BEIS

Policy

Putting resource productivity at the heart of the UK's industrial strategy

Richard Howard at Policy Exchange discusses how to embed resource efficiency into the UK's industrial strategy

clock 03 February 2017 • 7 min read

R&D

Clean tech R&D boost from £15m Innovate UK funding competition

Robot inspection of wind turbines, rapid charging for multiple EVs and zero emission cremation among winning projects

clock 03 February 2017 • 1 min read

Policy

Getting novel materials right from the start should be an industrial strategy priority

Jonny Hazell from Green Alliance urges for design stage circular economy thinking to be given priority in industrial strategy

clock 02 February 2017 • 3 min read

Efficiency

Government energy efficiency reforms promise more help for fuel poor, but do they go far enough?

New ECO criteria expected to help households struggling with energy bills, but critics warn overall spending on energy efficiency is still falling short of what is required

clock 30 January 2017 • 5 min read

Nuclear

Brexit will delay new British nuclear power stations, warn experts

Analysts say exit from EU atomic treaty is 'lose-lose' that will raise costs and safety questions at plants such as Hinkley Point C

clock 30 January 2017 • 4 min read

Infrastructure

We need practical help for market 'lift-off', not more R&D, storage sector tells government

The government this week unveiled plans for a new energy storage R&D institute as part of its Industrial Strategy - but insiders claim that instead of more 'blue sky thinking' what the industry really needs is a route to market

clock 27 January 2017 • 5 min read

Energy

UK dependency on fossil fuels hits record low

Surge in renewables generation, alongside rebooted nuclear and crash in coal use spell cleanest energy system on record for UK, new BEIS data reveals

clock 26 January 2017 • 1 min read

Politics

Government announces £28m low carbon energy funding boost

Extra cash announced for R&D into offshore wind, storage, demand response, and industrial energy efficiency

clock 25 January 2017 • 2 min read

Wind

UK offshore wind power costs tumble 32 per cent in four years

Offshore Wind Energy Catapult report confirms sector costs have fallen below £100/MWh four years ahead of target

clock 25 January 2017 • 2 min read

Policy

10 lessons for green industries from the government's new Industrial Strategy

From support for electric cars to promises to tackle the skills crunch, there is a lot for green businesses to like in the government's proposed strategy - but does it go far enough?

clock 24 January 2017 • 11 min read