More than 200 jobs under threat at SSE retail division, claims union

18th May 2020 | Residential Energy

More than 200 engineers at energy supplier SSE are to be made redundant months after it was taken over by Ovo Energy, a trade union has claimed. The retails division of SSE was bought by Bristol-based Ovo Energy in January as part of the£500 million acquisition. Some 215 gas and electrical engineers who respond to…Read more

UK’s largest battery to help keep the nation’s lights on

18th May 2020 | Commercial Energy

A market access deal has been agreed for what is thought to be Europe’s largest battery storage site, at Thurcroft near Rotherham. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has partnered with Edinburgh-based Flexitricity to optimise its 50MW / 75 MWh facility. Flexible energy specialist Flexitricity will provide market access, optimising revenue for the asset as well…Read more

How solar power can cut your bills and your carbon footprint

15th May 2020 | Residential Energy

Fitting solar panels can be expensive, but it will reduce the amount spent on electricity. As concerns around protecting the environment continue to increase, more of us are having solar panels fitted to our homes to generate out own electricity. Solar panels, or photovoltaics (PV), capture the sun’s energy using photovoltaic cells and then convert…Read more

Renewable energy firms set to deliver multi-billion wind farms in UK

13th May 2020 | Commercial Energy

UK green energy companies are set to deliver multi-billion pound wind farm investments across the north-east of England and Scotland to help power the new economy through clean energy. Scottish Power plans to reopen Scotland’s oldest commercial wind farm as part of a £150m scheme to develop a clean energy cluster in central Scotland capable…Read more

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