EDF Energy calls for more household support as price cap prediction jumps £6,500 August 23, 2022 Half of British households are facing fuel poverty this winter, unless the Government does more to help ease energy bills, warned EDF Energy (EDF) – one of the UK’s big five energy suppliers A household is considered to be in fuel poverty if it has to spend 10 per cent or more of its disposable [...]
Germany chases Canadian LNG to stave off supply shortages this winter August 23, 2022 Germany is targeting Canadian liquefied natural gas to help ease its shift away from Russian gas imports this winter.
Iceland to launch energy labelling on food as households battle sky-high bills August 23, 2022 Iceland will launch energy saving cooking guidance on packaging this autumn, as it partners with an energy firm on providing cost-cutting tips to households. Through a joint campaign, Iceland and Utilita are carrying out a dramatic overhaul of the supermarket’s own-product packaging to focus on energy efficient cooking methods. From early next month, the ‘Shop [...]
Bulb bailout set to balloon to £4bn by April August 22, 2022 The cost of bailing out energy supplier Bulb Energy could balloon to £4bn by April unless it can be sold sooner. Bulb became the first energy firm to fall into special administration last November, as it struggled with spiralling wholesale costs and the constraints of the energy price cap. But Bulb is currently gobbling up [...]
Marsh launches world’s first dedicated hydrogen insurance fund August 22, 2022 Insurance broker Marsh today set out plans to launch the world’s first ever dedicated hydrogen insurance offering, to provide coverage for new and existing H2 energy projects. Marsh’s new fund will provide cover worth up to $300m per project in a bid to capitalise on a fast-growing sector that is set to see $150bn invested [...]
Leading farming union defends solar panels from Tory attacks August 21, 2022 The UK’s largest agricultural body has defended the farming sector’s support of solar panels, despite criticism from both Tory leadership contenders.
Soaring energy bills could plunge Britain into a ‘humanitarian crisis,’ NHS leaders warn August 19, 2022 NHS leaders have warned that soaring energy bills could plunge the UK into a “humanitarian crisis” by driving a surge in hospital admissions. The heads of NHS trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland called on the government limit price hikes and offer greater financial support to prevent a “public health emergency”. The NHS chiefs [...]
Ofgem places the cost of supplier failures on to standing charges August 18, 2022 Ofgem has opted against shifting the costs of supplier failures to unit rates, and has instead kept them on standing charges.
China to prop up coal power plants as heatwave drives up demand August 18, 2022 China has offered support for its coal power plants to maintain electricity supplies, as demand for energy surges amid an extreme heatwave.
Germany will struggle to reach gas storage target warns energy chief August 18, 2022 Germany will struggle to reach its November targets for gas storage levels this winter, warned the country's energy regulator.