measures introduced in the “Energy Security Day” package. The Solar Taskforce was first called to be created in

Panelists included: • Amber Rudd, Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change • Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Oxford • Greg Jackson, Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy • Miguel Stillwell D’Andrade, CEO EDP & EDP Renewables • Laurie Fitch, Non-Executive Director of EDP & Strategic Advisory Group Partner,

Atrato Onsite Energy to add two solar projects to portfolio with £29 million investment. Image: Pexels. Renewable investment trust Atrato Onsite Energy, which operates under the ticker ROOF, has confirmed it has invested £29 million into two solar projects. The projects, which are situated in Northamptonshire and Lancashire, have a combined generation capacity of 29MW

Published: 27 Mar 2023, 15:09 The funding is provided by SSE’s Sustainable Development Fund (SDF), which is aimed at renewable development projects from community focussed or charitable organisations. Image: Getty. The Forge Project – a town centre project to support the homeless – is among a number of rural hubs in North Lincolnshire to receive

Anesco begins construction of 110MW solar farms for Gresham House. Image: Anesco. Solar and battery storage company Anesco has broken ground on four solar farms totalling 110MW for Gresham House. The projects, which are being developed as part of the agreement between Anesco and the asset management firm, are situated in Skegness, Beavor Grange, Derbyshire

The new rooftop solar business will also offer PPAs to commercial and industrial customers. Image: Amazon. Macquarie Energy Leasing has launched a new rooftop solar business in Great Britain dubbed OnStream Solar. Onstream Solar will fund, install and maintain onsite rooftop solar PV systems and o. The new business also aims to accelerate the uptake

Published: 24 Mar 2023, 11:05 Pulse Clean Energy appointed former RWE npower CEO Paul Massara as its chief executive last year. Image: Pulse Clean Energy. Battery storage developer, Pulse Clean Energy, has acquired 90MW of battery assets in Stafford and Aberdeen, which are due to come online in 2024. “We are delighted to have completed

Image: Viridian Solar. Under new plans released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), heat pumps and solar panel installations will be included as part of £1.8 billion plans to boost energy efficiency in buildings. The funding is being provided as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant and

Published: 21 Mar 2023, 16:47 The £12.8 million project will see two solar farms built on former landfill sites. Image: Getty. North Ayrshire Council has awarded the tender of delivery for two Council-owned solar farms to construction engineering company Ameresco. The £12.8 million project will see two solar farms built on former landfill sites: one at