Energy
SmartestEnergy acquires Dual Energy in smart meter push
Deal aims to help SmartestEnergy accelerate expansion of business smart meter market
'New normal': Energy giants step up pursuit of cleaner fuels
ScottishPower branches out into solar, Orsted to dip its toes into hydrogen, Iberdrola ditches coal
'They know exactly how this ends': Top UK banks slammed for £25bn coal funding since 2015
Data from Greenpeace shows HSBC, Barclays, RBS, and Standard Chartered have collectively provided £25bn to companies with new coal plant plans since 2015
Managing the energy transition: 'Mind the Gap'
Getting to net zero is not as simple as halting oil and gas production, argues Slaughter and May's Hywel Davies
Firms with Science-Based Targets to pump $18bn into climate spending
First-ever assessment of the impact of the Science-Based Target initiative since its launch in 2015 reveals wide-ranging action from large companies
Tidal Lagoon Power launches fund-raising bid to tackle project's planning 'cliff edge'
Company says 11th hour fund-raising round could allow it to secure planning permission 'in perpetuity', as immediate prospects for the controversial project rest on election result
'EV Centre of Excellence': Centrica inks VW dealer EV partnership
Energy giant continues EV push with new alliance with Citygate
Gas powered: Report warns 'policies can make a difference' as global carbon emissions keep climbing
Fossil fuel emissions have increased four per cent since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, according to a major international research project
Drax: Britain needs 10 times more energy storage capacity to hit net zero
Great Britain will need at least 30GW of energy storage to meet its climate goals, according to new research from Drax
Repsol promises net zero emissions by 2050
Spanish oil and gas major is first of its kind to promise complete decarbonisation
Ideas to cut carbon impact of offshore wind maintenance scoop Carbon Trust award
From hybrid ships to hydrogen-powered boats, Carbon Trust awards £300,000 to firms experimenting with low-carbon maintenance crafts
Renewables industry reports 'massive growth' in UK energy storage capacity
RenewableUK data suggests pipeline for energy storage projects has grown over 50 per cent in the past year
Battery storage boom shows UK is charting course for net zero energy
The rapid rise of battery storage projects shows UK is already building clean, flexible energy system of the future, argues RenewableUK's Luke Clark
'Where solar power was 10 years ago': Study reveals vehicle-to-grid tech could save households up to £300 a year
New report explores how the combination of electric vehicle and smart grid technologies could deliver big savings for UK households
RE100 campaign tops 200 corporate members
US fashion giant Ralph Lauren becomes latest global business to promise to source 100 per cent renewable electricity
Lightsource BP inks solar brick factory deal
Developer to provide solar power direct to Ibstock Brick in deal that should provide factory with around 30 per cent of its annual power demand
'Charge Park': Centrica and NCP to trial new service for commercial EV fleets
Companies set to open dedicated 'charge park' for commercial EV fleets and zero emission taxis
Let's get Net Zero done
We need to get better at explaining why net zero will be good for people's living standards, explains the ADE's Joanne Wade
UNEP: Paris Agreement will fail without deep CO2 cuts before 2030
UNEP warns 1.5C global warming target could be out of reach by 2030 unless nations urgently step up climate action
Night time solar? Lightsource BP hails trial showing solar can help balance the grid at night
Trial marks the first time a UK solar farm has provided a reactive power balancing service to the electricity grid at night, developer claims
Decline and fall: Record reduction in coal power expected in 2019
Analysis signals coal power plant generation on the slide right across the globe
BNP Paribas to end all coal investments worldwide by 2040
French banking giant to end coal financing in Europe by 2030 and sets new renewable energy investment target of €18bn by 2021
Transport - Our biggest carbon challenge and opportunity
Andy Eastlake of LowCVP reflects on how the race between electricity and hydrogen to drive transport decarbonisation is entering a fascinating phase
Why the government risks undermining its flagship industrial energy efficiency fund
The government is wasting the potential of its Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, argues Frank Aaskov from UK Steel and Make UK