Schtum on prices, Centrica boss says UK gas supplies ‘unaffected’ by Putin’s Ukraine attack
British Gas’ eleven million consumers will face no interruption to gas supply after Vladimir Putin unleashed his duplicitous attack today on democratic Ukraine, Centrica’s...
Wrapped or open? BP chips in for portion of fuel innovator
Oil giant BP today boosted its portfolio of next-generation transport fuels, as it snapped up 30% of Green Biofuels Ltd (GBF), Britain’s leading supplier...
Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure: £108m of near-term storage secured
Green investor Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure is eying portfolio expansion of over £560 million.
In a trading statement to investors today John Roberts, chairman...
Crisis: Without market redesign, expensive gas could ‘continue beyond 2030’, Cornwall predicts
Respected energy analysts Cornwall Insight today found themselves at odds with Britain’s embroiled prime minister, as they revealed research predicting that volatile gas prices...
Sizewell C: Kwarteng finds £100 million to lure investors
Prospects for Sizewell C, Britain’s second new nuclear mega-project, advanced today as energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed £100 million of government cash to encourage...
Electrifying performance: Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to get solar PV
The Olympic athletics track on which legendary sprinter Jesse Owens defied Nazi racism in 1936 is soon to be further enhanced, being overlooked with...
Only a quarter of solar farms’ closest neighbours ‘opposed’; against 56% ‘in favour’
The weakening myth that most Brits object to big solar farms grew further enfeebled today, as research from the PV industry's main lobby group...
Cornwall Insight: Overhaul market design to boost sensitivities between wholesale and retail
Root and branch reform of UK wholesale and retail energy markets is needed to avoid repeats of impending market failures threatening to pitch millions...
Crisis: Gas hike set to outlast “temporary” Johnson, as Centrica and Ovo moot green respite
Britain’s head of government, confessed attender at a No 10 lockdown party and late apologist for insulting the conscientious, suffered further humiliation today, as...
Brits’ noses and bairns’ b*ms to be wiped clean, thanks to Octopus’ wind
Flexible renewables mega-developer Octopus has squirted ink onto paper, wrapping up a deal with paper-maker Kimberly-Clark, for supply of clean power from its Lanarkshire...
Ofgem cushions SoLRs’ costs with £1.8 billion, as generators seek £20 billion loan to...
Britain’s power and gas retailers have reportedly convinced D-BEIS in principle to draw up a loan scheme, granting them leeway to fight a potential...
Where’s Rishi? Energy leaders seeks Chancellor’s help to stave off rocketing bills
A group representing Britain’s energy suppliers and generators today predicted bills next year will rise by between 45% and 50%, and called today for...
Cornwall un-sunny on price cap: “Expect 46% rise for next summer, & winter 2022...
Analysts at respected consultants Cornwall Insight are forecasting the default price cap for home energy tariffs covering summer 2022 will shoot up to approximately...
Kwarteng to ‘refresh’ Energy Retail Market Strategy
Hard on the heels of Ofgem’s financial stress tests taking effect next month on UK retailers, the government has said it will review its...
Suppliers’ finances stress-tested from January, as Ofgem reacts to 2021’s slaughter
Energy retailers surviving this year’s cull of 26 suppliers to date must from January prove their financial strength to Ofgem's scrutineers, under today’s toughening...
Energy activists supply premium clothing brand
Energy Garden, a network of community energy projects in London, from next month will supply renewable electricity to two outlets of Patagonia, the upmarket...
Begorrah and be-Bezos! Amazon to off-take Ørsted’s wind power from Ulster turbines
A yet-to-be-built 16 MW wind farm at Ballykeel, Northern Ireland saw its business case gold-plated today, as developer Ørsted pledged to sell the planned...
Unknown pleasures: Solid-oxide generation yields low-carbon electrochemical volts for North West firms
An independent arm of DNO Electricity North West today announced collaboration plans with US partners to bring innovative behind-the-meter (BtM) generation to the region's...
Six Highlands hydro dams sold for £26.6 million
A total of 4.1 MW of hydro capacity across six Highland dams at least five years into their working lives changed ownership today, guaranteeing...
Investors’ sun splash for solar, as Octopus, Atrato and NESF flare big cash
Amid finally nippy autumnal weather, solar electricity in the UK today basked under the cool, clear skies of a continuing investment boom.
As UK solar...