The year is about to come to a close, and to mark the occasion we’re looking back at 2025 renewable energy news, CleanEarth’s own projects, and the path ahead in 2026.
A recording breaking year
It’s been another milestone year in the renewable energy industry.
Over the summer, the Government confirmed that renewable energy accounted for over half of the UK’s total electricity generation for the first time last year. In Q2 of this year, renewable sources generated a record amount of 54.5% of all UK electricity generation. In 2025 renewable energy supplied the entirety of Great Britain’s electricity demand for a total of over 87 hours – more than 20 hours greater than 2024’s data showed.
Then in the span of the past two months, wind generation broke its generation record twice; first in November with 22,711 MW and again this December with 23,825 MW. The longest consecutive stretch of time powered entirely by renewables took place across 15 hours in May. And this year marks 10 years since the Paris Agreement was signed.
Renewable energy is growing in impact every year, but for the UK to meet its decarbonisation goals by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050 we need to keep the momentum going – and every industry is going to be essential in forwarding these goals.
Hurdles for net zero
But for many businesses, the path to renewable energy seems closed off by rising non-commodity costs, employer costs, and the potential challenges that may have come with this year’s Autumn budget announcement. However, renewable energy has never been more accessible or more vital to circumventing other financial impacts. At CleanEarth, we offer CapEx free wind power solutions for on or near site generation without the capital outlay. Financing options like asset finance, grants, and other solutions make solar equally as accessible, alleviating cost barriers to renewable energy.
And with 2026 around the corner, businesses stand to lose a lot more without renewable energy than they do by investing in it. Green credentials are increasingly crucial as more industries look to decarbonise their supply chain, and as costs rise across the business energy is a clear place to save. Critically, with grid reliance posing volatile price and availability risks, a business entirely reliant on the grid could see themselves subject to significant and sudden changes with big impacts. Renewable energy solutions like wind and solar are increasingly becoming essential.
A big year for CleanEarth
This past year, we’ve seen that understanding reflected in our clients; from larger scale installations like Fibron’s 1,416 panel system, to supporting the dairy industry with Suncream Diaries. We’ve returned to clients like Bluntrock Brewery and Hillbrush for new extensions and capped off the year with 1,000 solar panels installed for the world’s largest supplier of daffodils, Varfell Farms. And our wind projects have been progressing steadily all year, with Tacher windfarm completed in Latheron, Caithness in 2025. At the event’s we attended this year, it was evident that the appetite for clean energy is still growing.
As more and more businesses across industries embrace renewable energy, more yet still come to us with questions and interest for the future of their own energy mix. As 2026 approaches the barriers to renewable energy are not as insurmountable as they seem, and we’re ready to go.
Learn more about our projects on our case studies page.
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3 UK Energy Sector Report 2025 – TMHCC
4 UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months – Edie
5 France marks 10th anniversary of Paris Agreement with revamped net-zero roadmap – BusinessGreen