Energy

Octopus' energy saving trial sees customer usage halved in peak period

Energy

Octopus' energy saving trial sees customer usage halved in peak period

Preliminary results of hour-long trial earlier this month saw 200,000 households receive payments to avoid using power at peak times

clock 21 November 2022 • 3 min read
Study: Public smart charging could save EV drivers over £600 a year

Automotive

Study: Public smart charging could save EV drivers over £600 a year

Government-backed trial shows that smart charging technologies could slash the cost of recharging from public charge points

clock 21 November 2022 • 3 min read
'It seems odd to have taken this approach': Anger builds over Chancellor's clean energy tax raid

Taxation

'It seems odd to have taken this approach': Anger builds over Chancellor's clean energy tax raid

Industry groups fear windfall tax on clean energy generators and new taxes for electric vehicles could slow net zero transition

clock 18 November 2022 • 9 min read
Coventry maps route to become UK's first all-electric bus city

Automotive

Coventry maps route to become UK's first all-electric bus city

Transport for West Midlands takes delivery of 50 new electric buses, as city advances £150m project to convert entire fleet to zero emissions

clock 18 November 2022 • 3 min read
Octopus pumps further €25m into floating wind venture

Wind

Octopus pumps further €25m into floating wind venture

Simply Blue Group welcomes latest funding round, as it looks to accelerate plans to deliver wave of floating wind farm projects

clock 18 November 2022 • 1 min read
BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: PPAs and the corporate renewables revolution

Energy

BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: PPAs and the corporate renewables revolution

How leading firms are accelerating the transition to 100 per cent renewables

clock 17 November 2022 • 1 min read
'A tactical game, but a good one': At COP27 support grows for India's fossil fuel phase down proposal

Energy

'A tactical game, but a good one': At COP27 support grows for India's fossil fuel phase down proposal

Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance side event sees France join calls for stronger language on phasing down the use of fossil fuels in COP cover agreement

clock 16 November 2022 • 8 min read
Big Nature Impact Fund: UK government announces COP27 funding boost for new public-private initiative

Biomass

Big Nature Impact Fund: UK government announces COP27 funding boost for new public-private initiative

UK government to provide £30m for new fund launched to mark 'Biodiversity Day' at COP27 Climate Summit

clock 16 November 2022 • 3 min read
'End the wait. Insulate': How an 'oven-ready, cost neutral' efficiency plan could tackle the energy bills crisis

Policy

'End the wait. Insulate': How an 'oven-ready, cost neutral' efficiency plan could tackle the energy bills crisis

Ahead of tomorrow's Autumn Statement, new polling shows majority of Brits are worried about paying their energy bills - but green groups insist steps can still be taken to curb energy costs

clock 16 November 2022 • 11 min read
G20: EU and US unveil further details of $600bn global infrastructure investment plan

Infrastructure

G20: EU and US unveil further details of $600bn global infrastructure investment plan

Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) is widely viewed as Western attempt to provide alternative to China's 'Belt and Road' initiative

clock 15 November 2022 • 3 min read