Sweden says EU plan to hit world’s busiest green debt market
Sweden is fighting a draft European climate measure that it says could harm its world-beating green bond market.
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Renewables firm Simec Atlantis unlocks potential £12m with share place agreement
Simec Atlantis has entered into a share place agreement with a US-based investor in a move that could raise as much as £12 million.
ReFLEX Orkney launches ‘ground-breaking’ green energy services
A “ground-breaking” new local energy company has been launched in Orkney as part of plans to support the “green industrial revolution”.
Andreas Nauen appointed chairman of WindEurope
WindEurope has elected Andreas Nauen, chief executive of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), as its chairman for the next 18 months.
‘A bright future for Levenmouth’: £18m for world’s first project to heat homes with 100% green hydrogen
Fife has leapt closer to launching the world’s first 100% green hydrogen network with the announcement of an £18 million funding boost.
Edinburgh-headquartered firm granted consent to build huge battery storage facility in England
An Edinburgh-headquartered firm has been given the green light to build one of the world’s largest battery storage projects on the banks of the River Thames.
Scotland facing renewables ‘planning logjam’, according to new report
Scotland is facing a “planning logjam” which could jeopardise the country’s 2045 net zero targets, according to new research.
Hydrogen deployment could be caught up in wider ‘government indecision’
There’s a danger that the deployment of hydrogen technology could be impacted by wider “government indecision” around what the future energy mix will look like.
U.S. climate reversal will see Biden join world’s green momentum
President-elect Joe Biden plans to push for the most progressive climate policy the U.S. has ever had, aligning the world’s second-largest carbon emitter with a growing group of nations aggressively tackling global warming.
Plans for 22-turbine onshore wind farm in Scotland given green light
Plans to build an onshore wind farm, which developers claim will deliver a “host of benefits” to the local community, in the south-east of Scotland have been given the green light.
Fourth turbine installed at Shetland Tidal Array as part of EU-funded expansion
Nova Innovation has installed a fourth turbine at the “world’s first tidal array” in Bluemull Sound in Shetland.
Energy transition offers lifeline to declining coastal communities
The harsh reality facing many coastal communities up and down the UK today gives a sad irony to the iconic music hall song “I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside”.
Green energy pledge will create opportunities for Aberdeen, Areg chief says
The head of the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group is confident Westminster’s “green industrial revolution” pledge will create opportunities for the city to demonstrate its expertise.
Boris Johnson’s wind energy plan needs $58bn from industry
Boris Johnson’s plan to quadruple the size of the U.K. offshore wind industry will require $58 billion of investment and careful management of what’s a tricky building process in some of the world’s roughest waters.
Unite accuses Boris Johnson of ‘poverty of ambition’ over green energy commitments
A leading trade union has labelled Boris Johnson’s plans to make the UK a world leader in clean energy as “hollow words”.
Renewables industry reacts to Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’ pledge
The renewables industry has been reacting to the prime minister’s commitment to implement a “green industrial revolution” that will generate hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Universal Web Design announces plans to move into clean energy sector creating more than 30 new jobs
Universal Web Design has announced plans to expand its operations in order to support the clean energy sector.
Hornsea Two wind farm construction commences offshore
Construction of Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm has hit a major milestone after the first significant piece of infrastructure was installed.
Simec Atlantis posts pre-tax losses of £6.1m for first half of 2020
Simec Atlantis has praised the performance of its tidal and engineering services division after halving its pre-tax losses in a year.
OPITO marks strategic shift with launch of new training standards for renewable energy workforce
Global skills body OPITO has marked a “strategic shift” in the business after it made its first move into the renewable energy industry.
Hornsea Two monopile installation to start next month
Work to install monopiles for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm are due to get underway in the coming weeks.
Europe set for biggest shift yet in financing cleaner growth
The European Union will unleash as many green bonds as the world issued last year, testing the level of investor interest in financing a shift toward cleaner economies.
Trade bodies announce new partnership aimed at driving net-zero transition
A trio of trade bodies have announced a new partnership to help promote and drive the transition to a net zero economy.
Green energy supplier aims to lead UK’s home power market
Octopus Energy Ltd., the clean energy provider, plans to add millions of new customers this decade on a pace that could soon make it the U.K.’s largest energy supplier.
Hydrogen Triple Alliance formed to speed up use of green fuel in Europe
Three green hydrogen projects have teamed up to try and overcome issues around connecting stakeholders, end users, policymakers and communities.