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.
Octopus Energy, under its generation arm, has acquired UK solar developer Zestec Renewable Energy to support the rollout of solar on the roofs of British businesses.
Newcastle International Airport has secured its first-ever sustainable finance package, totalling £208 million, from HSBC, ING, NatWest and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), to help reach net zero by 2035.
RAW Charging has secured an agreement with SolarBotanic Trees to support 200 co-branded solar trees as part of its EV charging network for commercial vehicles in the UK and Europe.
“In my opinion, the addition of battery energy storage coupled with solar can get renewable penetration to the next level,” said Ioannis Grammatikakis, UK country manager at Power Factors.
“I find it extraordinary that we are talking about banning solar on farmlands, but we are talking about putting oil drills on farmlands – it is an industrialised process,” said Simon Maine, managing director, corporate communications at investment firm Brookfield Asset Management.
Europe’s REPowerEU plan – its bid to ween the continent off Russian gas – has been published, but it hasn’t been met with universal approval. The new episode of the Solar Media Podcast is on hand to give you the latest.
