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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

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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

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  • 17 November 2016
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

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  • 16 November 2016
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

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  • 16 November 2016
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

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Could Singapore become the first truly sustainable city?

Chris Large, Senior Partner, Global Action Plan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The North powered the first industrial revolution, it is now time for it to power the second

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  • 07 November 2016
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 24 October 2016
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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

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  • 24 October 2016
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