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Industry warns fragmented funding is failing public sector one year on from PSDS cancellation

Almost one year on from the quiet cancellation of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), an industry leader is calling for a replacement initiative...

7th Carbon Budget set before Parliament

As Britain faces its second fossil fuel price shock in 5 years due to the war in Iran, the government is pursuing policies which...

Timelines tight for UK manufacturers to act

UK industrial businesses could secure up to 100% relief from key electricity policy costs under a new government support mechanism, according to a guide...

Government updates energy pricing reforms – but hard decisions deferred

The Government’s latest delivery plan for Reformed National Pricing sets out the next stage of electricity market reform, but more decisions are needed  to...

Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices

Plans to better protect families and businesses by trying to end the way international gas prices push up electricity prices across Great Britain take...

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme – going in the right direction but must go further

Commenting on the publication of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme, Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer at npower Business Solutions, said: “With heightened energy volatility, and...

UKAEA unveils 2026-2030 fusion roadmap

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group has launched its 2026–2030 organisational Strategy for UKAEA’s national fusion laboratory, building directly on the UK...

New UK Fusion Energy strategy maps path to commercial fusion

Building on the Government’s recently published fusion strategy, UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) has today published its new Fusion Strategy, setting out how the UK will...
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Dirty Business stars launch petition calling for national referendum on water ownership

The main characters from Channel 4's Dirty Business have started the fight to let the public decide who owns our water industry. Ash Smith...

Get ready, set, and go – three landmark developments that will power the winners...

As nations compete to secure cleaner, more resilient energy systems, Energy, Utilities, and Resources (EUR) industry leaders are at a pivotal point, where technology,...

Energy security emerges as the defining force reshaping global energy markets

New analysis from LCP finds that escalating geopolitical risk, most recently the conflict in the Middle East, is pushing energy security to the forefront of global...

Gas networks set out core innovation priorities for next two years

Britain’s gas networks have published their innovation strategy for the next two years, outlining how the sector will support an equitable transition to a low carbon energy system with resilience at its heart. The strategy has been developed with...

Torness cuts £2 billion from electricity costs since gas crisis

Scotland’s Torness nuclear power station has delivered more than £2 billion in cost savings to Britain’s electricity system since the onset of the energy...

Political and media narratives driving false “backlash” against net zero, says IPPR

Progressive politicians risk making a serious electoral miscalculation if they dilute climate ambition in response to populist right attacks, according to new analysis from The Institute for Public Policy...

The £26bn Green Tax: Landlords face massive retrofit bill to meet government’s 2030 energy...

Landlords across England and Wales are facing a staggering £26 billion hurdle to meet the government’s 2030 energy efficiency deadline. New analysis, from specialist landlord...

E.ON responds to London Infrastructure Framework

Today the Mayor of London and London Councils, working in partnership with local authorities, utilities, industry partners and Transport for London, have launched the...

UK energy projects lose momentum amid weak offtake and policy uncertainty, EIC finds

More UK energy projects are getting stuck before final investment decisions because developers cannot secure bankable offtake deals and long-term contracted revenues, while policy...

Government to tackle speculative industry grid connection requests to boost growth and jobs

Projects that drive growth and jobs will be powered up faster as government consults on new powers to clamp down on speculative electricity grid...

Improving network operation and capacity are both essential to maximising the benefits of renewable...

New modelling from LCP Delta highlights that the costs of managing electricity network bottlenecks can be reduced under the government’s upcoming Reformed National Pricing...

Good Energy partners with Wiltshire College & University Centre to launch new green skills...

Renewable energy company and services provider Good Energy has partnered with Wiltshire College & University Centre to create a new training facility as part...