In its half-year presentation in November SSE hailed its thermal plant portfolio as improving group earnings stability via capacity contracts, and providing a “natural hedge” against lower wind output or higher prices. That proved true in the nine months to…

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Thrive Renewables has signed construction contracts for a 20MW battery in Bristol. The Feeder Rd project was acquired from developer Aura Power, and Thrive has also been working with renewables consultancy, Everoze, which is acting as a technical advisor on…

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Glasgow Airport has announced plans for a 30acre ground-mounted solar farm on its site. The c.15MW solar farm is already in the early stages of development and is expected to be operational by summer 2023, subject to planning approval. It…

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There was a “bumper crop” of energy sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Europe in 2021, notably in the power and transmission subsector, according to a new survey by law firm CMS. The report suggested that the coming year is…

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The government has announced support measures to help ease the effect of a huge 54% increase in energy bills, after Ofgem raised the price cap by £693 to £1,971 from April. Prepayment customers will see their cap rise from£1,309 to…

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Energy suppliers think that within five years they will be offering their customers product and service packages that include mobility, flexibility services and funding for site-based products such as rooftop PV and batteries. And suppliers will be more likely to…

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Alpha Real Capital has highlighted its growing investment in renewables with £250 million in new investment in 2021, plans for a new fund in 2022 and new hires. The manager of ‘secure income’ assets said nine transactions last year brought…

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Earnings from Orsted’s wind and solar assets in operation fell DKK 2.0 billion (£220 million) last year, to DKK 15.0 billion (£1.68 billion), the company said in its annual report. The wind portfolio benefitted from the 400 MW of new…

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Jacobs will report the results in March of a four-month feasibility study into producing and using green hydrogen at RWE’s Pembroke power station in South Wales. The study will consider installation of a 100MW electrolyser, initially using power from local…

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The Welsh Affairs Committee at Westimster has launched an inquiry into grid capacity issues and their effect on Wales and its ability to meet Net Zero targets. In a previous report the Committee argued that Wales could be a leader…

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