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Creyke Beck battery storage site near Cottingham in Humberside. Image: Statera Energy/NatWest.
March 10, 2021

NatWest completes financing deal with Statera for eight flexible energy projects

​NatWest has completed a financing deal with storage and flexible generation company Statera Energy to support eight new projects in the UK.
Two of Drax's coal units began to warm following the call from National Grid ESO. Image: Drax.
February 25, 2021

Drax drops plan for Europe’s largest new gas plant as it turns its back on fossil fuels

​Drax has dropped plans to develop any new gas plants, including its plans to build Europe's biggest CCGT plant as it moves to turn its back on fossil fuels.
ADE: ‘recent governmental moves risk undermining positive climate action’. Image: Getty Images.
January 28, 2021

Renewables overtake fossil fuels in Europe but must triple to reach carbon neutrality by 2050

​Renewables have overtaken fossil fuels in Europe in what is being hailed as a “landmark” moment.
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January 14, 2021

Fossil fuel generation falls to record low as renewables dominate energy market

Fossil fuel generation has more than halved over the last decade, hitting a new record low in 2020.
Buying renewable electricity from an EcoAct verified company grants businesses additional justification for including zero emissions electricity supply in their environmental strategies. Image: SSE.
December 23, 2020

£120m sale of gas exploration interests to support SSE’s renewables and networks businesses

​SSE is to continue to focus on renewables and networks as it sells all of its interests in its portfolio of gas exploration and production assets.
Electricity generated from renewables increases by 10.5% in 2022, says DESNZ. Image: Pxfuel NC.
July 30, 2020

Renewable generation grows to a record high shows DUKES

​Electricity generated by renewables hit a new high in 2019, rising by 4% to reach 37.1%.
InterGen's Spalding Power Station. Image: John Fielding.
April 15, 2020

Ofgem fines InterGen £37m for market manipulation sending ‘strong message’

​Ofgem has fined InterGen £37 million for sending National Grid misleading signals to make what the regulator has described as a “substantial profit”.
Image: Piqsels.
January 10, 2020

Renewables ‘on the brink’ of becoming Britain’s main electricity source

​Renewables are “on the brink” of becoming Britain’s main electricity source, according to research by EnAppSys.
Offshore wind auctions promising subsidy-free power have buoyed the UK’s attractiveness.
December 19, 2019

'Historic tipping point' as renewables outperform gas in Q3

​Renewable generation hit a new record in Q3, producing 38.9% of the UK’s electricity.
2022/23's variant of the DFS scheme was a major hit with many calling for its reintroduction. Image: Getty.
October 10, 2019

Winter Outlook 2019: Brexit to have no impact as greener winter trend continues

The UK will have no problem meeting energy demands throughout this winter thanks to a surplus in generation according to the National Grids Winter Outlook report, released on the 9 October.

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