Gas

Senate Finance Committee approves latest extension of wind production tax credit as reports show how policy can stand in for carbon tax

Campaigners warn promise to increase investment in clean energy does not go far enough

Huge rise in offshore and onshore wind energy pushes overall green generation to 15 per cent of UK mix

EU seeks to break Russian stranglehold on energy supplies – but US president says Europe must step up its own fracking

Details on incentive system to keep power plants as back-up generators published by Department of Energy and Climate Change

Oil major's 2013 Strategic Report highlights company will face project delays and higher costs unless it can reduce emissions

New report calls on governments to factor water efficiency gains into energy policy decisions

Tim Rotheray of the CHPA argues that disagreements over the carbon floor price are a red herring, the government's focus should be on boosting competitiveness and efficiency

Independent gas generators warn mooted freezing of levy in the Budget as advocated by coal industry will lead to blackouts

Ed Davey confirms "multi-million pound contract" for project trapping CO2 from gas-fired power station and burying it under the North Sea