Major milestone reached for Low Carbon as Fox Covert Solar Farm enters operations in the UK 12 October 2023 – Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced that its 22MW Fox Covert Solar Farm, located in Buckinghamshire, has begun energisation. The Fox Covert Solar Farm is the first project to energise in a pipeline of solar and battery projects in excess of 3GW in the UK as the company develops into a leading Independent Power Producer (IPP) capable of delivering 20GW of renewable energy capacity globally by 2030. Fox Covert has the capacity to generate enough renewable energy to p ..read more

The search for the next Winners of The Earthshot Prize 2024 has begun and Low Carbon is proud to be an Official Nominator. The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors, worldwide. We will be nominating individuals, communities, businesses and organisations whose solutions make the most progress towards achi ..read more

Key milestone reached as Low Carbon’s Ter Apel solar farm begins generating power in the Netherlands Monday 18 September 2023 – Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced that its Ter Apel solar farm located in the Netherlands has become fully operational. The 26.7MW solar farm is the first project to energise as the company develops into a leading global Independent Power Producer (IPP) capable of delivering 20GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. Located in the province of Groningen, Ter Apel has the capacity to generate enough renewable energy to power more than 10,000 home ..read more

Today’s announcement marks a major milestone for Low Carbon’s ambitions in the North American market as it targets the creation of 20GW of new renewable energy capacity by 2030 [Thursday 3 August 2023] – Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has expanded its operations in the North American renewables market through a joint venture (JV) with large-scale renewable energy developer NU-E Corp aiming to bring 1.2 GW of solar PV, onshore wind and battery storage projects in Canada online by the end of the decade. The partnership will see Low Carbon and NU-E Corp initially develop an existing 6 ..read more

Increased investment will strengthen the strategic partnership formed by Low Carbon and MassMutual in 2021 as they target 20GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 Tuesday 25 July 2023 – Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has strengthened its strategic partnership with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) with the announcement of an increase of up to £400m worth of investment to be directed into large-scale renewable energy projects across the UK, Europe and North America. The £400m capital commitment from MassMutual will enable Low Carbon to significantly ex ..read more

Written by: Karen McCormack, member of Low Carbon’s DE&I Committee Low Carbon is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace environment for all our staff. To ensure that everyone feels welcome and empowered to perform to the best of their abilities, we have established the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Committee. The Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the creation and implementation of policies, practices, and initiatives aimed at promoting representation, addressing inequity, and supporting team members from diverse backgrounds and identities. In li ..read more

Bespoke renewable energy installation from Low Carbon aims to power the Emirates GBR Team to victory in the SailGP Impact League and inspire others on the journey to net zero Global renewable energy company Low Carbon and the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team have announced the latest innovation in their partnership to further increase the team’s use of clean energy. The bespoke renewable energy installation has been created with the ambition of taking the team’s entire race operations off-grid. The innovation has been unveiled in Chicago as Season 4 gets underway and Emirates GBR stakes its ..read more

The importance of bees to our environment and natural ecosystems cannot be overstated. Alongside other insect pollinators, bees pollinate 87 per cent of all plant species, and about 75 per cent of crop species. The latest estimate by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) estimates that bees directly contribute to the equivalent of more than £500 million a year to the UK economy. But as climate change takes hold and global temperatures rise, the bee population is in decline. Not only does this threaten biodiversity and our environment – natural vegetation is known to of ..read more

With £540m raised in the last year, today’s announcement represents one of the largest private construction debt facilities of its kind The finance facility will enable the construction of an additional 448MW of solar PV capacity in the UK and the Netherlands Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has increased its existing solar PV construction facility by an additional £310 million with leading international banks ABN AMRO, ING, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Intesa Sanpaolo (IMI CIB Division), continuing the company’s rapid growth trajectory. The £310 million finance facility an ..read more

Low Carbon, the leading global renewable energy company, has teamed up with the world’s greatest Olympic sailors, Sir Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills OBE, to launch the new Protect Our Future platform. Protect Our Future is the Race for the Future charity partner to the Emirates Great Britain SailGP team. The climate change education platform will help to support over 3 million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet using the inspiration of athletes. Launching as the SailGP Season 3 final weekend gets underway in San Francisco, Low Carbon and Emirates GBR will convene i ..read more