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Gary Smith of the GMB, a key Labour donor, says plan shows ‘lack of intellectual rigour’The head of a union that is one of Labour’s biggest donors has accused the party of “being naive” over its plans to ban North Sea oil and gas production.Labour has …
Move expected to help reduce waits of up to 15 years to connect solar power installationsBritain’s electricity system operator will tell energy developers to get on with their projects or get out of the queue for a grid connection as it struggles to ma…
Many of Britain’s poorest towns are in areas with greatest potential for renewable energy, says reportA network of underground geothermal plants is being touted as a way to help level up the UK after a report discovered many areas with the greatest geo…
Regulator expected to examine whether sustainability reports on sourcing of wood pellets meet renewables subsidy criteriaDrax is facing an investigation by the energy regulator into the sustainability of the biomass it uses at its wood-burning power pl…
Exclusive: England, Scotland and Wales survey reports similar response to people with gas boilersMore than 80% of households that have replaced their gas boilers with an electric heat pump are satisfied with their new heating system, according to the f…
Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limitsA US plant that supplies wood pellets to the UK power generator Drax has violated air pollution limits in Mississippi, it has emerged.The Mississi…
But campaigners say it will not give much relief to struggling households as government support endsHousehold energy bills could fall to an average of £2,053 a year this summer as the regulator prepares to lower its cap on energy prices next week, acco…
Resolution Foundation says it is not clear that politicians are prepared for another year of food price risesThe rising cost of food will overtake the price of energy as the driving force behind inflation over the summer, hitting poorer households the …
SA energy minister tells industry ‘we are here to help’ while federal resources minister Madeleine King promotes carbon capture and storage South Australia’s minister for energy and mining has told a conference of the oil and gas industry in Adelaide t…
Watchdog’s chief writes to energy bosses as Grid sets out plan to cut waits by up to a decadeThe energy watchdog for Great Britainwill label the decade-long wait to connect low-carbon projects to the electricity grid as “unacceptable”, amid tensions ov…