Steel city forges plan to swap gas for green hydrogen
Switching Sheffield’s world-renowned steel forges from gas to locally produced green hydrogen could cut CO2 emissions by as much as 40%, a government-funded study...
Schools “need £5.4 Billion” for solar PV & LEDs, if Net Zero is to...
Photo credit: to National Grid/ Solar for Schools
Britain’s 29,000 schools need up to £5.4 billion invested in lighting upgrades and on-roof solar power generation,...
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...
Nuclear submarines boss to head delivery of UK’s fusion energy
Ministry of Defence mandarin Paul Methven is the first CEO of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS), responsible for the delivery of STEP – a...
Green rage greets Sunak’s “maxing out” of N Sea oil
Fury from environmental and green energy groups greeted prime minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement today that the government will press ahead in defiance of its...
Government finds £1.5 billion more for heat pumps, breaks down £6 billion of efficiency...
Ministers today added £1.5 billion to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), promoting electric pumps as gas' low carbon replacements for warmth.
In helping homes replace...
Charles booed by eco-protesters, as King’s Speech confirms bill to pump more fossil fuels
King Charles was reportedly booed by environmentalists as he and Camilla, the queen-consort left Parliament this morning after he delivered the King’s Speech.
Confirmed in...
Community Energy England backs Labour on £1 Bn boost for local power
The body representing over 300 citizen-controlled green electricity co-ops in England has endorsed the Labour Party’s £1 Billion manifesto pledge to put rocket boosters...
50GW target for offshore wind this decade ‘will be missed’, Cornwall warns
The government will likely miss its goal for 50GW of offshore wind capacity operating by 2030, new calculations from respected consultants Cornwall Insight predict. ...
‘Technical Limits’ slashes 80 months off renewable projects’ hook-up delays, NG claims
Electricity networks in England and Wales have enabled grid connection dates offered to over 200 clean energy projects to be brought forward, the National...
Good Energy wades into row over EUA “lobbying to slow heat pumps“
A major all-renewables supplier has stepped into allegations that trade body the Energy & Utilities Alliance has been influencing ministers to delay Britain’s rollout...
Breaking news: Emissions scheme to reduce sale of carbon allowances
Energy-intensive industries will be incentivised to reach their lowest-ever level of carbon emissions, under detailed plans published by the UK government & devolved administrations...
Green energy chiefs hail new Energy Act reforms
Britain’s biggest group lobbying for low carbon power has welcomed the passing into law of the nation’s biggest shake up for a generation in...
Xlinks secures £30 million more, preps for next stage of Africa-Devon pipeline
British renewables mega-engineers XLinks have taken on £ 30 million of new equity, secured to fund the next phase in building their 3,800 kilometre...
“Share Britain’s solar roadmap by October, then stick to it”, PV chiefs urge new government
Britain’s solar industry is calling for more ambition and greater consistency from the nation’s new government after 4 July.
Included in its electoral demands issued...
Sharma joins Tory rebellion against North Sea oil vote
Former energy secretary Alok Sharma MP, chair of the UN CoP conference in Glasgow in 2021, is among Conservative rebels unable to support tonight’s...
Energy minister Graham Stuart quits, opts for backbenches
Rishi Sunak has been struck by another ministerial resignation as energy minister Graham Stuart, pictured left, has announced he is standing down from his...
Solar farms ‘no threat to food security’, PV industry tells Coutinho
Industry lobbyists Solar Energy UK have welcomed a parliamentary statement today by D-ESNZ chief Claire Coutinho, - pictured - as confirmation that existing land...
Mapping for wind & solar: England “can produce 13x more clean energy than now”,...
Easing barriers to new onshore wind and solar power could see England alone producing 13 times more low carbon electricity than at present on...
Green hydrogen scoops £2bn for industry projects, as pilot falters to convert homes
Energy ministry D-ESNZ has committed to back 11 projects making industrial use of green hydrogen with £2 billion over 15 years.
In return for state...