Renewable energy firm, RenEnergy, is calling on the government to remove barriers to solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment in commercial leasehold properties, following the publication of a joint white paper with South Norfolk and Broadland District Council. Entitled ‘Solar PV on ...

Activ8 Energies, a leading solar panel provider in Ireland, has acquired Burnley-based high-profile renewables business, Low Carbon Energy (LCE), as it reveals ambitious plans to expand across the UK renewables sector.  The move comes as Activ8 eyes more UK commercial ...

Garland UK’s RIBA-Accredited CPD supports smarter energy strategy and asset resilience As estates teams and facilities managers accelerate their Net Zero Carbon commitments, the role of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has shifted from optional to essential. For facilities professionals managing ...

Simon Bateman, Asset Manager at Lakeside North Harbour business campus on how meeting net zero can begin in the carpark As the effects of climate change intensify and the demand for cleaner, smarter ways of working grows, sustainability in the ...

The ongoing lack of a government-backed guaranteed price for selling back surplus clean power to the UK energy grid is discouraging businesses, property firms and commercial landlords from installing solar PV systems at their properties and holding back the expansion ...

As public and private sector estates seek sustainable ways to reduce carbon and operating costs, rooftop solar PV systems have become an increasingly attractive solution. Initiatives such as GB Energy funding, which encourages solar adoption in healthcare and education estates, ...

Clifford Huntley, Research and Development Director at Solspan, part of Kensington Systems, on the practical steps FMs can take to meet the solar revolution and contribute to a sustainable future The goal of meeting a zero-carbon future is increasingly being ...

The University of East London (UEL) is extending its strategic partnership with global technology company Siemens in a contract that will see the business design and install a Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) to help power its net zero campus ...

Custom Solar, part of Mitie, has completed the installation of a 1.25MWp roof-top solar PV array at Pets at Home’s new National Distribution Centre. The Staffordshire-based distribution centre, which opened in early 2024, supplies products to the pet care brand’s ...

International solar and energy storage developer, Elements Green, has signed a £71.5 million deal with Mitie to design and build one of Europe’s largest BESS. G2 Energy, part of Mitie Power & Grid, will be the Principal Designer and Principal ...