renewables

UK electricity is increasingly homegrown, helping to reduce the need for fossil fuel imports and better therefore protecting Britain from global price shocks, according to the ECIU

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: April part one

Offshore and onshore wind now the UK's largest source of electricity, helping to curb the nation's exposure to expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports

Oxford Economics analysis reiterates how clean energy investment delivers economic and security benefits that extend far beyond reduced climate impacts

A new report from Common Wealth explores how the government might deliver reforms that tackle windfall renewables profits and curtail fossil gas’ ability to set power prices

Critics claim proposed reforms are not properly funded, would undermine investor confidence, and leave the UK more reliant on imported fossil fuels

Data from Octopus Energy shows a spike in solar panel enquires, as households seek to shield themselves against latest energy price shock

Research by Energy Systems Catapult outlines the huge opportunities offered by rolling out renewables in conjunction with emerging flexible grid technologies

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2026 part one

Global electricity use expected to rise rapidly through to 2030, but new clean power projects mean emissions should remain flat