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June 6, 2024

RenewableUK Cymru manifesto: ‘Supercharge Wales’ green energy’

RenewableUK Cymru has called on the next government to fast-track Wales’ transition to renewable energy in its 2024 manifesto.

June 6, 2024

Cornwall leads in MCS-certified renewable installations

Analysis conducted by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has found that Cornwall leads all other local authorities in MCS small-scale renewable energy installations.

June 5, 2024

Octopus Energy grows VPP to 1.5GW with Gresham House fund BESS tolling deal

Utility Octopus Energy has grown its virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio to over 1.5GW with the addition of over 500MW of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund's BESS via a two-year fixed-price tolling deal.

June 5, 2024

GridBeyond, Stagecoach partner to optimise EV fleet

GridBeyond has signed a deal with Stagecoach to optimise its EV fleet and integrate renewable energy into its business strategy.

June 5, 2024

ZEV mandate helps EV sales reach 18% market share in May

Analysis by New AutoMotive has found that sales of electric vehicles (EVs) reached 17.9% of the new vehicle market share in May 2024.

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June 5, 2024

Ireland’s 2030 renewables target under threat due to lack of policy for long-duration energy storage

Cornwall Insight has revealed a ‘policy vacuum’ for long-duration energy storage technologies threatens Ireland’s renewables potential.

SSE has a number of offshore wind farms including Beatrice (above) Image: SSE.

June 5, 2024

RenewableUK: offshore wind will dominate lowest cost electricity system

New research by the trade association RenewableUK has shown that offshore wind will dominate the lowest-cost electricity system in 2035.

Kraken staff in front of Kraken Technologies branding board with one holding an Octopus Energy plush toy.

June 4, 2024

EDF taps Accenture and Kraken to modernise customer experience

EDF has teamed up with Accenture and Kraken Technologies to migrate UK customers to cutting-edge AI energy management platform.

June 4, 2024

ADE: Heat networks ‘key to solving Greater Manchester underinvestment’

Research by the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) shows the Greater Manchester region could unlock £18.2 billion of new investment through a transition to heat networks.