Energy
China promotes 'green' belt and road, but is pressured over coal investments
More than 30 heads of state arrive in Beijing to court its massive outward investment plan, but the UN chief and others warn the investments must be sustainable
ING tips wind and solar investment to reach $13tr through to 2050
Banking giant predicts wind and solar could meet two thirds of global power demand, even as electricity use more than doubles
Carbon capture 'crucial' to delivering net zero economy, MPs warn
BEIS Committee slams government's 'turbulent' policy support for carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCUS) technologies
Green gas milestone: One million UK homes now supplied with biomethane
There has been a surge in number of UK homes being supplied with gas from farm and food waste, according to latest data from the Green Gas Certification Scheme
Repower old onshore wind farms to meet climate targets, UK government urged
If UK is to secure enough low-cost power capacity to meet climate targets, new onshore wind turbines must replace old ones, RenewableUK argues
NIC chief Phil Graham: 'Highly renewable electricity system should be Plan A for UK'
National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham's speech at the Clean Energy Infrastructure Summit
UK enjoys record-breaking coal-free Easter
As climate protests dominated the news agenda, the UK grid managed an unbroken 90 hours without generating electricity from coal
GE unveils world's largest wind turbine blade
The 107-metre blade set to be used for GE's upcoming 12MW offshore wind turbine
Shell launches expanded clean tech funding competition
This year's New Energy Challenge is set to feature two competitions for both start-ups and scale-ups run by young entrepreneurs
'Alarming': Report warns oil and gas investment plans blow a hole in 1.5C ambition
None of the $4.9tr forecast to be spent on new oil and gas fields in the 2020s is compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5C, a Global Witness analysis has warned
Clean Energy Deal Tracker: Utilities want in on growing demand for renewables
GreenBiz releases its latest update on soaring renewables demand from US corporates
Multi-billion windfall: Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018
Record amount of future new wind capacity will be financed from last year's investment, according to WindEurope
Meet the entrepreneur putting wind power in the hands of the people
Sarah Merrick founded Ripple Energy to help people own a slice of a wind farm
Plans unveiled for £40m green energy hub to cut bills and CO2 in West Sussex
Integrated and innovative solar, battery, electric vehicle, heat pump, and CHP technologies to be deployed in West Sussex by green tech consortium
What is green gas and where could it come from?
It could herald an end to fossil fuel heating and cooking, but can green hydrogen be sourced at scale? IMechE's Dr Jen Baxter mulls some of the options
'Disappointing and unsurprising': No landlords 'named and shamed' for breaking fuel poverty rules
Concerns remain that MEES energy efficiency rules for rental properties in England and Wales are not being robustly policed
Microsoft to double internal CO2 tax as it plots 'tech first' sustainability path
Software giant will also join corporate push for US carbon tax
Game of Thrones was about the horror of fossil fuels all along
Human civilisation is threatened by long-dead organisms, whether as White Walkers or petrol, argues Alf Hornborg from Lund University
Ripple Energy launches crowdfunding drive for 'unique' wind farm ownership model
UK start-up hopes to build first two onshore wind farms over the next two years from which its customers can directly source renewable electricity
Octopus and Engenie team up to accelerate EV fast charge roll-out
Engenie is partnering with Octopus Energy to source renewable power in support of its plans to install 400 rapid charge points at 200 Marston restaurants by December 2020
Towards Net Zero Energy: Latest BusinessGreen Leaders Briefing confirmed
Confirmed speaker line-up includes Energy UK's Lawrence Slade, Richard Howard from Aurora Energy Research, and senior execs from Landsec, BT, and others
UK smashes coal-free power record
Government confirms electricity grid clocked up 650 hours of coal-free generation during the first quarter of the year - more than was achieved during the whole of 2017
Energy reporting: Maximising value from your data - BusinessGreen Webinar On Demand
Our latest Webinar, hosted in association with Inenco, explored the challenges and opportunities presented by new energy reporting requirements - it is now available on demand
Spandau Battery: Vattenfall to test using salt to store clean power
Swedish energy giant teams up with SaltX for 10MWh 'salt battery' pilot as part of its plans to renovate Berlin thermal coal facility
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