Met Office declares 2014 tops temperature record, as Central England Temperature series dating back to 1659 also shows warmest year to date

Contracts to provide back-up power in winter of 2018/19 awarded to 46 companies, adding £11 to annual household bills

Report finds current pipeline of renewables projects combined with energy savings could decarbonise the country's power sector over the next 15 years' time

UK start-up has pioneered bead-cleaning, removing 80 per cent of water from commercial laundries, and is now eyeing the domestic market

Falling costs and rising deployment saw renewables hit new heights in 2014, giving incumbent utilities some food for thought

New figures show capacity now tops 140MW and confirm technology can work even in one of the least sunny parts of the UK, industry says

With the New York Declaration catalysing political and corporate action, deforestation moved into the mainstream

From phones to laptop and cars, BusinessGreen reveals what the trend-setting CSO will be boasting this coming year

Parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system uses 30 per cent less fuel than conventional planes, researchers say

Campaign group Transport & Environment says the government can drive further cuts in average new car emissions by shaking up taxes