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Half of predicted £200bn by 2030 offshore investment going to projects. Image: Wikimedia Commons

June 10, 2024

ECIU: UK energy import reliance to grow if renewable energy deployment stutters

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has called on the next government to support renewable energy or face growing import reliance.

June 7, 2024

Report: the UK will miss its 2030 offshore wind target by a generation

The UK won’t meet its offshore wind targets until 2048, according to research from the Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR).

Construction of HPP1 (above) is set to be completed by 2027. Image: EET Hydrogen.

June 7, 2024

Hydrogen could bring £3.4 billion economic boost to the North West

A report released by the North West Hydrogen Alliance has indicated that hydrogen could bring the region an economic boost of £3.4 billion.

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.

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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.

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

UK financial institutes triple annual clean energy investment

The CPI has found that UK financial institutions tripled investment into clean-energy projects to US$2.3 billion across 2023.

May 30, 2024

UK’s largest industrial zone Teesworks plans 1GW BESS

The UK’s largest industrial zone, Teesworks, has partnered with renewables developer NatPower UK to reveal plans for a 1GW battery energy storage system (BESS).