Energy industry

UK energy suppliers to spend £500m to cushion pain of rising bills

Energy suppliers will spend £500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies in the UK.Suppliers...

E.ON must pay £14.5m to prepayment customers after billing failures

The energy regulator has ordered power supplier E.ON Next to pay £14.5m in compensation to nearly 250,000 prepayment...

Shell’s successful appeal will not end climate lawsuits against firms, say experts

A court ruling in favour of Shell does not spell the end of climate litigation against companies, legal...

Heat from sewers, tube and Thames could soon warm London buildings

About 1,000 London buildings including the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery could soon be warmed by...

About 1,000 London buildings could be warmed by UK’s largest heat network

About 1,000 London buildings including the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery could soon be warmed by...

China to head green energy boom with 60% of new projects in next six years

China is expected to account for almost 60% of all renewable energy capacity installed worldwide between now and 2030, according to the International Energy...

Arcadium Lithium Stock Surges Post Rio Tinto Bid

The recent Rio Tinto takeover bid has sent Arcadium Lithium stocks into a remarkable surge, illustrating the profound impacts of strategic corporate maneuvers...

UK’s £22bn carbon capture pledge follows surge in lobbying by fossil fuel industry, records show

The UK government’s move to award £22bn in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry,...

Starmer pledges to avoid rerun of 1980s deindustrialisation with clean energy plans

Keir Starmer has signalled his government will drastically increase its green investment plans in an attempt to avoid a rerun of 1980s-style industrial decline...

The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown

Britain’s transition to a low-carbon future has reached a milestone with the closure of its last remaining coal-fired power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire.The...

Weatherwatch: Labour’s stance on nuclear power is worryingly familiar

There seems to be no difference between Conservative and Labour policies on nuclear power. Both support the current building of Hinkley Point C in...