Energy
'The sky's the limit': How 'cheap, abundant' renewables could boot fossil fuels from the electricity sector by mid-2030s
Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand
Bridgestone and Lightyear team up for long-range solar powered car venture
The electric vehicle boasts an 'unprecedented' 725km range powered by solar roof panels and is set for launch to market later in 2021
'Crucial': EU unveils green finance rules as decision delayed on gas and nuclear
Leading finance and investment figures hail EU Commission's latest sustainable finance rules as crucial to net zero and fighting greenwashing
'The cost of inaction is just too high': IKEA to ramp up €4bn clean tech push
Ingka Group, which owns most IKEA stores worldwide, accelerates efforts to power entire value chain with its own renewables capacity
We need to move on from the theoretical electric heat pump vs hydrogen debate
With pipes connecting each building, and an individual heat pump in each property, much more than 20 per cent of homes couple be served by a heat network in the UK, writes Kensa Group's Karl Drage
Ofgem's half hour: Watchdog confirms plan for half-hourly settlement across retail electricity market
Industry groups welcome move that promises to unlock a new era for clean technologies and flexible grids
'Dire warning': Fears grow over net zero 'complacency' as emissions rebound
Three major new reports raise alarm that for all the talk of a green recovery on the national and international stage net zero transition plans remain badly underpowered
Amazon orders up wave of record-breaking renewables projects
Company says plans for nine new utility scale wind and solar projects make it world's largest purchaser of renewable power
'Not fit for purpose': Powering Past Coal Alliance slammed by NGOs as 'smokescreen' for greenwashing
UK is failing to lead by example as PPCA co-chair it mulls a brand new coal mine in Cumbria, while financial institutions in group are not acting fast enough to cut ties with sector, report warns
Ørsted powers into onshore wind market with Brookfield Renewables deal
Offshore wind giant set to snap up 1GW UK and Ireland onshore wind pipeline
'The end of Big Oil': Are we heading for $10 a barrel oil?
Influential analyst firm publishes Paris Agreement compatible scenario that would see oil prices plummet over the coming decades
Report: Green steel investment blitz could 'revolutionise' Northern England's economy
Green steel 'stimulus for the north’ could revitalise the industry and establish UK as a global leader in low carbon steel technologies, according to IPPR North
'Good news': Study charts contrasting fortunes for coal and renewables financing costs
Landmark analysis from Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme reveals costs of financing coal projects have soared over the past decade, while renewable energy financing costs have moved in the opposite direction
UK subsidy-free solar market shines as intallations surpass 1GW
A further 1GW of subsidy-free solar could also be added this year as decarbonisation of buildings and energy gathers pace, Solar Energy UK claims
RE100 initiative hits 300 member milestone
Corporate clean energy initiative now boasts 300 members after Heineken, Epson, Novartis and LG Energy Solution pledged to switch their operations to renewables
Will innovating the retail market help drive a transition to net zero?
By 2050 the UK must replace almost all current electricity capacity and build at least as much again in order to meet climate goals – this can only be funded on the basis of robust business models, explains Atkins Global's David Cole
EV driver survey raises alarm over public charge point frustrations, as industry warns of smart charging barriers
EV drivers want contactless payments and clearer charge point pricing, Electric Vehicle Association poll suggests
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards returns for 2021
UK's largest and most prestigious green business awards is set to return this September as part of the Net Zero Festival
Europe's wind sector weathers pandemic with €43bn investment in 2020
UK leads the way as Europe's onshore and offshore wind sector sees investment grow 70 per cent, despite Covid-19 disruption
Octopus Energy expands offering through tie-up with energy non-profit Ebico
Strategic partnership aims to offer two new green energy tariffs to low income customers
Why was the Green Homes Grant scheme scrapped so quickly?
It is vital the government come up with a series of new initiatives to ensure Boris Johnson's proud green boasts to the UN really do become a reality in our housing stock
'Zap Flash': Good Energy to offer electric vehicle drivers free power
Good Energy becomes latest energy supplier to introduce innovative time of use tariff that promises to slash EV recharging costs
Electricity North West debuts £2bn green upgrade plan
Power network operator seeks public feedback on ambitious five year green grid investment programme
Drax completes acquisition of biomass pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Deal aims to shore-up Drax's wood pellet supply chain as it sets sights on global biomass and carbon capture growth