Naked Energy raises £5.2 million of funding to grow Virtu hybrid solar
Naked Energy has raised £5.2 million of funding in its latest round, with environmental fund manager Earthworm Group leading the round with a co-investment from Taqa Holdings.
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EVIEs Awards spotlight: Contractor of the Year
Nominations for the inaugural Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards (EVIEs), organised by SPP publisher Solar Media, slam shut this Wednesday (27 November), however there’s still time to enter the Contractor of the Year award.
GE2019: Solar and storage omitted from Conservative manifesto
The Conservative Party manifesto, launched on Sunday, fails to lay out any policies for solar power or energy storage, despite the party’s net zero ambitions.
Lightsource BP delivers night time reactive power using solar in ‘UK first’
A solar farm has provided National Grid ESO with reactive power overnight in what is being lauded as a UK first.
E.On offers £400 discount on roof-integrated solar for one-week period
E.On has unveiled a limited-time discount on one of its solar offering of £400 as Black Friday sales kick off.
Labour launches manifesto, including boost for solar and nationalisation plans
The Labour Party today launched its manifesto, cementing it’s plans to expand renewables and nationalise the energy sector.
Lib Dems unveil manifesto, pledging to remove barriers to solar
The Liberal Democrats party has released its manifesto for the upcoming general election, promising to ramp up support for renewables.
Octopus to float new renewable infrastructure investment fund
The Octopus Group will float a new renewables fund, the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, on the London Stock Exchange.
UK renewable investment attractiveness bounces back
The UK is back into seventh position in the most recent EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), released yesterday (19 November).
First power generated from rooftop solar at two Tesco sites
The SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has announced that power production has begun at its first two rooftop solar photovoltaic system installations at Tesco sites.
The Green Party launches manifesto, including solar for 10 million homes by 2030
The Green Party has launched its manifesto, including a pledge to invest £12 billion a year into renewables and to fit one million solar panels on homes per year.
NESF targets 150MW of subsidy-free PV by end of 2020 as summer sun lifts performance
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is expecting to have amassed an operational subsidy-free solar pipeline as large as 150MW by the end of next year.
Harmony Energy eyes second battery at Creyke Beck amidst sizeable subsidy-free solar pipeline
Harmony Energy, a developer of wind, solar and battery energy storage systems, has secured planning permission for a 49.5MW battery.
RedT shuffles management team as Avalon talks progress
Energy storage firm redT has shuffled its management team as a proposed merger with Avalon nears completion.
Labour announces solar power hubs for 2,000 community buildings
The Labour Party has pledged to install solar power hubs on 2,000 buildings around the country if elected in December.
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Octopus Energy and Co-op Energy launch community energy joint venture
Energy suppliers Octopus Energy and Midcounties Co-operative have launched Co-op Community Energy, a joint venture that will support renewable energy projects.