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Mega solar farms built on England’s best farmland, CPRE warns, as charity urges rooftop-first solar strategy

Nearly two-thirds of England’s largest solar farms have been built on productive agricultural land, with a third of their area…

2 weeks ago

Thomas Telford UTC cuts energy bills by 66% and turns rooftop solar into powerful teaching tool

Thomas Telford UTC cuts electricity costs by 66% with a DC-optimised rooftop solar system, turning its campus into a renewable…

2 weeks ago

Gas boiler installations outnumbered heat pumps by 15 to one in UK last year

Gas boiler installations in the UK outpaced heat pumps by 15 to 1 in 2023, as uptake lags and poorer…

3 months ago

Gas boilers named top source of London air pollution, prompting calls for urgent heating policy reform

Gas boilers have overtaken traffic as the single largest contributor to air pollution in London, according to a landmark new…

4 months ago

Good Energy’s near-£100m takeover deal with UAE-linked firm sparks renewables expansion

Good Energy, the British renewable electricity supplier, has agreed to a takeover deal worth close to £100m from Dubai-based Esyasoft,…

6 months ago

Stoke-on-Trent partners with SSE to drive green heating revolution

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has named SSE Energy Solutions as its exclusive strategic energy partner, aiming to accelerate the city’s transition…

6 months ago

Solar overtakes coal in EU electricity mix for the first time

Solar energy has surged ahead of coal in the EU’s power sector, supplying 11% of the bloc’s electricity in 2024…

6 months ago

Government unveils spring Planning Bill to accelerate critical infrastructure

The UK government has confirmed that it will bring forward a Planning and Infrastructure Bill this spring, aimed at expediting…

6 months ago

Mutual Energy explores pumped hydro scheme for Belfast lough

A Northern Ireland energy firm is assessing the viability of a hydro-electric power project in County Antrim that could bolster…

6 months ago

Millions of homeowners set to gain from government’s solar power pledge

Millions of UK homeowners are set to receive grants and low-interest loans to install solar panels and batteries, helping cut…

7 months ago