£27m low-carbon energy investment announced for London Borough homes Jul 29, 2022 More than 10,000 Haringey homes in the east of the borough will receive low-carbon, sustainable energy after the council was awarded £27.8m funding The Tottenham Hale and Broadwater Farm District Energy Network (DEN) and the Wood Green DEN will help support Haringey’s goal of becoming net zero carbon by 2041, as well as deliver ambitious […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£7bn Tidal Lagoon project in Wales takes step forward Feb 28, 2022 A major new renewables energy generation project off the Welsh coast has the support of Denbighshire Councillors. Off the coast of Conwy and Denbighshire the scheme would involve a 19-mile barrage with underwater turbines changing able to change the tide. The scheme has been touted by a private sector company, who remain unnamed, but the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Alpha Real Capital acquires £86m energy portfolio Jan 24, 2022 Real assets investment manager Alpha Real Capital has acquired Innova Energy, which has a solar energy portfolio totalling almost 62MW in the UK. The 17 PV projects, valued at £86m, are located across the UK and include extension and expansion rights. They generate about 540 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year, equivalent to powering 186,000 homes. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Angus Council not against £40m battery storage plant Sep 22, 2022 Angus Council is not opposed to a £40 million battery storage plant near the border with Dundee capable of holding enough power to supply 35,000 homes a year. The 80 megawatt proposal would be the largest of its kind in the county. Proposals for the site near Duntrune first emerged earlier this year. A second […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aviva Investors to invest up to £110 million in Connected Kerb to support nationwide delivery of EV charging infrastructure Sep 26, 2022 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces it has completed an investment which will see it invest up to £110 million in Connected Kerb, the electric vehicle (‘EV’) infrastructure specialist. The investment, being made by the Real Assets business at Aviva Investors as part of its Climate Transition strategy, will […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
AXA IM Alts and Crédit Agricole Assurances invest £3bn to acquire 50% of Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm Mar 28, 2022 Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest a 50 % ownership stake in its 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances. Hornsea 2 is currently under construction and will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once commissioned […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bentley reveals £2.5bn investment plan as firm moves towards EV’s Jan 26, 2022 Bentley’s first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be developed and built in the UK with the company committing to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next ten years. The announcement is a major boost for the UK economy and also helps secure Bentley’s first step into electrification at the production plant, where all Bentley […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Berkeley at the centre of international deal to help develop next generation of nuclear reactors Mar 13, 2024 Western Gateway’s proposal for a Low Carbon Energy Park at its Severn Edge site gets another major boost this week as new international deal is struck focusing on the Berkeley Science and Technology Park. Following the announcement of a £10 million investment in the site by Chiltern Vital Group (CVG) working with Rolls Royce SMR […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
bp pulse Acquires Key Truck Stop for Electric Vehicle Charging Expansion Mar 18, 2024 bp pulse, the electric vehicle charging division of BP, has acquired one of the largest truck stops in Europe, Ashford International Truckstop in Kent, marking a significant step towards establishing a comprehensive EV charging infrastructure for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) across Europe. Situated near the critical Dover ferry port and the LeShuttle Freight terminal in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
BP Pulse teams up with leading development firm, The Galliard Apsley Partnership, to acquire & develop sites across the UK Dec 14, 2023 bp pulse is collaborating with leading development firm, The Galliard Apsley Partnership, a joint venture between Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital, to help tackle a key challenge in expanding its UK EV charging network – the availability of land suitable for EV charging sites. The Galliard Apsley Partnership is working with bp pulse to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
BP to invest £50m in new global battery R&D centre Aug 1, 2022 BP today unveiled plans to invest up to £50 million (around $60 million) in a new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK. BP has previously announced its intention to invest up to £18 billion in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030; this additional new investment […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Brookfield Acquires Major UK Renewable Developer in £1bn Deal Oct 3, 2023 Canadian-based Brookfield has purchased Banks Renewables, one of the UK’s predominant renewable developers, in a move that fortifies the nation’s onshore wind sector amidst recent challenges. The deal, approximated at almost £1 billion, will see Brookfield take over the Durham-headquartered Banks Renewables, a subsidiary of the family-run Banks Group. Banks Renewables currently oversees operational onshore […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
