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Majority of businesses concerned about increase in costs to finance the net zero transition

Businesses are facing a wave of new costs to help finance the clean power transition, with a huge number of organisations concerned about the impact on confidence and competitiveness, according to the latest Business Energy Tracker from npower Business Solutions ...

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Making the business case for solar PV

Energy management has always sat squarely within the facilities manager’s remit, but in recent years it has taken on a new urgency. The UK has some of the highest industrial electricity prices in Europe, with prices 46% above the median ...

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Mitie and Zestec drive renewable energy project at LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

Mitie is installing a landmark solar PV carport at LEGOLAND® Windsor, developed and financed under Zestec Renewable Energy’s contract with Merlin Attractions Operations. The 1.2MW arrayed solar carport will generate over 1.1million kWh of clean electricity annually – enough to ...

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OCS partners with Scottish Water Horizons to deliver £2.4m solar carport at Scottish Water’s HQ

OCS has teamed up with Scottish Water Horizons to deliver one of the largest solar carports in the country at Scottish Water’s head office in Stepps, North Lanarkshire, in the west of Scotland. The £2.4 million project will see 2,250 ...

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GTEC Training awarded nearly £1m to train the UK’s green energy workforce

GTEC Training, a United Infrastructure company and provider of renewables and energy efficiency skills training in the UK, has been awarded £978,840 as part of the government’s Warm Homes scheme. The funding will help GTEC deliver a wide range of ...

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To increase solar PV uptake government must level playing field for commercial landlords and tenants

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 ...

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Activ8 Energies powers up for UK expansion with Low Carbon Energy acquisition

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 ...

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Empowering facilities managers to integrate solar PV confidently

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 ...

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Catching the sun

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 ...

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Lack of fixed export tariff for selling surplus energy is holding back rooftop solar installations

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 ...

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