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New ADE: Demand Report – Powered by People, Powered by Place

With the final methodology for Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs) being signed off later this summer, ADE Demand has set out a positive vision...

National Grid Electricity Distribution to create independent Innovation Advisory Board

National Grid Electricity Distribution has announced plans to establish what would be the first Innovation Advisory Board of its kind in the UK distribution...

‘We must move faster on the legal, planning and regulatory frameworks that allow the...

Statistics from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero suggest a new record for renewable power generation for January-March 2026. 43.7 terawatt hours of electricity...

Serious Fraud Office to secure further £96,000 from “green energy” fraudster

Investigators uncover additional funds relating to £8.2m investment fraud. Today, the SFO secured a £96,000 confiscation order against Steven John Murphy, 50, after uncovering additional...

High Court dismisses legal challenge against Woolley Solar Farm planning consent.

Boom Power welcomes the High Court’s decision to dismiss a legal challenge brought against Wakefield Metropolitan District Council’s granting of planning consent for the...

Ofgem’s ED3 rulebook underlines urgency for on-site flexibility

Ofgem’s ED3 rulebook for assessing investment plans and controlling costs for Britain’s regional and local electricity distribution grid into the 2030s reinforces a flexibility-first...

The current no strings attached support for British industry helps no-one

by Miles Thomas, Chief Commercial Officer, AMPYR Distributed Energy As a result of the conflict ongoing in the Gulf, British businesses are facing up to...

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...