UK government faces legal threat over 'smash and grab' green power windfall raid
Developer says it will start court action in New Year unless levy on renewable production is 'substantially redesigned'
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'Great step forward' | Vestas 15MW offshore wind giant produces first power
OEM completes installation of prototype at Østerild test centre in Western Jutland, Denmark
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Simply Blue and Eolus get green light to research gigascale floating wind in Finland
Developers to kick off 2023 with environmental impact assessment for 1-2GW Wellamo project off Pori in Bay of Bothnia
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Heading out to the deeps: seven reasons to believe floating wind is finally set to soar
From a single turbine off Norway in 2008, the sector is now on the cusp of international industrialisation – and if not quite an annus mirabilis, the last year has demonstrated why the technology is ready to matriculate to the global energy mainstream
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Green battery backed by billionaires Gates, Bezos and Branson plans factory to 'reshape energy system'
Form Energy names West Virginia site for first plant making novel 'iron-air' long duration storage systems that counts array of big-hitters as investors
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Okra Solar secures $4.5m investment to boost access to solar-energy in Nigeria
The European Union has authorized a $4.5m working capital arrangement for Okra Solar to boost access to solar-energy in Nigeria. This was done under the Nigerian ElectriFI national window.
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Z$77.3 bn set aside for irrigation and drinking water projects in Zimbabwe
A Z$77.3 billion budget for irrigation and drinking water projects in 2023 has been approved by the Zimbabwean parliament.
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Government to construct 100 dams in Kenya to irrigate 3 million acres of lan
In order to construct 100 dams in Kenya and progressively cover 3 million acres with irrigation systems, President William Ruto recently promised to initiate public-private partnerships.
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John Kerry: rich countries must respond to developing world anger over climate
US climate envoy says there needs to be work on details of ‘loss and damage’ fund in 2023
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‘Extreme event’: warm January weather breaks records across Europe
At least eight countries experience record high temperatures of ‘almost unheard of’ heat, say meteorologists
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More than 2,400 lives will be lost to bushfires in Australia over a decade, experts predict
Exclusive: Healthcare costs from smoke-related deaths tipped to reach $110m, new modelling led by Monash University suggests
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Extinction Rebellion announces move away from disruptive tactics
Climate protest group says temporary shift will ‘prioritise relationships over roadblocks’
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Summer wildfires increased fourfold in England in 2022
More than 800 fires recorded on hottest day of year, 19 July, as mercury rose above 40C for first time England faced four times more wildfires this summer than in same period in 2021, figures show.
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2022 will be warmest year on record in UK, says Met Offic
Provisional figures show annual average temperature will exceed previous record set in 2014
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UK wildlife ‘devastated by litany of weather extremes’ in 2022
National Trust’s annual audit reveals a dire year for animals from toads and bats to birds and butterflies
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Climate impact labels could help people eat less red meat
Information on environmental impact can persuade consumers against carbon-heavy food choices, says study
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Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil vow to continue disruptive action
Commitment to ‘civil resistance’ comes after Extinction Rebellion said it would prioritise ‘relationships over roadblocks’
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Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the ‘highway to climate hell’
Deadly floods in Pakistan and record heat in the UK were just two symptoms this year of the global crisis
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£50m fund will boost UK nuclear fuel projects, ministers say
Britain seeks to convert recycled uranium, a capability not currently available outside Russia
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From super scooters to smarter meters: six firms to watch in 2023
Times are tough for businesses old and new, but the pace of change in many sectors this year will be relentless
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