Tag: Solar

Octopus Energy rolls out innovative solar investment on French farms

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm announces a new solar investment that will save French farmers millions of euros, as it rapidly ramps up its green energy activity in the country. Octopus has added 100 rooftop solar projects on French farms to its portfolio through its acquisition of Sungen 10 from ELECO. Octopus will work with ELECO and local partners to build up to 100MW new rooftop solar projects at hundreds of French farms by 2030. The partners will build large sheds with solar panels on the rooftops on farmers’ land. Farmers…

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75% of the electricity used to make Britvic in Britain now comes from the sun

Stuart Mitchell

75% of the electricity now used to make Britvic soft drinks in Great Britain – from Fruit Shoot to Tango, Robinsons to J2O – is coming from a 160-acre solar farm in Northamptonshire. Providing clean energy to factories in Rugby, London and Leeds, the ten-year solar power agreement covers three quarters of Britvic’s electricity needs in this country – with the aim of reaching 100% solar powered operations in the near future. The solar site, commissioned in January 2024 and operational from today, will generate 3.1 Gigawatts of power, enough…

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V-TAC Launches Bi-Facial Solar Panels to Accelerate Energy Generation

Stuart Mitchell

Leading Energy company, V-TAC, has unveiled its bi-facial solar panels aimed at increasing energy production for solar energy users. Bi-facial solar panels have recently gained popularity due to their ability to capture sunlight from both sides, enhancing energy generation. V-TAC says its bi-facial solar panels offer a range of advantages to both installers and end users, demonstrating the company’s dedication to improving the clean energy industry. CEO and CO-Founder of V-TAC, Dinesh Sajnani, says these bi-facial solar panels are designed to set new standards in solar energy technology. He notes…

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Solar panels now available through Halifax

Stuart Mitchell

Solar panel sourcing, installation and aftercare will now be available through Halifax as part of a new trial scheme. The offer sees Halifax join forces with accredited and expert solar panel installers, Effective Home, taking away the hard work of searching the market for solar panel suppliers. Through Halifax’s Green Living Hub, people will be able to access Effective Home’s virtual consultation, where a home can be remotely viewed to understand solar panel suitability – with no need for an in-person visit. A free, personalised solar plan will be provided,…

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TotalEnergies and ENEOS join forces to Develop B2B Solar Distributed Generation across Asia

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies and ENEOS signed a joint venture agreement to develop onsite B2B solar distributed generation across Asia[1]. The 50/50 Joint Venture between two major players in the field plans to develop 2 GW of decentralized solar capacity over the next five years. This partnership will capitalize on the strengths of both companies. TotalEnergies will leverage its expertise on this market segment and its global footprint and ENEOS will use its expertise in renewables and its strong brand mainly in Japan to lower the costs of decentralized solutions offered to industrial…

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