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Wilton has acquired 58 acres of land and facilities at Haverton Hill to allow it to expand its operations and sign agreements, such as with Protium. Image: Protium.

Protium unveils 40MW green hydrogen project in Teesside

15 Oct 2021, 15:48

UK green hydrogen company Protium has announced it is to build a 40MW project in Teesside.

Octopus Renewables now manages more than 300 solar, onshore wind and biomass projects. Image: Octopus Energy.

Octopus Renewables to invest £3bn in green hydrogen in new partnership with RES

14 Oct 2021, 16:57

Octopus Renewables and RES have announced £3 billion in investment into green hydrogen as part of a new partnership.

Pure Planet was a 100% renewable energy supplier, back by bp. Image: Pure Planet.

Pure Planet points to challenges created by the price cap as it and Colorado Energy fail

14 Oct 2021, 12:33

Pure Planet and Colorado Energy have become the latest suppliers to shutter in the UK market.

Octopus Renewables now forms part of the Octopus Energy Group following its acquisition. Image: Octopus Energy.

Octopus Renewables wins £150m corporate pension mandate

13 Oct 2021, 16:33

Octopus Renewables has won a new £150 million corporate pension mandate from a large UK-based institutional investor to invest in renewables projects throughout Europe.

Currently around 600MW of onshore wind is being consented annually, but this needs to more than double for net zero.

Doubling onshore wind could reduce bills by £16.3bn finds RenewableUK

13 Oct 2021, 13:44

Doubling the UK’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 would reduce consumer bills by £16.3 billion over the course of the decade.

The hydrogen hub will be built at the existing Flotta Terminal, which has sat on the island since 1976. Image: Macquarie’s GIG.

Macquarie led consortium to develop green hydrogen on Orkney

12 Oct 2021, 17:41

A new offshore wind consortium has applied to develop an industrial scale green hydrogen production plant on the island of Flotta in Orkney, Scotland.

The CfD auction in December is set to provide a significant boost to the UK's renewables sector.

UK drops a spot in EY’s RECAI as grid constraints pose global transition challenge

12 Oct 2021, 15:13

Despite a thriving renewables sector, the UK has dropped one place in EY’s 58th Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI).

Use of hydrogen would mean less wind needs to be built to meet demand in the winter months. Image: ENA

Renewable hydrogen best option to circumvent future energy supply shortages, ENA finds

12 Oct 2021, 12:14

Excess solar and wind could generate between 60-80GW of renewable hydrogen, helping Britain to avoid future energy supply crunches.

Omni has warned it may cease trading over the next month, following a string of collapses driven by high wholesale prices in recent months. Image: Getty.

Omni Energy stops switching customers away amid concern it will shutter

11 Oct 2021, 17:28

Supplier Omni Energy automatically switched customers to rival energy suppliers, after expressing concern that it is set to cease trading soon.