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IEA: Surge in clean energy capacity to drive five per cent drop in power sector emissions in 2020
International Energy Agency's latest electricity markets update confrms major drop in emissions in 2020, but warns that coal and gas-fired generation will bounce back next year
National Grid aims to wire up carbon savings via overhead electricity and hydrogen innovation
Ofgem announces fresh funding awards for cutting-edge hydrogen gas network and advanced transmission technology projects
'Unstoppable momentum': Business-backed report concludes Paris-aligned power sector can be delivered
'S curve' deployment suggest goals of Paris Agreement can be achieved, but only if policy framework 'encourages, sustains, and extends' the deployment of clean technologies, according to researchers from UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources
Britain's electricity demand returns to 2019 levels as lockdown lifts
Demand for power plummeted as Covid-19 measures kicked in, but levels now look to have returned to that seen last year, according to Cornwall Insight
Ofgem to probe record £718m grid balancing costs during Covid-19 lockdown
Energy regulator's three month review geared at better managing UK grid costs in future as more renewables and green technologies come online
New projects to bring smarter grids a step closer in southern England
Partnership between Social Energy and UK Power networks to pioneer latest smart grid and energy storage project
'Symbolic moment': Renewables speed past fossil fuels as EU's biggest source of electricity
Clean energy generated a historic 40 per cent of the bloc's electricity in the first half of 2020, according to green think tank Ember
Brexit risks baking in a manufacturing disadvantage for UK business
Refusing to follow EU rules on energy efficiency standards will put UK manufacturers on the back foot, Andrew Warren warns
Study: Regions are leading the way on green energy generation
New analysis from The Climate Group and CDP highlights how many states and regions are decarbonising far faster than the global average
National Grid: 'Immediate action' required to ready UK energy system for Net Zero target
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century in the UK is 'possible' but will require radical changes to heating, transport, industry, and power sectors
No more business-as-usual: Report forecasts turbulence on route to net-zero goal
UK Energy Research Centre study analyses extent of disruption that will be necessary across heat, transport, power, and construction sectors to meet climate goals
Labour unveils plan to nationalise energy networks and drive 'Green Industrial Revolution'
Party fleshes out plans to take control of electricity and heat networks from 'profiteering' private firms
Elecxit? Leaving EU electricity market could cost UK £270m a year, UKERC warns
UK Energy Research Centre analysis argues single electricity market has been a success story and that 'Elecxit' could 'turn back the clock'
US energy giant Xcel Energy promises zero-carbon power by 2050
'Clean energy vision' will see supplier deliver 100 per cent carbon neutral electricity to homes across the US by 2050
'Falling far short': SEforAll warns global energy goals for 2030 slipping out of reach
Annual investment is at least $20bn short of what is needed to hit target for universal and sustainable electricity access by 2030
Reports: Draft no-deal plans for emergency generators in Ireland to remain under wraps
Government not set to publish details of plan to ship generators into Northern Ireland to secure electricity supplies, The Times reports
Faulty wiring? Upgrade standards for green electricity future, REA urges government
New report from Renewable Energy Association warns rollout of domestic green technologies is being held back by 'pre-WWII' electrical standards
National Grid: UK can cope with surging EV power demand
National Grid scenarios suggest UK peak demand could increase by just 8GW with the help of flexible technologies, despite millions of electric vehicles hitting the road
'Pollywood' calling: Industry urged to back new green electricity pole
Northern Powergrid set to use Pollywood poles across its business, but start-up behind the invention needs £1.4m extra investment to scale
Total targets electric future with €1.4bn deal to buy Direct Energie
French oil major underscores strategy shift to electric with deal to purchase Paris-based utility
Octopus Energy tariff offers to pay customers to use green electricity
Energy supplier says plan to pay customers to use electricity when supply is abundant and demand low is a world first
Let's raise our ambitions for a cleaner, greener railway
Transport Minister Jo Johnson's speech to the Knowledge Quarter conference - in full
Carbon Tracer app promises to give consumers the power to curb their emissions
Consumers will be able to discover how much CO2 is being produced generating their local electricity, and then curb their reliance on the highest carbon power
Explained: Why Europe's businesses enjoy cheaper energy than the UK - and how to fix it
For years the reasons behind Europe's cheaper power prices have been something of a mystery - until now
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