The surge in electric vehicles has created a need for effective lithium ion battery recycling in the UK. A solution is a step closer, as Fenix Battery Recycling, Ever Resource and the University of Birmingham have received £955K in grant funding to develop an innovative technology to make lithium ion battery recycling cleaner…

The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is soon expected to deliver its strategy for heat and buildings decarbonisation. Today – 31 March – BEIS Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, Lord Callanan, joined an expert panel to discuss the beginning of the journey…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded the firm order from RWE for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind power project. Sofia represents a giant leap for the company; located 195 km off the UK’s north eastern coast on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, the project will be the first to install the company’s flagship 14 MW Direct Drive…

Adding to pandemic restriction misery, homeowners and consumers are now being met with a hike in energy prices. Whilst it may seem almost unavoidable, Keith Bastian, CEO and founder of Outfox the Market, a renewable energy supplier, explains how homeowners can keep costs down without the need to sacrifice their usage. I understand why homeowners and consumers are finding…

With its first cohort of 60 founders starting this month, Carbon13 is delighted to announce it has opened the Carbon13 SEIS Fund to qualified investors. One Million Pounds will be shared amongst 10 start-up businesses generated by the venture builder which have the potential to reduce GHG emissions by 10…

Azelio wins domestic order for two of its TES.POD units from Swedish-based Industrisupport i Åmål AB. Azelio’s TES.POD will store surplus energy from a 446 kW rooftop solar PV system and supply electricity and heat from the storage, on demand around-the-clock. With this installation, Azelio’s storage units will increase the…

Bus strategy to see passengers across England benefiting from more frequent, reliable, easier to use and cheaper bus services. government publishes major new bus strategy, outlining most ambitious reform to the sector in a generation buses will be more frequent, cheaper, greener and easier to use as government continues its…

Soaring seabed lease prices in the UK have stunned the offshore wind market but developers expect intense competition in contract auctions will drive costs lower. Bullish bidding in the UK’s latest offshore wind leasing round highlighted the soaring demand for offshore wind projects. The UK Crown Estate allocated six offshore wind…...

Planning consent has been given for EDF Renewables’ (EDF R) Sutton Bridge solar farm. South Holland District Council has given permission for the project to go ahead after a period of consultation with local people. This will be the first large scale solar project developed by EDF Renewables in the…

On 3 November 2020, Neste announced that it would acquire Bunge Loders Croklaan’s refinery plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery plant is located next to Neste’s existing biorefinery and it consists of a pretreatment facility, tank farm, jetties and has a pipeline connection to Neste’s site. The acquisition has…