The former chief executive of RWE npower has taken on the role of Chairman at new energy business Albion Community Power (ACP). Volker Beckers said he hopes the firm can become a “significant investment force” for renewables. Backed by venture capitalist fund Albion Ventures, the power generation firm wants to build and operate community-scale projects. […]

The government has released a Renewable Energy Roadmap aimed at tackling barriers to rolling out renewables. The Roadmap lays out eight technologies that have the biggest potential to help the UK meet 2020 targets in a cost-effective and sustainable way. DECC plans to put up to £30million into renewable energy innovators as part of the […]