Tim McManan-Smith

Renewable energy investment company, Thrive Renewables, has entered into a joint venture with TopCashback to help fund the next phase of the UK’s Net Zero transition. The partnership will unlock up to £80 million additional capital to be deployed over four years, directly funding new wind, solar and other renewable assets.

GridBeyond, a leader in harnessing cutting-edge AI technologies to revolutionise the energy landscape, has been selected to support North Star BlueScope Steel’s Delta, Ohio, mini-mill in strengthening its energy strategy and accelerating achievement of its sustainability goals.

PuriFire Energy has successfully closed a £2.7 million seed round investment led by HICO Investment Group with participation from Bulnes Capital, R&R Investments and Abhishek Desai.

In today’s world, sustainability is more than just a buzzword. The need for greener, more sustainable ways of delivering construction and infrastructure projects has never been greater, as we charge towards the UK’s Net Zero target writes Balfour Beatty’s Stuart Mcleod.

BayWa r.e. has welcomed a decision by Tipperary County Council and An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for the development of Springmount Solar Farm.

Five more projects have been awarded over £57 million from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). These projects, integral to comprehensive urban renewal plans, will provide sustainable, low carbon heat to 17,000 new homes, commercial spaces, and public buildings, contributing to vibrant, future-proofed communities. Expected to save over 385,000 tonnes of CO

Millions of homes and businesses across Britain will be powered by a new supply of clean, cheap, homegrown energy as a record number of projects receive funding through the government’s most successful renewables auction to date.

atNorth, a leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced plans to build its largest data centre to date in the town of Ølgod in Varde Denmark. The site, to be known as DEN02, will cater to both colocation and build-to-suit projects and will be specifically designed for data-intensive businesses such as hyperscalers and companies that run AI and High-Performance Computing workloads.

Ramboll has acquired the data centre consulting company i 3Solutions Group. With the strategic acquisition, which follows the previous acquisition of EYP Mission Critical Facilities in 2022, Ramboll cements its position as a full-service provider at the top of the international league of data centre consulting companies, now with an expanded presence in North America, Europe, and Asia. The ambition is to contribute to reducing the climate footprint of the industry, which is integral to our digitalised society.

Oxford PV, a global leader in next-generation solar, has started the commercialisation of its record-breaking tandem solar technology with the first shipment to a US-based customer.