Island Green Power wins planning for 500MW Lincolnshire BESS as co-location becomes the dominant UK project configuration
Island Green Power has received planning consent for a 49.9MW solar and 500MW BESS hybrid at Stallingborough. A 10:1 storage-to-generation ratio signals a BESS-led project using solar co-location for grid connection optimisation.
Capital Dynamics acquires Kerry BESS to close Ireland's 2.1GW long-duration storage gap
Capital Dynamics has acquired a 170MW/680MWh ready-to-build BESS at Knockanure, Co. Kerry. Ireland needs 2.4GW of long-duration storage by 2030 and has 0.29GW today, that gap is the investment thesis.
Perigus Energy's first Irish solar farm reaches full operation as 26-month RESS delivery timeline validates onshore renewables speed
Perigus Energy's 81MW Garreenleen solar farm is fully operational. Commissioned 26 months after contract award and three months after Perigus launched as an independent company, it is the first visible output of CIP's investment in the Ørsted European onshore platform.
Grant Thornton Ireland achieves SBTi validation as CSRD makes science-based targets a procurement and audit requirement
Grant Thornton Ireland has achieved SBTi validation for its net-zero targets. For a firm advising Irish clients on SBTi compliance, its own validation is a commercial credential, not just a reputational one.
Green Awards 2027 now accepting entries
The Green Awards 2027 is now open for entries, inviting businesses of all sizes to showcase their commitment to sustainable business practice ahead of the 30 October deadline. The awards gala will take place on 23 February 2027 at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, bringing together hundreds of senior executives from across Ireland's sustainability community.
Ireland’s NTMA Green Finance Architecture Is Performing Ahead of Schedule and Open for Commercial Engagement
The NTMA published its Climate Action Strategy 2025–2028 Annual Review on 1 July 2026, confirming that Ireland’s sovereign green finance architecture is performing ahead of schedule. For Irish businesses, the green finance opportunity is open, well-funded and ready for engagement.
Lloyds sets £100 billion sustainable and transition finance target as banks broaden green taxonomy to capture hard-to-abate sectors
Lloyds Banking Group has announced a £100 billion sustainable and transition finance target for 2027 to 2030, incorporating transition finance for the first time. Expanding beyond purely green activities to cover hard-to-abate sector decarbonisation is the structural shift that makes the UK banking market's climate finance commitments commercially viable.
Turley strengthens Cardiff sustainability team as converging building standards create a technical depth gap
Turley has appointed Tom King as Associate Director in its Sustainability and ESG team, based in Cardiff. Simultaneous changes to the Future Homes Standard, Future Buildings Standard and TM54 operational energy requirements are creating planning submission demands that generalist sustainability advice can no longer satisfy.
Celtic House Holdings transitions to EOT as founder chooses community retention over trade sale exit
Glyn Hyett has chosen employee ownership over a trade sale to keep jobs in Ceredigion. The EOT model's CGT exemption makes that community-retention outcome financially viable.
Entegro acquires ACEL Energy to complete an end-to-end power and communications infrastructure platform
Entegro has acquired ACEL Energy to combine solar PV, BESS and high-voltage engineering with its fibre infrastructure expertise. Data centres and grid modernisation now demand both power and communications capability from a single contractor, making this acquisition commercially necessary.
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