Tech

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.

​Flexibility market provider Piclo has expanded into Portugal, announcing a new collaboration with E-REDES, Portugal’s largest distribution system operator (DSO).

Octopus Energy's Kraken has expanded into Switzerland, acquiring energy technology company Depsys.

Battery storage software provider Arenko has officially launched the beta version of its Nimbus Portfolio Performance Tool offering data on the UK’s battery energy storage projects.

The Irish government has launched a consultation to help direct the development of a policy framework for energy storage.

Software platform manager ESG has reached its 10 millionth smart meter under management via its uSmart platform in the UK.

The UK Government has confirmed a “historic” £700 million stake in the Sizewell C nuclear project to boost energy security prospects.

Octopus Energy’s tech platform, Winder, has identified 2.3GW British onshore wind energy potential.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has provided over £32 million to five energy storage projects across the nation to support the development of new technologies such as thermal batteries and liquid flow batteries.