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Crown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generatorsThe Scottish government will earn more than £260m after agreeing to lease areas of its seabed to floating offshore wind projects that can power oil …
Experts liken act known as ‘ICEing’ to parking at a fuel bowser, and say high penalties are necessary to encourage EV uptakeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podc…
National wealth fund is intended to pull in private investment and create thousands of new jobs in areas beyond the south-eastThe Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution, with a massive US-style, pu…
Government needs to introduce new ambitious energy policies before next general election, advisers sayMinisters must take control of the UK’s energy system, removing the barriers to planning permission and problems with the national electricity grid, t…
Despite the year-end spurt the pace remains inadequate to meet targets, Clean Energy Council saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInvestment in large-scale renewable energy and storage accelerated in the final th…
Almost one-third of homes have panels, the highest in the world, says SunWiz, and will soon outpace capacity from coalGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s rooftops now boast 20 gigawatts of solar panels a…
Wave of permits for coal-fired power plants sparks concern as ambitions for GDP growth and lowering emissions come into conflictChina’s energy policies are fast creating a type of “emissions ambiguity”, as the twin goals of boosting GDP growth and redu…
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall leads letter to secretaries of state voicing concerns government will renege on promises to lift banFears that the government is quietly planning to renege on promises to lift the ban on onshore windfarms in England have pro…
Graham Stuart refuses to apologise for rising bills and blames Labour government – last in office in 2010The energy minister has refused to apologise for soaring household bills, blaming instead the “dire situation” inherited from the Labour governmen…
Takeover of collapsed company revives hopes for the construction of a £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in northern EnglandThe Australia-based company Recharge Industries will take over collapsed battery maker Britishvolt after finalising a deal with administrators…