The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight began on Saturday, hoping to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy. Francesca Baker looks at what this means,...
Swedish furniture store Ikea has purchased an Irish wind farm, signalling its intention to crack the renewable energy industry in the UK and Ireland. The development,...
The latest renewable energy projects financed by crowdfunding firm Abundance Generation have attracted £700,000 of investment in just 35 days – taking the total raised by...
Renewable energy developers need to take local communities’ concerns and environmental protection into account when planning projects, says new guide by the Department for Communities and...
Bruce Davis talks to Blue & Green Tomorrow about Abundance Generation – a democratic renewable energy funding platform that allows investment of as little as £5....
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved plans to build “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” off the coast of Lincolnshire and Norfolk...
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the UK to “unlock major investment” in renewable energy, in an article written for the New Statesman. The article,...
The offshore wind potential in Britain is crucial to meet carbon targets and boost growth, but clear strategies are needed to promote local manufacturing, according to...
The Sunday Telegraph recently revealed “the true cost of Britain’s wind farm industry”, according to its front page article. The source of this claim was the...
Westmill Solar Co-operative – the Oxfordshire-based 5 megawatt (MW) solar farm that raised over £4m in a community share offer in 2012 – has been recognised...
Private investor Darren Hall explains his motivations for investing in the Converging World, a charity that aims to enable and fund community activity in sustainable resources. A...
The UK’s first bank devoted to green investment has published its inaugural annual report, after having been formally launched in November 2012. Shaun Kingsbury, the chief...
One of the criticisms of solar power and other renewable energies are their apparent status as ‘subsidy junkies’; another is their efficiency. In a recent interview,...
PA Consulting Group’s Energy Investment Map has reviewed the potential of 30 different countries in the renewable and conventional energy sectors, and ranked the UK in...
Community renewable energy platform Abundance Generation is giving away a £250 share of a wind turbine as part of Wind Week 2013 (June 8-16). The winner...