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Pairing solar and wind farms with grid-scale battery storage can help protect against future energy price shocks - removing batteries from hybrid projects is a therefore strategic mistake, queries Low Carbon's CEO Roy Bedlow

Growing fears of renewed hostilities between the US and Iran see oil prices hit highest point since the start of the conflict, while new data shows UK solar and heat pump installations rose sharply in March

Reforms to renewables subsidy regime aims to help curb electricity costs, but some experts argue market shake-up still leaves gas playing a key role in setting power prices

Ed Miliband to unveil plans to install more renewables on the public estate, ease planning barriers for clean energy projects, and decouple gas and power prices

Changes designed to unclog bottlenecks in the long queue for securing a grid connection in Britain have 'created a clearer and more credible pipeline', Ofgem and the government claim

Government confirms plans to remove Carbon Price Support from April 2028 and reveals work is continuing to limit influence of gas in setting wholesale power prices

The government is yet again facing calls from the Tony Blair Institute for a revamp of the UK’s energy strategy, but critics have derided the think tank’s latest call for more oil and gas drilling

Publicly owned energy company and government back 1GW expansion of South Yorkshire electrolyser factory – creating over 400 jobs

The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) expands to Welsh projects for the first time

New government figures confirm renewable electricity from wind, solar, and biomass accounted for record 52.5 per cent share of UK power mix last year