A dairy company in Northern Ireland is expecting to make “significant” and “impactful” savings from a new solar farm planned for 2017, which is thought will be the largest scheme of its kind to be built on the island.
Businesses in Northern Ireland will be able to continue to secure funds to purchase energy efficiency solutions after the Carbon Trust was awarded a new contract to extend Invest NI’s 0% APR Energy Efficiency Loan Fund for at least two more years.
A leading energy supplier has warned that rising wholesale power prices and a highly competitive retail market could force one or more of the new independents out of business this winter.
Scottish Water has pledged to spend £9 million over the next three years on a number of solar projects in the single biggest investment in the technology by the utility.
Lightsource has begun supplying solar energy to Ming Foods through a 25 year power purchase agreement which stands to save the Chinese pastry specialist more than £20,000 from its annual energy costs.
The amount of electricity Good Energy supplied to business customers surged in the first half of this year after investments in the company’s operations began to pay off.
Big four consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has reduced its total emissions by a quarter since 2007, almost halving its energy consumption in the process after wide adoption of energy efficiency and sustainability measures across the business.
An academy in Greater Manchester is set to save more than £2 million from its energy costs over the next 25 years following the installation of a new solar array and the start of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eden Sustainable.
The Treasury is to launch a consultation setting out proposals for transitional relief measures for companies affected by upcoming changes to business tax rates on solar installations.
The number of firms compliant with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme has continued to rise seven months after a revised deadline, however more than 1,000 firms remain under investigation.
