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Bboxx Ltd, a next generation utility, is a British company that manufactures, distributes and finances decentralised solar powered systems in developing countries. Bboxx Ltd has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The partnership aims to bring affordable, reliable and…

London-based Battery Energy Storage Solutions Ltd (“BESS”) was established in March 2017 by an executive team with extensive energy sector experience. The funding will enable the business to execute its strategy of becoming one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of battery storage assets. The short term strategy…

There is much interest, and more than a little turmoil within the automotive industry, as the UK and Europe shift gears towards fully embracing a zero-carbon emissions future. The UK government has set a deadline for ending the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2040. And although hybrid…

Trevor Fitzgerald has been director of estates for the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust for more than five years. Under his watch they are running two busy general hospitals and serving over 490,000 people in south-west London and north-east Surrey. As you would expect, it all results…

The reality is that the wind farm wouldn’t be there without Triodos Bank. In addition to the financial support, we received incredible amounts of advice over the years as we developed the project. Dan McCallen, co-founder of Awel Aman Tawe What challenge was the inspiration for your project? The inspiration…

“Triodos had the flexibility and adaptability to propose a solution that maximised leverage at a reasonable cost” Cesar Gonzalex, CEO of Gamma Solutions Triodos Bank, Europe’s leading sustainable bank, has provided £17.9 million of loans to two UK solar projects for Spanish developer Gamma Solutions SL.  The transaction combines two…

An innovative hydro-electric scheme has re-purposed a major Yorkshire weir to deliver green power to a local flour mill, using batteries, a private wire and a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) to optimise its economic return. For a country as wet and rainy as Britain, it makes sense to capitalise…

Shawbrook Bank provided a £330k facility for green energy supplier, Olympus Power Ltd to complete one of the largest commercial solar installations in the UK, without any Feed in Tariff funding. Olympus Power is a supplier of green energy for commercial premises, using solar panels to generate the electricity for…

Following last year’s geotechnical contract for the Hollandse Kust (west) Offshore Wind Farm Zone, Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden Wind Farm Zone (TNWWFZ). The final deliverable for the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs…

Munich, 16 January 2020: Global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, BayWa r.e. has been working with Lidl to design and deliver the solar based energy system for its first energy neutral store. The first official ‘Lidl Zero’ store in Woerden, Netherlands, has been opened and running smoothly for some…