Energy

Oil prices jump above $100 a barrel in early trading, as Iran continues to ramp up attacks on shipping and fossil fuel infrastructure across the Gulf

Reform UK responds to spike in gas prices by announcing fresh policies that experts say would increase UK gas reliance

Gas fired power generation dominates latest T-4 auction, securing more than 23GW of back-up power for Britain's grid in 2029-2030

Updated building regulations effectively mandate solar installations for new domestic and commercial buildings in Wales from early 2027

The UK cannot control global gas prices but we can reduce their grip on the energy market with clean power - and if we do the debate over whether renewables push bills up will fade, writes Matt Parry from the Renewable Energy Association (REA)

New analysis by Natural Resources Defense Council claims biomass sourced from Estonia and Latvia is coming from forests with shrinking carbon storage capacity, but Drax counters that report methodology is 'flawed'

Government moves to prioritise strategically important connection requests from AI data centres, EV infrastructure, and industrial sites that can deliver growth and green jobs

Climate Change Committee provides fresh analysis of the huge toll the UK's reliance on fossil fuels takes on economic performance

Calls to approve more drilling in the North Sea in response to the latest energy crisis are deliberately overlooking the clean tech projects that can enhance energy security in the near term

Britain can reduce need to 'turn down' wind farms even as more renewables come online without need for major infrastructure upheavals, LCD Delta research finds