Donald Trump condemned the UK as he urged the nation to “open up” the North Sea for oil production and "get rid of windmills".

French cable manufacturer Nexans has completed the divestiture of AmerCable to Mattr for an enterprise value of $280m.

Arctech has agreed to supply 1.5GW of its SkyLine II single-axis solar tracking system to PowerChina for the Al Ajban solar plant.

Private investor Greg Skinner has acquired a 50% stake in UK-based renewable energy firm Ethical Power Group from Hive Energy.