Thousands of British homes will be paid to use electricity during the day for the first time, as wind and solar projects produce a surge in clean energy during the coronavirus lockdown. On Sunday morning, windfarms contributed almost 40% of the UK’s electricity, while solar power made up almost a fifth…

More electricity companies went bust in 2019 than during any other year on record, according to new figures. Across the year, 24 companies involved in the supply of electricity went bust, the highest on record. The data, which comes from a freedom of information request from accountants Price Bailey, shows…

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, April 6, 2020: In response to the preventive measures taken by Saudi leadership and official local authorities to contain the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to secure the health and safety of the citizens and residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ACWA…

In the first week of the lockdown, CfR’s ‘collective’ of local energy enterprises have between them mobilised £100,000 of Corona Crisis Funds to support those facing hardship in their communities. As community-owned enterprises, they were able to mobilise funds ahead of Government, and where it was urgently needed, to support…

Siemens Gamesa continues to push the boundaries of onshore wind power following the first order for industry leading 170-meter rotor wind turbine. The company will deliver eight units of the SG 5.8-170 to Danish developer and wind turbine operator Eurowind Energy A/S for the Knöstad project (46 MW) located near…

Slower growth likely as attention shifts and pandemic adds uncertainty. On Wednesday, the Global Wind Energy Council, an industry trade organization, released its review of the market in 2019. During the past year, wind power saw its second-largest amount of new installed capacity ever, with over 60GW going in. But the news…...

23rd March 2020: Aquila European Renewables Income Fund (“AERIF” or “the Company”), the London-listed investment company advised by Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft mbh, has today announced that it intends to increase its existing investment in Svindbaek Vindkraft HoldCo ApS (“Svindbaek”) by acquiring three additional wind turbines (“Svindbaek II”) for a total consideration…

Dublin, London, 23 March 2020: Greencoat Renewables PLC, (“Greencoat Renewables” or the “Company”), the renewable infrastructure company invested in euro-dominated assets, is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire a portfolio of operating wind assets in France from John Laing Group for a total consideration of €30.3 million. The portfolio…

A North East based renewable energy developer has secured additional funding to construct biogas generation facilities in Staffordshire, with help from UK Top 100 northern law firm Ward Hadaway. The proposed facility converts agricultural feedstock and waste material into green gas for injection into the gas mains. When operational the…

With Net Zero in the news more and more recently, what exactly is the commitment the UK has made and how can you, as a business, help contribute to reaching this challenging target? With global focus on Net Zero initiaives as part of the Paris Agreement, the UK should set…