Bristol City Leap, a joint venture between Bristol City Council and Ameresco, has launched a £25 million retrofit project aimed at improving energy efficiency within social housing in areas of North Bristol. This retrofit project, which will be implemented by…
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University of Huddersfield adds to PV installation
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The University of Huddersfield has installed solar PV on two buildings at its Queensgate Campus. In total, 510 panels were installed late last year in what is a 232kW system. Evo Energy placed 348 panels on the Barbara Hepworth Building…
Statera wins planning approval for 500MW battery
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Statera Energy has secured planning approval for a 500MW battery from Central Bedfordshire’s planning committee. Sundon Storage will be developed to the southwest of the existing Sundon National Grid substation. The project is one of 77 currently under consideration as…
AR7 results: the industry responds
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Sue Ferns, Senior Deputy General Secretary, Prospect: “Industry and unions argued for an ambitious approach to this auction round, and it is welcome that the government has delivered with an exciting pipeline of clean power projects. “Offshore wind is not…
Japanese investor buys into UK solar pipeline
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Investment manager Downing and Tokyo Century Corporation have agreed to jointly acquire and construct a 500MW portfolio of utility-scale ground-mounted solar projects in the UK. The joint venture will acquire ready-to-build projects that have Contracts for Difference (CfD) arrangements in…
Battery EV registrations rise along with expanding car market
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represented almost a third of new car registrations in December 2025, according to annual figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The UK new car market grew for the third year in a…
New offshore wind option tested to restore grid after blackout
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A three-year project is under way that could allow the electricity grid to be restored after a blackout using renewable energy resources. The three-year project will see Scotland’s two transmission (SP Energy Networks and SSEN Transmission) companies work together with…
Two Tees hospitals to move to low-carbon heating
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Vital Energi has announced a contract to decarbonise two sites belonging to South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The project, funded through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), will see the company design, build, operate and maintain air source heat…
Ofgem approves funding for Scotland-England ‘superhighway’ cables to be in operation by 2034
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Ofgem has approved investment for three major projects connecting England and Sctokand that will provide more capacity to bring renewable energy from the UK’s offshore wind farms to users. Following an extensive redesign, the projects have earlier target dates for…
UK offshore wind sector celebrates 25 years
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The growth of offshore wind has reduced the UK’s spending on imported fuels by at least £30bn (in 2024 real prices) to-date, finds new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). The ECIU says that since late 2000,…