Infrastructure

Local authorities and public sector bodies invited to bid for a share of £230m to help fund energy efficiency improvements in schools, hospitals and council buildings

Proposed energy flexibility building metric backed by Chris Skidmore and coalition of industry groups, including UKGBC, RICS, E3G, Nesta, and Energy Savings Trust

RenewableUK calls for 'step change' in UK plans to maximise floating offshore wind opportunity, as fresh figures reveal intense international competition

Energy supplier touts new offer promising heat pumps at cheaper price tag and running costs than conventional gas boilers

Ambitious plans from Xlinks receive a major boost, as government confirms Ministers will have key role in planning decisions

Grid operator announces expansion of Demand Flexibility Service for business and consumers, as first EVs are hooked up to the grid's Balancing Mechanism

Study from Energy Systems Catapult sets out Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage deployment plan, as it warns that reaching net zero requires negative emissions projects

More than 4,000 homes and businesses to benefit from lower bills as a result of improvement programme

BusinessGreen's round-up of the key takeaways from the IEA's updated net zero pathway, covering everything from fossil fuel projections and earlier net zero targets to heat pump policies and CCS prospects

Delayed ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars threatens to further slow EV transition, as new analysis warns pace of UK switch is at just half the European average