Kwarteng offered advisory role at Aussie giant Fortescue Metals August 30, 2023 Kwasi Kwarteng has reportedly been offered an advisory role at Aussie commodities giant Fortescue Metals Group.
MPs slam China’s role in new offshore wind farm that could power over one million homes August 30, 2023 Conservative MPs have criticised the role of a Chinese investment group in a new offshore wind farm that could power over a million homes.
Government bill for Sizewell C nuclear power plant passes £1bn mark August 29, 2023 Government spending on the proposed nuclear power plant Sizewell C crossed the billion pound threshold today after the government committed more funds to the project.
Gas prices spike as strikes loom at Chevron’s Australian LNG plants August 29, 2023 Gas prices surged this morning across Europe after workers at two major LNG sites operated by Chevron confirmed strike plans.
Cadent warns on limits of heat pumps arguing UK rollout is ‘not deliverable’ August 29, 2023 Regional gas distribution company Cadent has warned that the government's plans to electrify heating and decarbonise the power grid were "not deliverable".
Exxon says world set to fail two degrees global warming cap by 2050 August 29, 2023 Oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half of the world’s energy needs in 2050, or 54 per cent, Exxon Mobil announced.
North Sea windfall tax hits undermine UK’s energy security goals August 29, 2023 Two of the UK's largest North Sea oil and gas operators confirmed huge hits from the windfall tax last week, in a sign that firms are still being bludgeoned by the levy despite a significant fall in oil and gas prices.
Net zero may be expensive but the UK cannot afford to sit out green energy subsidy race August 29, 2023 The UK's net zero goals and energy security ambitions depend on renewables, and with rivals offering vast subsidies, government must act.
Subsidise green steel with cheaper energy deals, says think tank August 29, 2023 Renewable developers should offer cheap electricity for steel producers to enable them to ramp up production to meet the UK’s green ambitions, a leading climate think tank has argued. A potential ‘energy for steel’ arrangement would see project owners of wind and solar farms offer cheap electricity directly to steel producers – through a power [...]
Octopus Energy closes in on Shell deal as Big Six dominates the market August 28, 2023 Octopus Energy is closing in on a deal to snap up Shell's household energy business - which could be finalised as soon as this autumn.