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Government backed studies finds that while new underground cable methods are cheaper than traditional techniques, average costs are still between 3.5 and 5 times higher than overhead lines

Number 10 reportedly calling on departments across government to trim capital spending to fund increased Defence budget

Business leaders, politicians, climate experts, and campaign groups welcome government's tabling of legislation to adopt Seventh Carbon Budget

Government formally tables legislation in Parliament to adopt Seventh Carbon Budget goal to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87 per cent below 1990 levels by 2040

Nine of the 10 strongest months for UK solar installations occurred within the past year, official figures confirm

DESNZ will need to monitor the risks to taxpayers and billpayers posed by the Sizewell C nuclear plant ‘closely’, the government’s spending watchdog warns

Government pledges to invest £15m in improving existing heat networks, alongside £25m in new heat network projects

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