Green economy booms by 9%, with ‘hotspots’ in electoral battlegrounds, CBI finds
Key battleground seats to be contested in this year’s General Election are three times more likely to be hotspots in Britain’s switch to Net...
Ofgem likes LionLink & Tarchon interconnectors, consults on six more
Plans for two high voltage cable links to Europe which could help power millions of homes have been recommended for approval by energy regulator...
Cable builder launches in-house Scots centre to train apprentices
The start-up aiming to wire up Europe's longest subsea cable-link as part of a £16 billion venture to import Moroccan sun and wind power...
Elexon poised to direct suppliers’ cash towards new nukes
A change in rules for financing new nuclear capacity leaves trading platform Elexon preparing to play a key role in supporting expansion of the...
Decarbonising social homes: NW & W Midlands lead, South East & West woeful
New government statistics show that delivery of projects to strip out carbon from public housing under the government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) remains...
Budget reaction: Hunt’s £1 billion still disappoints clean generators
Leaders of Britain’s current & future energy industry have reacted coolly and in widespread disappointment to yesterday’s Spring Budget.
Extending Contracts for Difference funds underpinning...
Energy crisis leaves millions still in hardship, study finds
A new way to define and measure which households are most vulnerable to the energy price crisis has been published to help policy makers...
Onshore wind passes 15GW milestone, still narrowly exceeds offshore capacity
Britain’s wind power developers are celebrating reaching 15 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind capacity now fully operational, enough to power 9.9 million homes all...
Coutinho:Â New unabated gas ‘needed beyond 2030’; REMA needs local pricing
Energy secretary Clare Coutinho today pledged to build new CCGT power stations as replacements for ageing gas generators. The new plant, Coutinho accepts, is...
D-ESNZ approves NGrid’s Yorkshire GREEN upgrade
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho has granted a development consent order (DCO) for the Yorkshire GREEN Energy Enablement project, clearing the way for National Grid...
Octopus buys half of German green developer
Octopus Energy’s generation arm is investing in renewables developer Lintas Green Energy in a move to turbocharge Germany’s energy revolution, bringing bills down for...
Low heat pump uptake slows progress on hydrogen & decarbing homes, watchdog finds
Government uncertainty over heat pumps and over hydrogen’s role in home heating is slowing adoption of the devices and infrastructure planning, a new National...
‘Green certainty, not flip flops’, SMEs beg politicians
Small businesses are crying out for the clarity & consistency they need in green policies if they are to grow, a new report has...
Ofgem greenlights first faster Grid upgrade with up to £2 billion
The first project to proceed under a new fast track approval process designed to expand Britain's grid at speed, has received up to £2...
Ofgem consults on replacing price cap
Britain’s energy regulator today opened up its long-promised consultation on the future of the retail price cap for domestic billpayers.
Ofgem defends the price cap...
Ofgem names best and worst home energy suppliers for first time
Energy regulator Ofgem has published the latest results of its annual Energy Consumer Satisfaction survey. For the first time it names the best and...
Ofgem sets out 5 year masterplan to green & decarb UK power
Power markets regulator Ofgem today publishes its latest five-year strategy for Britain’s electricity system. ‘Protect, Build, Change, Deliver’ are its watchwords for speeding delivery...
Government offers c.£400m. British Industry Supercharger to level field for energy-intensive industries
Around 370 businesses in energy intensive industries employing an estimated 400,000 workers are set to benefit from lower costs as a result of the...
Scrap blanket subsidies for pensioners to fund more progressive Warm Homes Discount, think tank...
The government should expand the Warm Homes Discount scheme to reach more households, and phase out the poorly-targeted Winter Fuel Payments, to help poorer...
Consumer champion presses minister to help 500k heat networked homes
As Ofgem's latest price cap sends average household energy bills to their lowest level in two years, a consumer body is sounding the alarm...