The UK must deploy an additional 80GW of solar power and 20GW of wind power, backed by 15 to 30GW of battery storage,…
Continue ReadingResidents 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…
Continue ReadingRenewable 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…
Continue ReadingVodafone 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…
Continue ReadingOctopus Renewables has wrapped its tentacles around a combined 16.8MW of wind power, spread across two facilities in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and Northamptonshire,…
Continue ReadingThe government has given Swedish utility firm Vattenfall the green light to develop a mammoth wind farm off the coast of Norfolk.
Continue ReadingGovernment 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…
Continue ReadingPeterborough has more solar arrays than any other UK city, with one in 10 homes fitted with the renewable energy technology.
Continue ReadingGood Energy Hits Out at OVO’s Green Credentials
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Renewable Energy
Renewable supplier Good Energy has mounted an attack against OVO, an energy company which has grown rapidly on a foundation of dubious green…
Continue ReadingWind Farms Paid £9.3 Million to Disconnect from Grid
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Wind farms across England and Scotland were handed £9.3 million to switch off their turbines on Friday, to balance supply and demand and…
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