At the Climate Change Conference (COP25) being held in Madrid, the EIB and Iberdrola today announced two new agreements to promote climate action by investing in renewable energy projects and electricity distribution networks. To do so, the Vice-President of the EU bank Emma Navarro and the President of Iberdrola Ignacio…

Farmers affected by the collapse of electricity supplier Solarplicity will be paid thousands of pounds worth of outstanding Feed-In Tariff payments after the NFU raised its concerns with the energy regulator, Ofgem. The regulator initially ruled that farmers who had switched away from Solarplicity prior to its insolvency in August…

Plans have been submitted by a subsidiary of Swindon Borough Council to build a subsidy-free solar farm at the Duke of Gloucester Barracks in Gloucestershire that would generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 350 homes for the year. ublic Power Solutions (PPS), a subsidiary of Swindon Borough…

The World Renewable Energy Association will soon launch it’s Finance & Investment Hub, helping more than 120,000 growing businesses find the right finance option to help them reach their next ambition. Our Finance & Investment Hub has been developed to help businesses better understand  the finance options that could enable them…

The Sunday Times reported that the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust is seeking to raise about £250m in December’s float, and has forecast a three per cent return for the first year of trading, which will rise to seven to eight per cent thereafter. The move comes as more and more…

Further investment in and financing of UK renewables would be assisted by allowing a wider range of technologies to bid for subsidies, a seminar has heard. The lack of subsidies has impacted on the number of new, bankable projects being established in the UK, despite there being a huge amount…

Sustainability is now firmly on the agenda for management teams of businesses of all sizes, yet only a minority have a clear understanding of how they are performing or how Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics might apply to them. These are among the findings of a new HSBC survey,…

This document informs EIB’s stakeholders – shareholders, borrowers, promoters, partners and civil society organisations – as well as the wider public on: what types of energy projects are consistent with the Bank’s objectives; how energy projects will be assessed and prioritised by the Bank and how the Bank supports EU…

A hat-trick of contract wins has seen global renewables operator RES add 98MW of wind assets to its growing asset management portfolio across the UK and Ireland. RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, with more than 35 years’ experience in wind, solar and storage manages a support services…

A research programme which brings together academia and industry to address renewable energy challenges has delivered benefits topping an estimated £200 million. The Technology and Innovation Centre Low Carbon Power and Energy Programme links the University of Strathclyde’s technical expertise to the low carbon energy sector and is funded by…