Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, tidal, hydro, biomass, and geothermal have become significant sectors of the energy market. The rapid growth of these sources in the 21st century has been prompted by the increasing costs and environmental impact of fossil fuels, which has led to a proposed phase out of…

Whether nuclear power should be considered a form of sustainable energy or renewable energy is an ongoing subject of debate. Legal definitions of renewable energy usually exclude nuclear energy technologies, with the notable exception of the U.S. state of Utah.

A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a regulation that requires the increased production of energy from renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal, which have been adopted in 38 of 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The United States federal RPS is called the Renewable…

A feed-in tariff (FIT) is paid by energy suppliers in the United Kingdom if a property or organisation generates their own electricity using technology such as solar panels or wind turbines and feeds any surplus back to the grid. The FIT scheme was imposed on suppliers by the UK government, and applied to…

Economy 7 is a differential tariff provided by United Kingdom electricity suppliers that uses base load generation to provide cheap off-peak electricity during the night. Houses using the Economy 7 tariff require a special electricity meter which provides two different readings - one for electricity used during the…

Maplin Electronics is the trading name of an online retailer of electronic goods in the United Kingdom and Ireland launched in 2019, using the brand of the former company Maplin Electronics Limited, which operated from 1972 to 2018. The original Maplin company began life as a mail order supplier of electronic…

Ibis Budget (stylised ibis budget) is a French budget hotel brand owned by Accor, which also owns the Ibis and Ibis Styles brands. It is an economy hotel brand specialising in essential comfort at a budget price.

RenewableUK, formerly known as the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), is the trade association for wind power, wave power and tidal power industries in the United Kingdom.

Aggreko is a global supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control equipment and energy services, headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The business was founded in 1962 and previously listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1997 to 2021.

The electricity sector in New Zealand uses almost entirely renewable energy, such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the country generated 96.4% of its electricity from renewable sources.