Renewable energy Archives

Sep14

UK Needs to Add 100GW of Renewable Power and 30GW of Storage for Net-Zero Goal

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy

The UK must deploy an additional 80GW of solar power and 20GW of wind power, backed by 15 to 30GW of battery storage,…

Aug27

Residents to Invest in Solar Farm Through Council-Issued Bonds

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Residents in Warrington will fund a new solar farm through a community municipal investment (CMI), part of the council’s ambitious plan to reach…

Aug03

Renewable Resources Generated 37% of the UK’s Electricity Last Year

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy

Renewable resources supplied a record 37.1% of the UK’s power last year, up from 33.1% in 2018, the government’s latest Digest of UK…

Jul21

Vodafone Aims to Power Mobile Network with Renewables by 2021

Written by Lauren Smith in Mobile Renewable Energy

Vodafone has announced plans to run its entire European mobile network on 100% renewable electricity by no later than next July, as part…

Jul14

Octopus Renewables Buys Two New Onshore Wind Farms

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

Octopus Renewables has wrapped its tentacles around a combined 16.8MW of wind power, spread across two facilities in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and Northamptonshire,…

Jul03

Consent Given for Giant Wind Farm off Norfolk Coast

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

The government has given Swedish utility firm Vattenfall the green light to develop a mammoth wind farm off the coast of Norfolk.

Jul02

Government Announces Extension to Renewable Heat Incentive

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

The government will give households and businesses more time to deploy low-carbon heating systems that qualify under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) after…