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The target fundraise was £500 million, and the UK government’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) was the ‘cornerstone’ investor in NPUK, investing £250 million on a match-funding basis. Image: NextEnergy Capital.

NextPower UK hits £733 million for solar fund, National Wealth Fund ‘cornerstone’ investor

March 11, 2025
NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has announced that its private fund focused on new-build UK solar, NextPower UK ESG (NPUK) has raised £733 million at its final fundraising close, almost 50% over target.
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Pulse Clean Energy launches first open source tool to track BESS environmental impact

February 18, 2025
Pulse Clean Energy has today released an industry-first tool allowing battery energy storage system (BESS) asset managers to track and certify the carbon emissions saved by BESS usage.
The chancellor of the exchequer set out her vision for the UK’s economic growth, calling net zero the “industrial opportunity of the 21st Century”. Image: Lauren Hurley / No. 10 Downing Street via Flickr.

Government’s National Wealth Fund invests in Cornish mining

January 31, 2025
The government-backed National Wealth Fund will invest in Cornish Metals, which could mine critical minerals needed for solar panel production.

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