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Liquid petroleum gas firms want a directive to favour biofuels and hydrogen, to which they could pivotEurope’s gas industry has embarked on an intensive lobbying operation to try to hinder the phaseout of gas boilers under forthcoming changes to EU leg…
Two units at EDF’s West Burton A plant in Nottinghamshire began producing power on Tuesday National Grid has called coal plants put on standby as emergency backup into action for the first time this winter, before the coldest night of the year.Two unit…
Analysis by thinktank Common Wealth bolsters Labour’s case to launch national energy companyA publicly owned electricity generation firm could save Britons nearly £21bn a year, according to new analysis that bolsters Labour’s case to launch a national …
Grant Shapps to tell suppliers that reduced wholesale prices must be seen in consumer pricesMinisters have warned energy firms that they must pass on the benefits of lower wholesale prices to consumers, amid concern that bills could rise this spring.In…
Absence of long-term plan could deter investors or lead them to increase prices, says National Audit OfficeMinisters’ efforts to tackle the energy bills crisis have left the UK at risk of missing a key target to source green power and are threatening t…
Chancellor urged to ditch plans to cut support for energy bills when he delivers his budget for 2023More than 2m households in England fell into fuel poverty last year, raising pressure on Jeremy Hunt to ditch a planned cut to energy bills support.The …
Museum says no talks took place between October 2021 and December 2022 and most recent deal has endedFurther questions have been raised about the future of the British Museum’s controversial sponsorship deal with BP, after the museum said the two parti…
Consumers will pay more because 1 April is also date for reduction of government supportWhy are bills going up and what help will you get?Pressure is mounting on the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to postpone a looming cut in support for household energy cos…
Concerns about energy shortages drive increase as projects progress at ‘extraordinary’ speedChina approved the construction of another 106 gigawatts of coal-fired power capacity last year, four times higher than a year earlier and the highest since 201…
Firm set for clash with investors over possible payout to Bernard Looney from three-year share award planBP is set for a clash with investors after it emerged the oil and gas group’s chief executive could be in line for a special bonus of up to £11.4m….