Investment

Flexibility strategy: game changer or simply warm words?

November 19, 2020

Investment must double to £400bn over next decade for UK to reach net zero

For the UK to reach its net zero target, £40 billion a year will be needed in infrastructure spending, double current levels.

November 13, 2020

M&G cash injection of £150m to boost Zenobe battery portfolio by additional 500MWh

Zenobe Energy is targeting an additional 500MWh of storage and 1,000 electric buses following a £150 million investment from Infrascapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G.

October 22, 2020

Business investment in utilities shrank 56.8% in Q2 due to pandemic

Business investment in UK utilities shrank by 56.8% in Q2 year on year, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard.

California’s sun sharing the perfect model for European electricity

October 21, 2020

Pension funds expecting to increase renewable allocations with solar and onshore wind top of the list

Solar and onshore wind are predicted to remain the top renewable investments, with pension funds to increase their renewable allocations.

October 7, 2020

40GW wind target positive step but £50bn of investment and annual CfD auctions needed

If the UK is to meet its new offshore wind target of 40GW by 2030, further funding and more frequency Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions will be needed.

September 10, 2020

BP kickstarts offshore wind play with $1.1bn investment into Equinor sites

BP has made its first stride into the offshore wind market in a deal to develop the renewable generation technology in the US with Equinor.

July 22, 2020

UK unveils £350m CCS, hydrogen fund to decarbonise industry

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced £350 million worth of funding to help decarbonise industry, including dedicated funding for green hydrogen.

July 16, 2020

Onshore renewables could inject £28.9bn into UK economy with greater government support

A green recovery from COVID-19 could be delivered through increased support for onshore renewables, according to investor Thrive Renewables.

Through the ETYS "we can always ensure that we have the right investment being made on system."

July 9, 2020

Ofgem unveils £25bn investment but networks label new proposals ‘deeply concerning’

Ofgem has unveiled a £25 billion investment programme, to upgrade Great Britain’s energy networks over the next five years.

US-UK partnership to bolster EV and offshore wind supply chains. Image: Pxhere.

June 30, 2020

Johnson's plan to ‘build back greener’ meets criticism for lack of focus

In a speech today in the Midlands, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out his “new deal”, however it has faced criticism for being conspicuously lacking in green investment.

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