Campaigners secure High Court hearing against Whitehaven coal mine
Friends of the Earth and a Cumbrian environmental group have been granted a court hearing to challenge the government’s planning permit for Britain’s first...
Cornwall predicts price cap of £2,053 from July, “no return this decade” to pre-Ukraine...
Energy economics analysts Cornwall Insight expect the household price cap operating from 2023’s third quarter will be the equivalent of £2,053 per year. Ofgem’s...
Munro unveils all-electric MK_1 Pick-Up
Munro Vehicles, a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume production car company, has revealed its second model, the all-electric Mk_1 Pick-Up.
Like the...
Meeting the increasing demands of new markets
Meeting emission targets is an increasing focus for vehicle and fleet owners across all sectors, and is something Close Brothers Asset Finance has strongly...
E.on, Octopus & Good Energy stump up £8 million fines for compensating customers too...
Energy regulator Ofgem has imposed penalties totalling £8 million on three suppliers for delaying or missing compensation payments to around 100,000 customers.
E.On Next, Good...
Octopus pledges £1.5 bn to Japan & Asia
Green power mega developer Octopus will invest £1.5 billion in Asia’s energy markets by 2027, helping speed the region’s transition to cleaner, smarter energy.
The...
Equipmake welcomes moves in Scotland to reduce price of repowered electric buses
Equipmake, the manufacturer of battery-electric vehicle drivetrains, has welcomed the opening of the latest Scottish Zero Emissions Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB), which reduces the...
nBS launches trading platform for energy managers
Corporate energy supplier npower Business Solutions has launched a suite of flexible energy trading solutions designed to help businesses trim energy bills and maximise...
Brearley calls for two-tier plan to speed grid connections
Waits of a decade and more to link new wind and solar farms into transmission grids present the biggest risk to the UK missing...
Play nice with Brussels to slash British wholesale costs, Energy UK urges
Better co-operation between Britain and the EU on energy trading & carbon pricing could cut wholesale energy costs by hundreds of millions of pounds...
Octopus and L&G pay a UK-best £70 million for stake in ground heat pump...
Octopus Energy’s generation arm is boosting Britain’s heat pump rollout by investing £70 million in Kensa Group, the country’s leading manufacturer and installer of...
Ford unveils all-electric E-Tourneo Courier
Ford has unveiled its new new E‑Tourneo Courier, a five-seat multi-activity EV with an SUV-inspired design.
The vehicle features a 100kW (136PS) e‑motor and offers...
Ferrybridge to house SSE Renewables’ second grid-scale battery
Energy supplier SSE Renewables has announced its second former coal-fired power station site at Ferrybridge, west Yorkshire, will house a 150MW grid-scale battery. The...
Exports, plus electrification of everything, will push UK power prices higher before 2030; Cornwall
Exports directed at plugging gaps in continental baseload will keep UK power prices at historically high levels for the rest of this decade, latest...
Geothermals on, as Green Heat Network Fund digs deep to hand out first of...
Britain’s biggest system drawing heat from deep rock formations to warm up to 4,000 homes cheaply is one of seven innovative projects receiving government...
Honda unveils e:Ny1 electric SUV
Honda has unveiled its all-new e:Ny1 EV, designed to meet growing customer demand for all-electric B-segment SUVs.
The e:Ny1 is built on Honda’s newly-developed e:N...
Another 300MW-plus solar farm highlights need for NSIP reform
The latest proposed addition to Britain’s fleet of giant solar parks is being mooted for a site in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
At 320MWp, developer Windel...
Nuke sludge sucker passes first test, preps for deployment
A pioneering new technique to remove sludge from nuclear fuel ponds has been successfully trialled at one of the UK’s largest wet test facilities.
The...
Mercedes unveils refrigerated eActros electric demonstrator
Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has partnered with bodybuilder Solomon Commercials to launch Britain’s first fridge-bodied eActros electric truck.
The 19-tonne GVW truck, which is based on...
To Shetland & beyond: tidal power may make oxygen for islands’ space probes
Rockets from Shetland’s new SaxaVord Space Centre may be powered by locally produced green gases.
Tidal power developer Nova Innovation is heading a consortium to...