Energy
Podcast: How mobilising capital markets could drive decarbonisation of heavy industry
Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney and Decarb Connect founder Alex Cameron discuss the growing role for transition bonds in unlocking investment for tackling carbon-intensive sectors of the economy
Biden and the future of clean energy politics
New group Clean Energy for America is hoping to seize the opportunities that should come for the renewables sector with a Biden Presidency
Court rejects legal bid to block 3.6GW Drax gas power plant in Yorkshire
Court of Appeal upholds government's decision to approve controversial project, despite claims it would undermine UK climate targets
Latest UK-France interconnector powers up to full capacity
National Grid confirms its second electricity link to France is now operating at full capacity providing a further boost to decarbonisation efforts
Water companies pledge to share more information about sewage overflows
Government and water industry taskforce vows to establish a long-term goal to eliminate harm from discharges of sewage that occur during and after periods of heavy rainfall
The UK's oil and gas sector cannot sit back and leave net zero to other industries
If the oil and gas industry is serious about tackling climate change it must take responsibility for helping to fix it, writes the Oil and Gas Authority's Stuart Payne
HyNet: First industrial boiler fired up with hydrogen at pioneering pilot project
Progressive Energy says pilot project will provide evidence base to support switch from fossil fuel to hydrogen, as industry advances plans for UK's first hydrogen fuelled town
Ørsted gives green light for green hydrogen pilot project
Offshore wind giant confirms final investment decision for trailblazing H2RES project, as it looks to deliver first green hydrogen in late 2021
Decentralised energy, decentralised skills, and decentralised profits
Britain has the potential to make a lot of money in efficient, decentralised energy, argues Lucy Symons-Jones of the Association for Decentralised Energy
Aker Horizons acquires majority stake in Mainstream Renewable Power in €1bn equity deal
Norwegian investor snaps up 75 per cent stake in wind and solar developer providing boost for plans to establish global renewable energy major
'Important milestone': StoreDot touts EV batteries able to fully charge in five minutes
Israeli start-up reveals firm is on 'cusp of achieving a revolution in the EV charging experience' with its fast-charging battery cells
Winds of change drove series of energy records in Europe throughout 2020
Wind farms delivered their highest ever contribution to Europe's power mix as conventional coal and gas energy fell to a record low in Britain, according to new analysis from EnnAppSys
Nuveen agrees to acquire specialist renewables investor Glennmont Partners
Trillion-dollar US fund manager to purchase UK clean infrastructure investor in bid to tap 'one of the most dynamic and fastest growing infrastructure sectors'
Solar Trade Association rebrands as Solar Energy UK
Revamped trade body aims to 'lead the solar and energy storage industries into a brighter subsidy-free era'
Necessity or distraction? How carbon capture and negative emissions debates are starting to heat up
Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Global Witness have all raised concerns about the creeping reliance on unproven carbon removal methods in companies' decarbonisation strategies, but some scientists maintain carbon capture is essential if net zero...
EN+ Group vows to achieve net zero emission aluminium and energy production by 2050
Firm claims carbon reduction targets are most ambitious unveiled to date in hugely energy-intensive aluminum sector
Octopus Energy launches 'world's first' tariff to get cheaper when its windy
The move follows the energy innovator's acquisition of wind turbines in south Wales and Yorkshire
Total to snap up stake in Indian solar giant Adani Green Energy
Announcement of deal to acquire 20 per cent stake in world's largest solar developer comes just days after oil giant quits American Petroleum Institute over climate policy differences
Gemserv acquires Ecuity to boost net zero business solutions
Professional services firm announces takeover of Birmingham-based consultancy for an undisclosed sum
Peak methane? IEA urges oil and gas sector to plug methane leakage
Methane update reveals that reduced demand for oil and gas during the pandemic's shutdown of industry and travel saw methane emissions drop 10 per cent in 2020
'Economically feasible': New study maps how China could shift from coal to green energy in the 2020s
Green electrification drive over next 10 years critical to the world's largest emitter decarbonising its power grid by mid-century, according to new analysis from Energy Transitions Commission and Rocky Mountain Institute
Smart home energy market the focus of new consumer protection drive
Citizens Advice teams up with energy industry groups to try and identify any gaps in consumer protections for burgeoning flexible home energy market
A fossil fuel demand peak is fast approaching, but will it come soon enough?
A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals
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