Energy
When will the Capacity Market confusion end?
With Greenpeace backing a judicial review into the Capacity Market suspension, hopes are fading fast that auctions could go ahead this year - and that implications for coal and clean tech alike
'Coal is on the way out': study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind
Around 75 per cent of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025
'Almost no progress': World Economic Forum raises concern over low-carbon energy transition
Influential body warns greening of the global energy transition has stagnated over last five years, as IEA report confirms coal use rose again last year
SDG5: Our clean energy future needs women at the helm
Gender diversity should be at the beating heart of the low-carbon transition, argues RenewableUK's Alicia Green
Shell Energy: First Utility rebranded as over 700,000 customers are switched to renewable power
Shell-owned utility promises to announce a "string of exciting services" in the coming months, as it seeks to burnish green credentials
Fracking plan 'will release same CO2 as 300 million new cars'
Labour study comes as UK government faces pressure from courts and councils
Octopus Energy launches green tariff for EV fleet operators
Service enables transport firms to charge their EVs at the cheapest time of day using 100 per cent renewable electricity
Report: Natural gas home heating 'will still be around for a long time'
Further UK policy measures are needed to shift homes towards low carbon heating options, analysis by Cambridge Econometrics finds
Britain has its first new deep coal mine in decades - a result of pretending climate change isn't political
Rebecca Willis argues the controversial decision to approve a new coal mine in the UK is symptomatic of a wider political failure
Cargill, GM, P&G among group calling for market-ready renewable thermal energy
US corporate giants step up calls for more investment renewable energy for industrial processes
Carbon capture: Shell, BP, Tata Steel, and Drax join £1m UK advisory group
The CCUS Advisory Group, backed by £1m of funding, includes representatives from Shell, BP, Tata Steel, Drax, and National Grid
BP has 'dramatically reduced' oil and gas exploration, executive claims
Dominic Emery, VP for strategic planning at BP, suggests sizeable chunk of firm's existing oil and gas resources could remain in the ground as it invests in new business models
UK and China cut ribbon on joint offshore wind research centre
New £2m joint venture in Yantai City aims to help accelerate expansion of global offshore wind industry
Dual boost for UK EV charging infrastructure
BP Chargemaster and Jaguar Land Rover each announce opening of record-breaking new charging arrays
The scrapping of Energy Star labels in the EU leaves a vacuum
EU Commission's decision to scrap Energy Star labels for office equipment without consultation remains controversial with manufacturers, says TechUK's Susanne Baker
'It wasn't an easy decision': Cumbria council unanimously approves new coal mine
County council claims potential for new jobs in the short term 'outweighed concerns about climate change and local amenity'
'Alexa, cut the carbon intensity of my energy use'
Octopus Energy integrates with Amazon Alexa to provide voice activation of smart home services
Wales: 'Radical' plan could deliver 100 per cent renewable power by 2035
Report from the Institute of Welsh Affairs argues that combination of public and private investment could see the country fully decarbonise its electricity system over the next 15 years
BEIS urged to embed clean growth and diversity across all Sector Deals
UK should follow example of Offshore Wind Sector Deal and strike further industry agreements that place onus on delivering green benefits, says BEIS Committee
Innogy steps up clean tech investment amid 'turbulent year'
German energy giant hails investment in cleantech start-ups, but laments challenging year as earnings slip amid 'unusually low' wind levels
Oil major Eni sets out €3bn 'net zero' carbon emissions plan
Italian oil major to invest in major forestry projects in Africa and scale up renewables capacity, but still plans to increase fossil fuel production
Windy week: Wind turbines deliver more than a third of UK power
New figures show wind farms delivered over 35 per cent of UK power during the past week
Global Briefing: Spanish football team Real Betis sets carbon neutral goal
From green ambitions for La Liga to President Trump's latest assault on clean tech budgets, all the green business news from around the world this week
Goldwind backs Oxford PV as part of £31m funding round
Chinese renewable energy giant invests in pioneering UK-based perovskite solar specialist
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