Infrastructure
Trump orders US infrastructure projects to ignore Obama-era climate risk rules
President says projects will still need to meet 'environmental safeguards', as he rolls back rules designed to limit flooding and sea level risks
Britain spent 'twice as much on overseas fossil fuels as renewables'
Nearly half of £6.1bn energy spending in developing countries from 2010-14 went on oil, coal and gas-fired schemes, data shows
The BusinessGreen Blockchain Briefing
Our exclusive three-part series explores the huge potential for the green economy to harness emerging blockchain technologies
Renewables and the new age of electric vehicles
RenewableUK's Emma Pinchbeck explores how the growing interest in electric vehicles opens up a whole new front for the clean energy transition
UK-funded 'homes as power stations' project to bring solar-storage to Indian villages
Consortium led by Swansea University awarded £7m government funding to trial solar-storage technology in India
Enel steps up clean tech push with $250m EnerNOC deal
European utility giant completes acquisition of US demand response specialist, as it seeks to bolster e-Solutions business line
Helm at the Helm: Government confirms independent Energy Cost Review
Review by Professor Dieter Helm will explore opportunities to reduce costs across the electricity supply chain, sparking hopes and fears across the green energy sector
Trial to phase in hydrogen as fuel to begin in north-west
Carbon-free gas to be distributed to industrial users in Liverpool and Manchester, with plans to dilute methane for domestic use
Is the UK building too many waste treatment plants?
The waste industry is near-unanimous that UK will continue to lack requisite capacity to turn household rubbish into energy, but one consultancy is convinced the opposite is the case
Faraday's smart grid tech wins investment from renewables firm Amp
Amp is now the principle investor in the smart grid start-up and plans to roll out its transformer technology across its clean energy portfolio
Ofgem approves plan to separate National Grid's electricity system operator role
New legally separate company to be set up by April 2019 as part of National Grid group in a bid to address concerns over potential conflicts of interest
ENA's Tony Glover: 'Smart grids are an incredible business opportunity'
Whitehall veteran and current director of policy at the Energy Networks Association sits down with BusinessGreen to unpack the new Ofgem Smart Systems strategy
Highview wins £1.5m backing for liquid air energy storage
Hybrid LAES system will demonstrate ability to respond to grid frequency events within one second, says Highview
Hazel Capital powers up 15MW battery project in Bristol
Clean energy investment firm announces commissioning of 'UK's largest stand-alone battery project'
Could network charge reforms slow the clean energy transition?
Good Energy's Juliet Davenport voices concerns about the impact of Ofgem's recent reviews of network charges on those consumers and companies who are driving the clean tech roll out
Utility coalition invests in EV charging firm Greenlots
It's another indicator of how critical electric vehicles could become to grid demand management
Queensland to build one of the world's longest electric vehicle highways
The route, which will span 2,000km from Cairns to Coolangatta and west to Toowoomba, within six months will offer drivers 18 free recharging stations
Ofgem: We want to curb costs for energy storage projects
Watchdog says sweeping reforms proposed this week could exempt energy storage projects from green levies, cutting costs by up to 20 per cent
Limejump raises £3m to expand 'virtual power plant' business
Challenger Utility will use the Series A funding cash to scale its customer base and commercialise its tech platform
Re-writing the energy rule book so that we have a smarter energy system
Ofgem's Andy Burgess explains the thinking behind the watchdog's sweeping new plans to enable a cleaner and more flexible energy system
UK Power Networks looks to speed up small-scale battery storage deployment
London and South East energy distributor launches fast-track application process for small-scale electricity storage projects
Will the government's flexible energy system plan herald a smart tech revolution?
The government and Ofgem's plan for a cleaner, more flexible energy system has been warmly welcomed by green businesses, but many of the details are yet to be ironed out
The industrial and investor momentum lies with renewables
Peter Dickson of Glennmont Partners argues the renewables industry is now standing on its own two feet - and that makes it 'the only game in town' for energy investors
Ofgem smart systems plan and UK battery storage funding: The green economy reacts
Ofgem has unveiled a plan to smarten up the grid while BEIS has earmarked £246m for battery storage - Businesses, energy trade bodies, and environmental groups have their say on the news
