Energy
CBI: Give regulators 'clear responsibility' for delivering net zero infrastructure
CBI unveils vision for how the government can drum up private investment for 'infrastructure revolution' to build green economic recovery
Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California's blackouts
Bryn Baker of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance argues much of the finger-pointing in the wake of the recent Californian blackouts has been wide of the mark
Britain's electricity demand returns to 2019 levels as lockdown lifts
Demand for power plummeted as Covid-19 measures kicked in, but levels now look to have returned to that seen last year, according to Cornwall Insight
Could hydrogen offer a sustainable future for gas turbines?
Switching gas power turbines to run on 100 per cent green hydrogen fuel instead offers significant opportunities, but also challenge, explains Siemens' Jenny Larfeldt
How the oil industry's bet on plastics risks $400bn in stranded assets
Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns
Eight ways to seize the net zero opportunity
National Grid's Nicola Shaw reveals some of the secrets of how the company - and the country - can maximise the huge opportunities that will come from the transition to net zero emissions
Race to decarbonise UK heat finally warms up
New research has illuminated some of the challenges the UK government faces as it works to decarbonise the UK's heating system
Report: Circular construction practices could cut CO2 in half
Implementing net zero-aligned circular economy approaches to infrastructure and construction could cut costs and boost resilience, according to AECOM
'Carbon rainbow': How Unilever's pledge to eliminate fossil fuels from cleaning products could catalyse the bioeconomy
University of Sheffield professor of chemical engineering and chemistry Peter Styring explains to BusinessGreen how Unilever's new commitment could spur public understanding and government support for a transition away from fossil fuel derived chemicals...
Unilever pledges to invest €1bn in eliminating fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030
Consumer goods giant outlines plans to spend €1bn on ramping up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will curb its cleaning and laundry product line's reliance on fossil fuel derived chemicals
Gravitricity starts assembling £1m Edinburgh energy storage system
Innovative energy storage system is designed to harness gravity and weights to provide grid balancing services
'Worrying': Global energy firms still prioritising fossil fuels over renewables, study warns
Just 10 per cent of global utility firms prioritising renewables over fossil fuel investments, University of Oxford research finds
How Britain's grid became 'cleaner, cheaper, and harder to control' during the Covid-19 lockdown
Impact of lockdown offers glimpse of how a net zero energy system could operate in the future, highlighting need for more grid flexibility, study argues
Giant battery storage project secures site near Bristol
The facility will be built by French renewable energy firm Voltalia SA
UK provides £27m green loan to solar-powered water project in Ghana
Direct loan from UK Export Finance aimed at supporting Aqua Africa project that will provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Ghana
UN chief António Guterres: 'The coal business is going up in smoke'
UN Secretary-General offers starkest criticism yet of the outlook for the coal sector, as he calls on India to end support for fossil fuels
Portugal hails new record low for solar power prices
Lowest winning bid for solar energy output in latest auction round easily beat the previous record, which was also set in Portugal a year earlier
Smart meter rollout nosedives during Covid-19 lockdown
Number of smart meters operating in Britain by end of June 2020 almost unchanged from March due to Covid-19 safety restrictions, new figures confirm
On Seinfeld, shower heads, and Trump's war on efficiency standards
The US President has waged a war against energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, washing machines, boilers, cars - and now even showerheads, writes Andrew Warren
Will the 2020s be 'the decade of hydrogen'?
Influential analysts predict green hydrogen costs are set to fall by almost two-thirds by 2040, while grey hydrogen prices are set to rise by more than 80 per cent
Storm Ellen powers UK wind farms to new generation record
Wind power provided almost 60 per cent of the UK's electricity in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a fresh milestone ahead of a busy week for the fast-expanding industry
Can all energy giants be like Orsted?
Too many major power companies are still blocking rather than embracing the transition away from fossil fuels, writes Forum for the Future's Will Dawson
Renewables costs keep on falling fast, but clean energy challenges remain
New reports from the government and the Energy Systems Catapult have today provided further evidence the UK's energy industry is facing a decade of unprecedented and rapid change
Equinor advances major offshore wind extension off Norfolk coast
The extension will double the capacity of two sites to 1400MW, enough to power 1.5m homes
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