Encouraging to see some big renewables projects getting a green light. My sense is that developers are keen to build projects despite the current state of power prices. Company news Limejump adds Ylem Energy peaker to its managed assetsLimejump has added a 20MW gas-fired peaking project, owned and developed by Ylem Energy to its award-winning … Read More
What will be the new normal after CV-19? Not a particularly original question I admit. As I sit at my home office looking out at a sunny and windy day I glance at Gridwatch (see snapshot below) which tells me that over 30% of the UK’s energy is being generated solar and wind, more than … Read More
As you can tell from the clips on here over the last few weeks it is hard to tell quite how much to celebrate the sight of negative oil prices, not a time for schadenfreude maybe. Company news Future Biogas look to pass on their scientific knowledgeFuture Biogas were one of the first players at … Read More
Those among you who watch these things closely may have noticed a sharp rebound in the price of carbon on the EU ETS over the last couple of days. This was because EDF announced that it is going to have to shut down a couple of nuclear reactors. It is too hard to maintain them … Read More
Company news Good Energy in EV charging deal with RAW ChargingGood Energy has inked a partnership with electric vehicle chargepoint installers RAW Charging following a competitive tender.The installer, which guarantees operational uptime, is a ChargePoint partner, and provides both AC (slower) and DC (faster) charging solutions.It first worked with Good Energy on one of the … Read More
Traditionally Titbits has been published just ahead of the weekend. I suspect for many weekdays and weekend are merging. Still plenty to talk about and to remain watchful. This week Trump completed the rollback of emissions legislation for automobiles in the USA. A retrograde step that American carmakers will live to regret (many were not … Read More
Focus for the environmental industry now must be to challenge attempts to roll back environmental protections under the cover of the crisis. What a difference a week (or two) makes Company news E.ON allies with Octopus Energy to revamp UK retail business E.ON has struck a partnership deal with Britain’s fast-growing Octopus Energy, as the … Read More
The world has found a way to cut CO2 emissions, albeit a very painful one. The crisis has also rudely barged the green agenda off the front pages. Hopefully we shall be back stronger than ever, but nonetheless Titbits intends to keep the newsflow coming as best we can. To soften the edges of a … Read More
Titbits Budget thoughts: The reaction from the clean energy industry was mixed. There was clearly attempts to boost the green economy with money for new technology solutions (cheap way for governments to help), for CCS clusters (especially where it interacts with hydrogen creation), for EV charging networks, heat pumps, biomass boilers and biomethane. However the … Read More
Politicians tend to get derided for making “U turns”, but when you are reversing the dismal legislation of your predecessors it should be applauded: welcome back onshore wind and solar in the UK! Company news Ikea slashes global emissions as business growth continues The world’s largest furniture retailer revealed in its latest sustainability report that … Read More