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Electric mobility continues to accelerate in the UK, with New AutoMotive data showing battery electric vehicles now represent more than one in four new registrations.
As the UK government plans more funding for on‑street charging, experts warn of a widening north–south divide in public infrastructure and EV adoption.
Backed by expanding offshore wind, solar PV and bioenergy, the UK is accelerating its clean energy build‑out under sustained government support.
Think tank E3G argues that with the right policies, heat pumps could halve heating bills while improving home comfort for families across the UK.
Battery storage will soon power InstaVolt’s ultra-rapid chargers at a new UK motorway site, helping to deliver faster and more reliable charging for electric vehicle drivers.
A sharp misalignment in PPA pricing expectations is significantly constraining deal activity and slowing renewables growth across Europe, Pexapark reports. Co-located battery projects may offer a solution.
Metlen has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Engie to supply solar-generated electricity from six sites across the UK.
The solar park is part of NextEnergy’s expanding UK portfolio of solar and storage assets, most of which are backed by long-term offtake agreements.
September marked a milestone for the UK’s electric vehicle market, as New AutoMotive reports that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 23.2 percent of new car registrations.
A major battery facility will be built at a critical transmission bottleneck between Scotland and England, enhancing grid reliability while opening opportunities for the surrounding economy and community.
Barnsdale Solar Energy Park in Yorkshire will pair utility-scale solar generation with targeted measures to support local habitats and improve biodiversity across the 50-hectare site.
Confidence in solar savings is growing across the UK, but a surge in poor installations and weak aftercare could threaten long-term progress, according to a new survey.
Axpo has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to buy clean energy from its 25 MW solar PV at Whaddon Farm, Wiltshire. The site is co-located with a utility-scale 16MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
At Centre 81, a community organisation in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in eastern England, solar energy is now helping sustain essential care services.
The new regulation will apply to new residential buildings and includes mandatory solar installations and tougher requirements for energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.
The co-located solar PV and storage site at Tiln Farm near Sheffield is now operational and will support grid resilience in the UK. It is powered by 26 of Trina Storage’s Elementa battery energy storage systems.
The UK government has presented a new roadmap to accelerate solar deployment and position the country as a “clean energy superpower”. Tessa Laws, co-Head of Acuity Law with Purpose, shares her perspective on the plan.
A major step towards Net Zero for the UK after the successful comissioning of Blackhillock, Europe‘s largest transmission-grid-connected battery storage system. The main contractors are Wärtsilä and SMA.
BW ESS and Sungrow has bugun the commercial operation of its 100MW/331MWh Bramley battery energy storage system (BESS) that‘s now helping stabilise the UK grid.
In the years ahead, the UK is expected to become the second most important market for large-scale battery energy storage in Europe. Now another major project is going online in Newport/South Wales.
SolarPower Europe expects the UK to become Europe’s second-largest market for large-scale battery storage, with growth driven by co-location with solar farms. Read more in our weekly focus, 28–31 July.
The agreement enables stable marketing of 462 MW of solar power, providing long-term revenue certainty for British Solar Renewables and boosting investor confidence in the volatile UK energy market.
Regulatory hurdles remain, but bidirectional EV charging is opening up as never before to consumers and municipal utilities. Marcus Fendt, Managing Director of The Mobility House, gives us the lowdown.
After launching their joint venture in the UK and Ireland earlier this year, Anker Solix and Segen Solar now plan to extend their collaboration to other European markets.
The potential of combining solar, wind and storage at one site is clear. Regulation remains the main barrier, but some European countries are now showing how it’s done.
