Image: Lightsource bp. As part of the government’s £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy announced last week, a number of industrial clusters around the UK are receiving a chunk of money to target technologies such as green hydrogen. One such cluster is in South Wales, which was awarded £19,999,997 of the £171 million available through the UK […]

Published: 23 Mar 2021, 12:42 Image: Aberystwyth University. Aberystwyth University has unveiled its plans for the installation of a ground-mount solar array at a site adjacent to its Fferm Penglais student accommodation. The university is to invest around £2.5 million into the project, which will generate approximately 25% of the annual electricity requirements of Penglais

Image: Giorgio Trovato (Unsplash). Energy supplier Bulb has joined the call to scrap VAT on green products, including solar panels, to help households go green. In new data released by the company, it stated that getting rid of VAT on products including energy efficient household goods, EVs and solar could save households in the UK around £5,500.

Published: 22 Mar 2021, 10:00 Image: DORE. Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has acquired a 96MWp portfolio of UK solar PV assets for £42 million. It is made up of 13 ground-mount sites across mainland Britain with a total capacity of c.73MWp, 28 commercial rooftops with a capacity of c.10MWp and seven residential rooftop portfolios

Published: 19 Mar 2021, 11:59 Image: Pacific Green. Global cleantech firm Pacific Green has signed an exclusivity agreement to develop up to 1.1GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK sourced by TUPA Energy. As part of this, the company has acquired rights to 100MW of BESS in Kent, with plans in place

Published: 19 Mar 2021, 10:47 Image: Huawei. Huawei is extending its partnership with MYTILINEOS’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit. The partnership will see a memorandum of cooperation signed between the two companies for the supply of Huawei string inverters for PV plants in the UK as well as Uzbekistan, Spain and Cyprus, with potential

Published: 18 Mar 2021, 12:31 Gresham House’s Wickham battery. Image: Gresham House. Gresham House’s 30MW/30MWh Byers Brae battery storage project has been energised by Greek firm MYTILINEOS. It had been completed according to schedule despite COVID-19 restrictions, with energisation occuring through MYTILINEOS’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit. Construction of the asset lasted four

Matt Black, non-executive director of greentech startup Solivus, has been appointed the new chair of Solar Energy UK, replacing Jonathan Selwyn, who has stood down to focus on his new role as Bluefield Development’s managing director. Image: Solar Energy UK. Solar Energy UK has named Matt Black, non-executive director at  UK-based greentech startup Solivus as its

Published: 17 Mar 2021, 14:25 Image: Aberla Group. Aberla Energy has been selected as specialist energy contractor for the Progress Housing Group, signing a three-year solar contact. The company, part of the North West-based Aberla Group, will provide solar PV maintenance and installation services to homes in Progress’s portfolio across Lancashire and Lincolnshire. It was awarded

Funding for rooftop solar on public buildings received a significant boost as part of the government’s £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, released today. Within the strategy, £932 million has been allocated for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which will see 429 projects around England receive funding. This will be used for a number of measures,