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Green Roofs Best for Solar Installations

The benefits of combining solar panel installations with green roofs has been confirmed by new research, which demonstrates significant improvements in energy production, stormwater filtration and most surprisingly, a major increase in animal biodiversity.

Repsol Produces Spain's First Aviation Biofuel from Waste

Repsol has successfully completed the manufacture of the first batch of biojet fuel produced from waste on the Spanish market at its Petronor Industrial Complex in Bilbao. This is a significant milestone in the production of fuels with a low carbon footprint. It represents a move forward in the decarbonization of fuels for air transport, a segment where electrification is not currently viable.

Vital Energi to Help London in Drive to Net Zero

Vital Energi has been awarded a contract by the City of London Corporation to guarantee energy savings of over £480,000 a year and carbon savings of over 1,000 tons a year, helping the governing body of the Square Mile to take major strides towards the ambitious target of net zero carbon emissions by 2027 for its corporate estate.

New Carbon Capture Opportunity for Biogas Plant Owners

AD owners and operators injecting Biomethane to grid have a new opportunity to benefit from an innovative Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) model. A new channel to market has been created specifically for the biogas industry in the UK, to enable CO₂ captured from biogas facilities to be taken to market. 

£4 Million Funding Boost for UK Biomass

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded £4 million of funding for the project development stage of the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Program, with up to £200,000 of funding per project.

Greener and longer goods vehicles could be rolled out from next year in the UK

The UK Government has announced that greener and longer goods vehicles could become a permanent fixture on Britain’s roads as early as next year, following a nine-year trial of such vehicles. 

UK could hit net zero two years' sooner if energy firms focus on cutting household energy waste

The UK could reach its 2050 net zero target by as much as two years' sooner if all energy suppliers put the planet before profits and focused on cutting domestic energy waste, a new white paper submitted by Utilita Energy has revealed.

Octopus Hydrogen to supply ZeroAvia with 100 per cent green hydrogen

Octopus Hydrogen, Octopus Energy Group’s newly established hydrogen arm, and hydrogen aviation pioneer ZeroAvia have today announced a partnership agreement in which Octopus Hydrogen will provide 100 per cent green hydrogen to ZeroAvia’s R&D centre at Cotswold Airport in Kemble.

Eco Wave Power Secures 1MW Installation and Grid Connection Permit

In a significant regulatory milestone, Eco Wave Power's Portuguese subsidiary, EW Portugal- Wave Energy Solutions has received an installation and grid connection permit of 1MW in the form of a Small-Production Unit registration approval from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG). This registration approval is required for the installation and grid connection of a 1MW pilot project at the Barra do Douro breakwater in Porto, Portugal.

Guidehouse Insights Report anticipates growth in the AI-enabled distributed energy resources market

A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyses AI capabilities for enabling distributed energy resources (DER) integration, including a discussion of key industry trends, applications, market drivers and barriers, and technology considerations.

Dulas Forging Ahead with Solar Powered Car Charger

Dulas is embarking on a new project to install a solar powered Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at its head office in Mid-Wales. Supported by a Welsh Government SMARTCymru* innovation voucher, the unit will be a dual-station charging solution, combining energy storage technology with solar power. The installation will be a working test-bed for Dulas as it seeks to develop commercial solutions for harnessing renewable energy sources for EV charging, and other off grid requirements.

How Technology is Poised to Change Renewables in 2022

Renewable energy is something on everyone’s mind as countries around the world try to take the necessary steps to reduce or eliminate their carbon footprint. We’re a long way off from the ultimate goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, so the renewables market is constantly shifting and changing. How are new technologies poised to change the renewable energy industry in 2022 and beyond?

 $150 Million for Energy Storage Integrator/Software Tech Company, FlexGen

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries) announced a $150 million equity commitment to FlexGen Power Systems, Inc. , a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the US and globally.  Apollo’s investment will be made in partnership with FlexGen’s existing investors, Altira Group and the founding investment group led by Jerry Miller and Mark Dreyfus.

Gov. Northam and Dominion Energy Announce Agreement to Propel Virginia Offshore Wind 

Gov. Northam has announced that the Port of Virginia reached an agreement to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy—dramatically accelerating the largest commercial clean energy offshore wind development in the United States and creating a place in Virginia for a new American industry to emerge.

Renewable Finance and Investment 2021