Infrastructure
Choke point: Defra seeks air pollution limits on small-scale diesel generators
Government launches consultation on plans to implement EU Medium Combustion Plant Directive into UK law by December 2017
Triodos Bank launches £15m 'industry first' home energy efficiency funding pot
TV presenter Kevin McCloud gives backing to scheme aimed at helping housing associations tackle fuel poverty among social housing residents
Report: Boosting energy efficiency investment crucial for hitting climate targets
More effort needed to drive investment in energy efficiency and reduce project risks in emerging economies if world is to meet two degrees target, says Carbon Trust
East Midlands site gets green light for shale gas exploration
Nottinghamshire council approves iGas planning application to drill two wells at Misson, the third UK site to be approved for exploration this year
Green groups urge Chancellor to step up support for low carbon transition
Coalition of leading NGOs warn UK risks slump in clean energy investment without urgent action in next week's Autumn Statement
Could Singapore become the first truly sustainable city?
Chris Large, Senior Partner, Global Action Plan
The changing UK energy landscape and the automotive sector
National EV manager at Nissan Motor GB, Karl Anders, believes smart energy is changing the face of the UK automative sector
Ofgem invites ideas on how to deliver smarter energy system
Government and energy watchdog launch call for evidence on how to build a flexible energy system capable of cutting emissions and delivering up to £40bn of cost savings
Recruiting for the smart economy
Nikki Hussain, head of the National Skills Academy for Power, highlights the need for recruitment to support the smarter meter rollout
Power 2.0: The Policy Exchange 'Smart Power' report in seven key charts
Richard Howard argues the UK must quickly embrace a smarter energy system
The North powered the first industrial revolution, it is now time for it to power the second
IPPR North's Darren Baxter argues the North is already a clean energy hub, and now it can build on that leadership
Study: Government must level the playing field for electricity to achieve deep decarbonisation
Policy Exchange issues latest report to argue UK energy regulations need urgent overhaul to deliver low-carbon and smart electricity system
CBI survey: Firms fear UK will miss Paris climate goals
Business lobby group's annual infrastructure survey finds significant concern over government's energy investment plans
Lord Adair Turner: We need to electrify the low carbon economy
Energy Transitions Commission chairman argues intermittency is no barrier to a 90 per cent renewable energy world
Renewables could lose European power grid priority, documents reveal
Industry concern after confidential impact assessment models scenarios for paring back the 'priority dispatch' system for clean energy
Leclanché taps new class of investors to seal 'breakthrough' US storage deal
Swiss energy storage firm unveils new utility scale system for delivering grid balancing services in America's North East region, backed by a group of Swiss wealth fund managers
How UK and European low carbon industrial technology will benefit from Chinese investment
Ian Thomas of Turquoise International argues Chinese investment can deliver a major boost to Europe's green economy
Renewable street lighting firm powers up with £1.5m investment
Solar Street Lighting launches off-grid, solar and wind-powered street lighting aimed at cutting emissions and costs
UK energy networks 'need radical transformation' to enable low carbon future
Energy Technologies Institute calls for clear decisions to be made soon over upgrading networks to support a clean energy transition
Survey: Business leaders throw weight behind smart grid rollout
More than 80 per cent of British business leaders believe UK energy system needs a digital upgrade and 86 per cent back smart meter rollout, according to Smart Energy GB survey
BEIS seeks capacity market changes to level playing field for diesel generators
Views sought on capacity market reforms aimed at addressing concerns over 'double payments' for small embedded generators
EU urged to plug clean energy investment gap or miss climate targets
Consortium of asset managers and green groups urge EU Commission to deliver host of measures to plug €100bn gap in clean energy investment
Mayor Sadiq Khan sets out green priorities for new 'London Plan'
'I want all my environmental programmes, across the board, to stimulate growth and market opportunities in this growing sector, creating the green jobs of the future,' says London Mayor
Reports: China cancels coal plants larger than UK's whole fleet
New policy cancels construction work on 30 large-scale coal plants, although others warn China continues to expand coal power abroad


























