Credit: Gravitricity
BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week
'Flip-flopping': Government slammed over reports Clean Heat Market Mechanism could be scrapped
Claire Coutinho reportedly preparing to 'cave in' to lobbying from boiler manufacturers who she recently accused of 'price gouging, plain and simple'.
- by James Murray (@james_bg)
Record drop in EU power sector emissions driven by 'unprecedented collapse' of coal and gas
New Ember analysis confirms wind generation hit an all-time high last year, as UK and EU power sector emissions fell to record lows.
- by Stuart Stone (@sstone26)
Plans unveiled to convert Europe's deepest zinc and copper mine into 2MW gravity energy plant
Underground energy storage innovator Gravitricity inks deal to transform disused mineshaft in central Finland into underground energy storage facility.
- by Stuart Stone (@sstone26)
UK electric vehicle sales power past the one million mark
New SMMT figures for January confirm 21 per cent uptick in electric vehicle sales year-on-year.
- by Cecilia Keating (@cecilia_keating)
'Octopoints' win prizes: Octopus offers customers Greggs, Odeon, and National Trust rewards for cutting energy use
Octopus customers to be offered additional rewards of they curb energy use during peak 'Saving Sessions'.
- by Stuart Stone (@sstone26)
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