Energy
The new UK government needs an immediate exit strategy from bioenergy
Sasha Stashwick of the Natural Resources Defense Council argues biomass is a false hope for cutting carbon emissions
Cheap gas pushed coal off US grid, researchers confirm
Long-awaited federal research paper calls for more support for new coal power, despite data revealing cheap gas rather than regulatory action has sparked its demise
Ecotricity executives withdraw bid for seats on Good Energy board
Upcoming Good Energy board meeting now unlikely to proceed as firm instead seeks 'constructive dialogue' with rival clean energy supplier
Report: Almost 140 countries can switch to 100 per cent clean energy
Wind, water and sunlight can power all energy sectors in 139 countries, claim Stanford researchers
Brexit bonfire of EU energy efficiency rules 'could add £90 to bills'
Analysis by ECIU finds cutting EU red tape on vacuum cleaners and lightbulbs standards could lead to a huge hike in UK electricity demand
It's time to accept carbon capture has failed - here's what we should do instead
Why go to all that bother when you can just half-fill the kettle, asks Tom Baxter from the University of Aberdeen
Can India hit 25 per cent renewable power by 2030?
IRENA report argues increasing clean energy capacity will enable India to meet its climate pledges and boost its economy - but warns it must significantly step up its renewables investments
Vital Energi strikes £15m deal to build district heating network in London
New low-carbon heating network will heat 30,000 homes and businesses across the borough of Enfield in North London
Wind and solar power costs offset through health and environmental benefits
Cost of installing renewable power recouped in public health benefits from cleaner air, researchers say
Faraday Grid launches new 'backbone' platform to usher in smart grids
New smart operating platform - dubbed Emergent - paves the way for flexible energy by enabling any person or device to trade electricity, its creators say
Carlsberg zeros in on world-leading sustainability goals
Sustainability director Simon Boas Hoffmeyer reveals how the drinks giant is aiming to deliver a zero carbon footprint, while brewing up some new green products in the process
Frozen grocer Greenyard cooks up clean energy with old veg boxes
Greenyard Frozen is set to power its frozen vegetable business with new biomass boilers fuelled by discarded vegetable boxes
Five things the world could learn from Norway on CCS
Carbon capture and storage remains a widely misunderstood technology - can it really take off as a global concern in the next few years?
Green light for Scotland's largest solar farm
Giant 47-hectare site wins approval from Moray Council in Scotland
Drax: Greener grid has slashed carbon impact of EVs
New research from Drax and Imperial College London suggests rapid rise in renewables on UK grid has transformed carbon profile of electric vehicles
German onshore wind costs fall 25 per cent in latest auction
Average price for new onshore wind projects sunk to 4.28 Euro cents per kWh, down from 5.71 Euro cents in May
Companies urge RSPB to drop fight against Scottish offshore wind farm
Coalition of 29 firms in the supply chain for the proposed 450MW Neart na Gaoithe wind farm call on charity to abandon its legal challenge amid concerns over further delays to the project
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
RSPB revives fight against Scottish offshore wind farms
Bird charity lodges appeal bid directly with Supreme Court, potentially spelling further delays for wind farms including giant Neart na Gaoithe offshore project
Shell and Exxon face censure over claim gas was 'cleanest fossil fuel'
Dutch advertising watchdog's ruling prompts company to change line to 'least polluting fossil fuel' as campaigners welcome action over 'misleading' ad
World's cleanest companies defy Trump to out perform fossil fuel investments
Stock value of Clean200 list, which ranks firms according to their clean energy revenues, overtook fossil fuel benchmark on inauguration day and finishes first year with a 16.9 per cent return
Greencoat snaps up latest UK wind farms
Deal to buy 60MW offshore farm North Hoyle and 30MW onshore project Slieve Divena takes Greencoat UK Wind's portfolio to 547MW
Can hydrogen and CCS save one another?
Policy Exchange's Matt Rooney argues that marrying the visions for CCS and hydrogen manufacture could bring multiple benefits to the UK
Good Energy versus Ecotricity: Tension mounts as date set for board bid showdown
Green electricity supplier urges shareholders to vote against rival Ecotricity's proposal for two board seats, claiming move would create 'unacceptable conflicts of interest'
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