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Half year operating profit was £3.9 million on a revenue of £9.4 million (41%), including the contribution from investments. This is compared to an operating profit of £7.4 million on a revenue of £14.6 million (50.6%) in the first half of 2024. The decrease in turnover and operating profit is the result of lower electricity prices, which are now returning towards pre-energy crisis levels.
Diversifying the portfolio 
We continued to make strong headway on our growth plan to double generation capacity by 2028. Development of the two onshore wind farms we acquired in 2024 is well underway and earlier this year we acquired a 10MW ground mount solar farm in Essex. Dunmow solar farm is now operational, making the most of the sunshine we’ve experienced this summer. The site generated enough clean electricity to power over 8,000 homes in June, a very sunny month.
As well as acquiring new projects we’re committed to extending the life of our oldest assets. We’re pleased to be partnering with Burgar Hill Renewables to repower a wind project on Orkney, with plans to replace five of the current turbines (including our Sigurd turbine) with four larger and more efficient machines – harnessing the abundant natural resources at one of the best sites for wind generation in Europe.
Accelerating the energy transition through collaborative funding
We’ve always been big believers in community energy, investing over £21 million to date in community-led wind and solar. Now we’ve launched a £40 million funding partnership with Better Society Capital, the UK’s leading social impact investor, to offer flexible funding for community groups to build their own clean energy projects or take a stake in part of a larger project in their area. Fair Play Clean Energy, Thrive’s existing joint venture with TopCashback Sustainability Ltd, will provide £20 million of the investment, with Better Society Capital providing matched funding.
We’re also pledging to provide an opportunity for the community to own a share of every new project we acquire. Following through on that promise, we recently welcomed Community Energy Pathways and members of the local community to our Dunmow solar farm, who are helping us shape how shared ownership could work on this particular project.
Building a cleaner, fairer future for communities
For nine years we’ve been awarding energy efficiency grants to community centres near our clean energy projects – helping them become warmer, cosier and cheaper to run. The latest round of our Community Benefit Programme launched in August 2025 with grantees to be announced this Autumn.
In celebration of our 30th anniversary, this year we’re making an additional £30,000 available to help install solar panels on two community buildings close to our sites. This will be administered with the help of Centre for Sustainable Energy, which also runs our Community Benefit Programme.
Thrive’s mission is to create a cleaner, fairer future for generations to come. Earlier this year we were excited to get a small glimpse of what that future might look like. We welcomed the renowned food writer and environmental campaigner, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, to our Avonmouth wind farm to film an advertisement with local children, exploring the extraordinary power of wind and sunshine. Watch the video below.

Ad- Watch as the renowned food writer and environmental campaigner is joined by local primary school children on site to explore the power of wind and sunshine – and have some fun along the way!

School trip to the future with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

[1] Refers to Thrive’s impact portfolio – total electricity generation of the portfolio adjusted for Thrive’s proportion of ownership, plus the projects Thrive is funding
[2] Calculated using the most recent statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) showing that UK average domestic household consumption is 3,301kWh per annum (1,650kWh for a half year)
[3] Carbon reduction is calculated by multiplying the total amount of renewable electricity generated by Thrive’s impact portfolio in the first half of 2025 by the number of tonnes of carbon which fossil fuels would have produced to generate the same amount of electricity. We have used DESNZ’s “all non-renewable fuels” emissions statistic of 437 tonnes of carbon dioxide per GWh of electricity supplied from the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (July 2024) Table 5.14 (“Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from electricity supplied”). Additionally, we include a conservative estimate of the carbon saved through operating our BESS projects.
[4] Based on June generation figure of 2,230 MWh and calculated using the most recent statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero showing that UK average domestic household consumption is 3,301 kWh per annum (275 kWh for 1 month) (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6763dd7ebe7b2c675de30820/Subnational-electricity-and-gas-consumption-summary-report-2023.pdf">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6763dd7ebe7b2c675de30820/Subnational-electricity-and-gas-consumption-summary-report-2023.pdf</a>)

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We’re continuing to diversify the portfolio with the addition of a 10MW solar farm and new collaborative funding facility for community energy projects.

Half year results 2025 – strong progress made on growth plan

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An on-site mixing plant was used to reduce vehicle use in the local area and boost efficiency. Construction materials for the civil works have also been sourced locally. The works are being headed up by Scottish based construction company I &amp; H Brown.

Whitelaw Brae is on track to start generating clean electricity by 2026. Once operational, it will be capable of generating enough clean electricity for around 45,000 homes a year.

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Foundations for a greener future: bases laid for Whitelaw Brae - our biggest project yet

Last week the Climate Change Committee warned that we must prepare for a world hotter than 2°C by 2050. But we’re already seeing an increase in extreme weather events. The physical impacts of climate change cost the global economy at least <a href="https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4520285/study-annual-climate-losses-rise-fold-century-usd14tr-last">$1.4 trillion last year</a> and have risen 10-fold since the turn of the century.  
Without new renewables in the UK, we’ll continue to import billions of pounds worth of gas to meet the rising demand for electricity, priced on volatile international markets, leaving billpayers exposed to unnecessarily high prices. In 2022, we saw the single biggest energy subsidy in the UK’s history when the Government spent <a href="https://obr.uk/box/the-cost-of-the-governments-energy-support-policies/">over £40 billion subsidising the cost of gas</a> to shield consumers from skyrocketing bills.  
And let’s not forget that gas resources are finite. According to RenewableUK, if the UK were to meet its rapidly increasing electricity demand in the coming decade without new renewables, it would need to more than double its gas imports. There is no credible way the UK could source this gas through additional North Sea extraction. Even if every potential North Sea discovery was brought into production, it is estimated that this <a href="https://www.renewableuk.com/news-and-resources/blog/can-north-sea-oil-and-gas-really-power-britain-s-future/">would only be sufficient to meet between 5% and 10% of the country’s electricity demand</a> by the early 2030s.  
In contrast, renewables provide a homegrown, low cost means to meet rising demand. Wind and solar offer a stable price of electricity, unlike gas, which changes based on the international market. But because of the UK’s current market pricing system, gas sets electricity prices in the UK so billpayers don’t benefit. Research suggests that reducing emissions by 87% by 2040 <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-reducing-emissions-87-by-2040-would-help-cut-household-costs-by-1400/">could help cut household costs by £1,400</a>. And wind and solar are already supplying a large chunk of our electricity demand. Last year renewables provided more than half of the UK’s electricity needs, with wind generating around 30% of total demand.  
Not to mention the huge economic opportunity we’d be missing out on by dampening net zero ambitions – the UK’s wind industry alone <a href="https://www.renewableuk.com/news-and-resources/publications/wind-industry-skills-intelligence-report-2025/">employs around 55,000 people</a> in high value jobs, a figure that is expected to rise to over 110,000 by 2030. And just this week the government announced plans to create an extra 400,000 clean energy jobs by the end of the decade. It’s also estimated that over the past ten years <a href="https://www.renewableuk.com/news-and-resources/press-releases/uk-wind-industry-celebrates-decade-of-growth-with-nearly-2-000-companies-now-in-the-sector-s-supply-chain/">more than £550 million</a> has already been locally invested through Community Benefit Funds (payments made by developers of renewable energy infrastructure to the local community). This figure is expected to rise to £150 million annually if Government ambitions to 2030 are met.  
Tackling climate change comes with costs, but what we can see here is that the price of inaction is likely to prove far greater. The cost of adapting to rising sea levels and other climate impacts, plus the disruption of dealing with man-made ‘natural disasters’, will dwarf the opportunity to implement net zero. So, amongst the noise let’s not lose sight of the huge opportunity we have to build a cleaner, more prosperous future for people and planet.

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 Amongst growing controversy about the cost of net zero, we examine the even greater cost of climate inaction.  

Scrap net zero? Here’s what it will cost

It feels really special to be recognised by such a credible source of information globally for our integrity, diligence and innovative approach to delivering environmental and social impact &#8211; and against some really tough competition! This year there were over 800 applicants from across 40 countries.

Watch below to hear Thrive’s feedback from one of the judges.

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Winning Responsible Investor of the Year

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Reuters award win

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Reuters Global Sustainability Awards 2025

Proud to be recognised for our impact on people and planet in a global forum.

We did it! Responsible Investor of the Year at Reuters Global Sustainability Awards

Our <a href="https://cms-admin.thriverenewables.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thrive-Climate-Report-2024-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest climate report</a> shows good progress on our path to net zero.. Highlights include: 
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Emission reductions are the emissions ‘avoided’ from the operation of our portfolio of clean energy projects. 
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2022 and 2024 were very successful years in terms of project development, reflected in our reported emissions, which included the construction footprint of three new clean energy projects in both years. By comparison in 2023, our reported emissions only include the construction of one small rooftop project. Despite this yearly variation in our highest emissions area, it is useful to see how much greater our avoided emissions are in any given year.  
We also maximise the amount of clean electricity generated by older projects through repair and overhaul activities. In late 2024, we replaced the nacelle and blades of Ness Point wind turbine, after nearly 20 years of operation. Although this was Thrive’s most significant overhaul in 2024, the associated carbon footprint reflected a strategic investment toward achieving future emission reductions consistent with our climate-positive mission. The avoided emissions from the turbine’s generation in the last two months of 2024 were over five times greater than the footprint of the overhaul itself, and the turbine is expected to continue to operate reliably for many years to come.

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Our positive contribution to reducing UK emissions far outweighs our carbon footprint. But we take responsibility for the emissions we make in the course of our operations. 

Scope 1 & 2 emissions stay at zero and travel emissions drop again – dive into our latest climate report

Thrive is proud to have played a pioneering role in accelerating the energy transition, bringing communities and individuals with us as we grow- recently ranking number 9 in Insider Media&#8216;s Mid Market 100 Profit Tracker.   
Read the full article with InsiderMedia <a href="https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-eastsouth-westnational/insiders-mid-market-profit-tracker-the-south-west-businesses-powering-growth-across-the-uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Read the full interview with InsiderMedia, as Thrive ranks number nine in their Mid Market 100 Profit Tracker.  

“It’s just the rational solution”: our CEO reflects on 30 years accelerating renewables rollout

An expansion of the highly respected Global Good Awards, these new award categories recognise the role of financial sector leadership in sustainable and ethical practices.
One of the comments from the judging panel included:
“It is inspiring to see how the team at Thrive Renewables has developed and funded community energy projects in partnership with others, often in the face of headwinds for the sector. It is also impressive to see how Thrive has sought to support the wider sector by producing guidance for community energy projects. The team deserves recognition for its achievements in enabling renewable energy projects of various kinds through its innovative approach to financing.”
As you may have seen from <a href="/news/2025/09/half-year-results-2025-strong-progress-made-on-growth-plan">our recent half year results</a>, we’ve had a particularly busy 12 months. This includes the acquisition of three new projects, including our biggest project to date – a 57MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, and partnering with Better Society Capital on a £40 million joint venture to fund community-owned wind and solar projects.

The evening was a brilliant celebration of sustainable business, and we were so inspired to hear about the other brilliant companies and initiatives recognised on the night (shout out to our friends over at Triodos Bank UK which took home gold for Finance Trailblazer of the Year!). It was also great to see the awards living and breathing its values, maintaining its seven-year tradition of exclusively plant-based catering, encouraging preloved attire, and actively discouraging air travel for attendees wherever possible.
Since 2018, the Global Good Awards has maintained its &#8216;Outstanding&#8217; accreditation from the Awards Trust Mark – the first awards programme globally to achieve this distinction – reflecting its dedication to the highest standards of integrity and openness.

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Meet our award-winning team! Recognising the role of sustainable finance at the Global Good Awards

The report comes as the world recognised Global Goals Week last week, an event aiming to drive action, awareness, and accountability around the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What are the SDGs? 
Adopted by all United Nations member countries in 2015, <a href="http://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda">the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development</a> provides ‘a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future’. Centred around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it acts as an urgent call for action by all countries as part of a global partnership, focusing on issues such as hunger, education, affordable and clean energy and industry, innovation and infrastructure.
“The goals recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.”
A central commitment of the SDGs is to Leave No One Behind, ensuring that development progress reaches the most vulnerable and marginalised populations. The UK Government is responsible for achieving these goals domestically and for supporting their attainment internationally.
How is the world progressing with SDGs?
Every year, the UN Secretary General presents an annual SDG Progress report, based on the global indicator framework and data and information collected at a national and regional level.
Unfortunately, <a href="https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2025/The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2025.pdf">according to the 2025 report</a>, the world remains far off track from achieving the 2030 Agenda, with 48% of targets assigned to the SDGs showing insufficient progress. It is positive to see considerable progress on Goal 7 – affordable and clean energy – however, with global electricity access reaching 92% in 2023, up from 84% in 2010.  Renewable energy is also the fastest-growing energy source today and is projected to overtake coal as the world’s top source of electricity by “2026 at the latest”, according to <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewables-will-be-worlds-top-power-source-by-2026/">new forecasts from the International Energy Agency</a> (IEA).
Although more needs to be done to accelerate renewable deployment globally, with a particular focus on how we ensure that the disparities between developed and developing countries do not deepen further, the report concludes that “transformation is possible when we combine proven strategies with political courage and adequate resources. The SDGs remain as vital and achievable as ever, but only when we match the ambition of the 2030 Agenda with the urgency and unity this decisive moment demands.”
How is Thrive delivering against the SDGs? 
As an impact-driven business, we are always looking at how we can be a force for good. Thrive was set up in 1994, putting money to work build new sustainable energy projects and empower people to take action to address the climate emergency.
To keep us accountable, we measure our impact using the SDG Action Manager, developed by the United Nations Global Compact and B Lab, which oversees the B Corp certification. The tool enables us to analyse operations, policies and business models in terms of both positive impact and risks relating to the SDGs most relevant to the business. Below is an overview of our performance for the last full year.
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In 2024, Thrive continued to perform above average across all the UNSDGs that are relevant to our business. Compared to the UK average, our score is particularly high for five of these goals reflecting the core purpose of the business – funding and building clean energy infrastructure to help tackle climate change. We also performed above average for SDG 16 ‘Peace, justice and strong institutions’, reflecting our commitment to business as a force for good, incorporating transparency, robust reporting and high standards of governance.
We believe that we must all play our part in the transition to a cleaner, fairer future and would encourage other businesses to explore how they can accelerate action, scale and the mainstreaming of best practices, innovation and ambition to support the achievement of the SDGs.

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Thrive Renewabls staff portraits at Avonmouth. October 2023.

Celebrating Global Goals Week – “transformation is possible”

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You may have noticed it felt a little less breezy than usual at the start of the year. But when wind speeds were below average, solar pulled through – balancing out low wind generation with plentiful power from the sun. In fact, the 2 billion kilowatt hours plus of solar generation delivered at the start of 2025, almost balanced out the reduction in wind power. Wind speeds quickly returned to the long-term average, pushing gas generation back down to record lows. By June, gas fell to just 21% of Britain’s power mix.   
What this shows us is that the British weather is ideal for clean power generation. Wind and solar complement each other &#8211; when one drops the other often steps up. The Ember analysis shows that there are only 2% of days in a typical year in Great Britain when both wind and solar generation are low. In other words, on days that it is not sunny, it is almost always windy – or a combination of both.   
This data confirms that in order to build a secure and reliable clean power system, we need a diverse mix of both wind and solar. It’s why Thrive is focused on diversifying our portfolio, most recently acquiring a 10MW solar farm to complement our fleet of wind projects. Dunmow solar farm certainly made the most of this year’s sunshine, generating enough clean electricity to power over 8,000 homes in June, which was particularly sunny. Meanwhile we have two new onshore wind farms in construction to further complement the portfolio, which also includes hydro, solar and battery storage. 
Whilst solar and wind can be considered the backbone of renewables generation &#8211; and are well aligned to support peak electricity demand during the daytime – hydro, tidal and geothermal can provide consistent baseload power when the sun sets and the wind dies down. Technologies benefiting from a mix of natural resources, plus storage systems, can be used to smooth out the delivery power on the occassions when wind and solar are less abundant. In other words, creating a clean power system that works for us all is very much a team effort, with each of our infinite energy resources playing their part. 
 
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[1] Based on generation figure of 9.91 TWh and calculated using the most recent statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) showing that UK average domestic household consumption is 3,301kWh per annum (1,650kWh for a half year period). 9.91TWh could therefore power 6,004,241 homes for a half year. Scotland’s population is 5,490,100 <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates</a>

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Soon to become operational, the turbine will be Scotland’s first subsidy free, 100% community owned wind turbine, capable of generating over 7,000 MWh of clean electricity a year – enough to power more than 2,000 average UK homes. Profits from electricity sales will be reinvested back into the local area, helping to drive regeneration. Plans are already in motion to refurbish a central community hub, the Knox Institute, which aims to provide educational and recreational facilities for local people.
Kilbirnie is the first of many projects intended to be funded via the Community Energy Catalyst (CEC). The joint venture was formed to enable us to help more communities to build their own clean energy infrastructure or secure stakes in larger regional renewable energy schemes. Fair Play Clean Energy, Thrive’s existing joint venture with TopCashback Sustainability Ltd, will provide £20 million of the investment, with Better Society Capital providing matched funding.

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Kilbirnie community owned wind turbine is the first project to be funded by our new joint venture with the UK’s leading social impact investor, Better Society Capital.

Community Energy Catalyst makes first investment

On the other side, an anti-ESG movement has emerged. We only have to look at what is playing out particularly in the US to see the impact right-leaning politics is having, with legislative steps being taken to curb what is being called “woke capitalism”. As a result, a worrying number of big corporates have started rolling back their commitments on everything from net zero to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Others are going in the other direction, engaging in “greenhushing” – a term for the growing number of companies staying quiet on their ESG progress due to backlash fears.
In positive news, <a href="https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4517536/research-majority-uk-investors-progressing-esg-policies-despite-us-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new research from Isio</a> has found that 97% of UK asset managers have an established ESG policy combined with dedicated sustainability teams in place. The survey also shows ESG integration remains at &#8220;robust&#8221; levels with 69 per cent of asset managers committing to the UK Stewardship Code in 2025, up 4 per cent on 2024. Similarly, it showed 65 per cent of respondents had established net zero plans in 2025, compared to 58 per cent in 2024.
These are no doubt muddy waters, but it doesn’t mean that there aren’t companies out there still genuinely committed to the core principles of ESG and positive impact. It just means that the divide is getting bigger between the companies that live and breathe these values, and those that have up until now used ESG as a smokescreen.
Integrity matters 
So, what do responsible businesses do faced with this changing world? We shouldn’t be shying away from the controversy but doubling down on our values. It’s about having a clear and simple vision that does not change with the political or social winds. Whether it’s called ESG or something else, the commitment to having a positive impact remains. And <a href="https://bcorporation.uk/news-stories-and-events/news/b-corps-outperforming-ordinary-businesses-new-data-shows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">research from B Lab UK</a> has also shown that purposeful businesses are succeeding, with Certified B Corporations outperforming ordinary businesses in areas including revenue growth, talent acquisition and social and environmental impact.
As a UK B Corp scoring in the top 3% for impact, Thrive has been prioritising people and planet for over 30 years. It’s the basis of every decision we make – from the projects we invest into to the way we incentivise our staff. That resilience has allowed us to invest in 45 clean energy projects, 6 of which are 100% community owned, generating over 2.3 billion kWh of clean electricity and preventing the emission of over 1 million tonnes of CO2. To us, prioritising environment and society is simply good governance and one of the reasons why impact-driven businesses will continue leading long after the next buzz word has come and gone.

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Thrive renewables open day in Avonmouth. September 2022.

From a corporate trend to a political movement, it doesn’t matter if it’s called ESG or something else. A true impact-driven business will always put their money where their mouth is.

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Thrive has been working with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) since 2015 to deliver the programme which has awarded over £224,000 nationally so far, saving a combined estimate of 94 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. In 2024, £33,000 was awarded to nine community buildings across the UK, including St. Werburghs City Farm in Bristol who used their funding to install LED lighting and a new heating system.     
To apply for a grant, applicants will be asked to complete an energy survey of their community building using guidance supplied by CSE. This will calculate carbon savings for different options and identify the most effective potential improvements. Applications will remain open until 7th November 2025. Full details on how to apply can be found on CSE’s website <a href="https://www.cse.org.uk/my-community/community-projects/thrive-renewables-community-benefit-programme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

In celebration of our 30th anniversary, this year we’re making an additional £30,000 available to install solar panels on two community buildings close to our sites.

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