Renewables

The Climate Group has named Helen Clarkson, currently serving as interim chief operating officer at Forum for the Future, as its new chief executive following the departure of Mark Kenber in June last year.

Transport for London (TfL) is preparing the imminent launch of a tendering process for new solar installations on its own buildings.

Companies and organisations in the UK are developing a growing appetite for renewables PPA structures, but still face obstacles including the perception of renewable projects and unprepared procurement teams.

Energy supplier OVO has opened its chequebook to make its maiden acquisition, paying an undisclosed amount for smart grid developer VCharge.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has demanded that the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) commits to greater transparency over energy bills and an annual report detailing green levy costs.

Lord’s cricket ground – otherwise known as England’s Home of Cricket – has become the first cricket ground in the country to run on 100% renewable energy.

Falling costs of solar PV and electric vehicles (EVs) could curtail new demand for coal and oil as early as 2020, according to a new report by the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London and the Carbon Tracker Initiative.