Cornish wind farm denied planning permission appeal

Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

A proposed 38.5MW onshore wind farm in Cornwall has been refused a planning permission appeal on visual grounds. Wiltshire-based renewable power supplier Good Energy had hoped to build the Big...

UK edges closer to EU’s 2020 renewable goals

Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

The UK generated 8.9% of its entire energy consumption from renewable sources in 2016. That’s according to new information released by the UK Government, which reveals this is a 0.7% increase on...

npower and Allianz partner on boiler maintenance

Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

One of the UK’s largest energy suppliers has partnered with an insurance firm to provide a central heating and boiler service across the UK. Within the joint venture, npower will be responsible...

Planned wind farm to be largest in US at 2GW

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Work has started on a 2GW wind farm, which is expected to be the largest in the US once it is completed. Renewable energy companies Invenergy and GE Renewable Energy are developing the Wind...

Banning traditional cars ‘will leave large tax gap’

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

Banning new diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040 will leave a gaping hole in the Treasury’s finances as fuel duties would be wiped out. That’s according to Kevin Nicholson, Head of Tax at PwC UK,...

Customer service ratings for utilities jump up 3%

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The proportion of customers saying utility firms offer the best service across 14 different sectors has jumped from 10% to 13% in the last year. That’s according to a new survey of 1,025...

Underwater robot finds nuclear waste in Fukushima

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Low Carbon 0

An underwater robot has revealed what is thought to be a pile of melted nuclear fuel inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co,...

California extends emissions reduction programme

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

A US Governor has signed a landmark climate bill to extend and improve an emissions reduction programme in California. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. extended the cap-and-trade scheme, which...

Insurers back climate disclosure for the industry

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

A group of insurance supervisors and regulators have released a joint statement supporting the adoption of a global standard for climate disclosure. They make up the Sustainable Insurance Forum...

Lightsource and BlackRock target £1bn solar portfolio

Jul 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

A renewable energy company has signed a £1 billion partnership with an investment management firm. Lightsource and BlackRock have entered into a strategic partnership to target the acquisition...