Clean Energy

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has announced its intention to conduct a placing of up to 70,000,000 new ordinary shares to raise around £73.9 million.

In less than a week, the Solar and Storage Live conference and exhibition will kick off, returning to Birmingham’s NEC Arena from 23-25 November, Solar Power Portal takes a look at some of the key exhibitors and speakers.

AtlasInvest backed Aukera Energy has announced plans to deliver 2.7GW of renewable energy projects across Europe.

SolarEdge Technologies is expanding its residential portfolio in the UK, introducing a new smart energy management system.

Solar Power Portal listened into the sessions, to hear more on how power prices are driving solar growth and how the narrative needs to develop to help it go even further.

Energy giant bp has formed a joint venture with Aberdeen City Council, to operate a solar power and green hydrogen hub.

Solar PV, energy storage and other clean energy technologies are to be exempt from business rates rises from April 2023 as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, representing a major victory for the sector.

Centrica Business Solutions has launched a new team to develop, build, manage and optimise a portfolio of grid-connected solar and battery assets.

Low Carbon has confirmed plans to develop a 500MW solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire, with the initial consultation anticipated to take place in early 2022.

Specialist clean energy investor Octopus Renewables has won a £150 million corporate pensions mandate from a large UK-based institutional investor.