Subsidies

Energy subsidies designed to keep lights on and support low-carbon electricity will have risen 124 per cent by 2020-21, review finds

ComRes poll commissioned by developer finds four fifths of Conservative MPs and councillors back renewable energy project

UK drops from 11th to 13th place in influential EY index as government focuses attention on gas and nuclear

The UK is among a number of European countries to see their dominance of the global renewables market slip, according to EY's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index

S&P's Michael Wilkins argues the government's clean energy price support contracts could drive much needed investment, but are still being hamstrung by uncertainty

Government reveals plan to exempt heavy industry from renewables costs, as industry body rejects claims climate policy primary driver behind steel crisis

The attempt to pin the blame for the UK steel crisis on environmental policy is bizarre and cynical, the answer lies not in torching environmental policy but building a coherent green industrial strategy

Developer reveals it has built and connected 140MW of capacity ahead of Renewables Obligation Certificate deadline

Green energy specialist says a proposed Cornish wind farm could be built without any subsidy support, but is it a one-off or vindication of the government's decision to axe support for the sector?

Biomass power generator says greater competition among sources of clean energy, including biomass, could save the UK up to £2.2bn