Big Apple turns to carbon capture

New rules in New York will see building managers fined for not reducing emissions

Coal power station turned into 150MW battery storage system

SSE has turned its former fossil fuel Ferrybridge facility in Yorkshire into a 300MWh green hub

UK battery storage company bags £3.8m

The company’s technology records customers’ energy usage; storing cheaper off-peak electricity to use during peak hours

SSE Energy Solutions and Glasgow Uni fund green tech business study

The effectiveness of heat pumps, battery storage and solar panels in all sorts of businesses will be investigated

Solar-hydrogen-battery project in Barbados receives new backing

Renewstable Barbados is also designed to host the largest sheep farm on the island, contributing to both energy and food security

Energy and carbon savings for Salford City Council after £7.45m green upgrades

The programme, which rolled out energy efficiency installations on more than 30 public buildings, helped save 2.4 million kWh of energy and 584 tonnes of carbon

Octopus announces £186m green fund

The fund will invest in the early stages of building new sites – reducing dependence on gas imports

Former Tesla exec’s start-up Lunar Energy acquires UK’s Moixa

The California-based company completed a $300m funding round over the past two years as it quietly worked in stealth

Packaging firm Sealed Air invests $9m in solar energy

The solar farm is now powering its manufacturing facility in California and is expected to reduce its energy spend by $1m a year

Queensland Uni granted $498k to speed up large-scale renewables connections to grid

Many large-scale solar and battery projects are said to have experienced delays, which have affected investor confidence and increased the cost of new renewable generation projects