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...

Nice auction, but Ed Miliband is still a long way from his 2030 targets for offshore wind | Nils Pratley

It was a “record-setting auction” and “a significant step forward in our mission for clean power for 2030”, trumpeted the energy secretary, Ed Miliband,...

Renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m UK homes

Great Britain’s renewable energy auction has secured enough new clean electricity projects to power 11m UK homes after the Labour government made record funding...

North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns

An oil and gas company has slowed down work on a large North Sea oilfield, citing uncertainty over the Labour government’s approach to fossil...

Shell to cut hundreds of jobs in oil and gas exploration operations

Shell is to cut hundreds of jobs from its oil and gas exploration operation in the latest move by the chief executive, Wael Sawan,...

After wood pellet reporting failures, it’s time for a proper review of Drax’s subsidies | Nils Pratley

A finding that you submitted dodgy data to the regulator on where your wood pellets come from sounds like very bad news if, like...

Drax to pay £25m after regulator finds wood pellet reporting failures

The power generator Drax has agreed to pay £25m after the energy industry regulator found it had submitted inaccurate data on the sourcing of...