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30 01 2024 | 19:12

Fury at plan to extend Drax subsidy to burn trees for electricity

Climate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027 The government has proposed plans to offer the Drax power plant…

30 01 2024 | 18:47

‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why UK’s green revolution urgently needs skilled workers

The country’s net zero transition may not be short of funds. But it desperately requires many more skilled engineers, electricians and workers than it has In recent years, Britain has been busy…

18 01 2024 | 04:34

Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers

Scheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say Drax has received permission from the government to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-…

12 01 2024 | 11:47

World’s renewable energy capacity grew at record pace in 2023

IEA report says 50% growth last year keeps hope of achieving Cop28 climate target of tripling clean energy capacity Global renewable energy capacity grew by the fastest pace recorded in the last 20…

12 01 2024 | 11:32

Installation of rooftop solar panels in UK hits 12-year high in 2023

Industry data shows almost 190,000 installed last year as well as record number of heat pump installations The number of households and businesses installing rooftop solar panels has reached its…

11 01 2024 | 09:52

UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

Ministers hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs The government has set out plans for what it claims will be…

09 01 2024 | 07:18

Cop29 host Azerbaijan to hike gas output by a third over next decade

Environmentalists condemn news of higher forecast production which is also seen as a conservative forecast Azerbaijan, which is hosting this year’s UN climate talks, plans to increase its fossil…

08 01 2024 | 10:58

‘Electricity is fundamental to quality of life’: the man bringing off-grid, pay-as-you-go power to Africa

Mansoor Hamayun, the co-founder and chief executive of Bboxx, started out with a university project to bring solar power to a few villages in Rwanda. Now he is set to expand tenfold across sub-…

24 11 2023 | 16:07

Companies still investing too much in fossil fuels, global energy watchdog says

Head of International Energy Agency says the industry faces a ‘moment of truth’ as Cop28 talks approach Fossil fuel companies are investing twice as much in oil and gas as they should if the world…

17 11 2023 | 14:57

UK to offer higher subsidies for offshore windfarms after crisis talks

Concerns rose when no wind projects were put forward for government’s recent clean energy auction The government will offer significantly higher subsidies for new offshore windfarms after crisis…