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RBS increases lending to clean energy to £1.1bn following first of its kind securitisation deal
RBS provides funding to a variety of clean energy companies, including solar developer Lightsource BP. Image: RBS RBS has announced that it is increasing its lending to the sustainable energy sector, after the securitisation of £1.1 billion of loans to the UK...
Six tips to reduce energy usage at home
Six tips to reduce energy usage at home These days, it seems like everyone is looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. You can’t blame them, really. Not only does a reduced carbon footprint help the planet, it can also put extra pounds in your pocket. The...
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS)
There are now more than 9,000 public electric car charging point locations in the UK and that number is growing all the time. The UK Government is pushing for electric car chargers to be installed in newly built homes and a huge expansion of public charging...
Co-op Energy turning to community solar projects to power new tariff
Co-op Energy has launched the Community Power tariff that will ensure all the electricity provided is sourced from community renewable energy projects. The tariff is the first of its kind in the UK according to the company, and will see the company look to projects...
PODCAST: Evolving grids, Rising VPPs in Europe and building clean industries
Solar Media’s Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for episode six of the Solar Media Podcast, reflecting on how grids are adapting to renewables across the world and how the UK – and others – can nurture clean industries to replace dirty ones. The podcast can be...
City of London tendering for 55GWh of renewables annually
The City of London Corporation has put out a notice of procurement for up to 55GWh of renewable energy per year. It is seeking this through an offsite Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with renewable energy project owners and operators. It will agree a fixed price for...
Gore Street contracts NEC for 100MW of storage
Image: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund/NEC Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has awarded NEC Energy Solutions both EPC and long-term O&M contracts for 100MW of storage in Northern Ireland. NEC has committed to construct the two 50MW projects at a fixed price by a...
RECC CEO Virginia Graham leads renewables awardees on New Years Honours List
A number of prominent figures in the renewable industry have received awards as part of the 2020 New Year’s Honours list, including Virginia Graham. Graham, chief executive officer of Renewable Energy Assurance, which administers the Renewable Energy Consumer Code...
Climate change: Last decade ‘on course’ to be warmest
Scientists say that average temperatures from 2010-2019 look set to make it the warmest decade on record. Provisional figures released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) suggest this year is on course to be the second or third warmest year ever. If those...