UK-based clean technology group Altilium has attended a high-level meeting with the UK Minister for Investment, Baroness Gustafsson CBE, at the British Embassy in Tokyo, along with senior representatives from Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Bank, highlighting the critical role that Japanese investment is playing in supporting the scale-up and commercialization of UK clean tech innovation.

Independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has been awarded a contract by offshore wind developer Ventyr for the Design Certification of the Sørlige Nordsjø II wind turbines and offshore substation - Norway’s first bottom-fixed offshore wind farm.

British producer and exporter of high-quality solar PV modules UKSOL Ltd has supplied 4,500 670-watt high efficiency solar modules for a three megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar power project for major meat producer Frigorífico BFC in Bolivia.

Frontier has facilitated offtakes with Arbor, a Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) company that uses waste biomass to create clean energy while removing CO₂. Frontier buyers will pay Arbor $41 million to remove 116,000 tons of CO₂ between 2028 and 2030. 

French company Seaturns' recent fundraising round, carried out primarily via the Keenest platform, received significant support from long-time shareholders Team For The Planet and Sébastien Duez, as well as the entry into the capital of Lawrence Sigaud (Deputy CEO of Seaturns).

 

British renewable energy company RES has welcomed Rushcliffe Borough Council's decision to approve its 99.9MW Winking Hill battery energy storage system (BESS), located on land off West Leake Lane, near Ratcliffe-on-Soar.

Univers, a global leader in AI and IoT technology for energy, has announced it will integrate Microsoft technologies and collaborate with Microsoft globally to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy through cutting-edge AI and cloud solutions.

Plug Power Inc. announced a new multi-year enhanced supply agreement with a leading U.S.-based industrial gas company and longtime hydrogen partner through 2030. The agreement extends the companies’ current strategic relationship through 2030, securing reliable hydrogen supply for Plug’s growing applications business while significantly reducing the cost structure and improving cash flows.

Smart EV charging company Easee has been selected by the AA as its preferred home charging partner to support the transitioning of its patrol fleet from diesel to electric vehicles through a four-year test-and-learn programme.

ENERGY STAR is a data tool used by 465,000 buildings to track emissions, with cities such as New York, Washington, DC and Boston legally required to provide emissions reports. However, the US Government is on the verge of shutting ENERGY STAR down. REM talked to Cambio co-founder and co-CEO Stephanie Grayson to find out more about what is going on with ENERGY STAR at the moment and what solutions to the situation are being attempted.

La Agencia Internacional de las Energías Renovables (International Renewable Energy Agency, Irena) acaba de actualizar sus Estadísticas 2025, documento en el que le toma la temperatura a la transición renovable, país por país, y tecnología por tecnología (eólica, hidro, biomasa, fotovoltaica, termosolar...). Pues bien, una vez hechas las cuentas, el dato primero que destaca Irena en sus Statistics no deja lugar a la duda de por dónde va la transición: "más del 70% del crecimiento en la capacidad de energías renovables se ha producido [en 2024] en Asia". [Fuente foto y gráficos: Irena].