Oil giant BP names first female CFO ahead of 2023 results February 2, 2024 Since September last year, Kate Thomson served as interim chief financial officer when the previous incumbent-now chief executive Murray Auchincloss stepped up to the interim leader position.
Ofgem to investigate claims of wind farms overcharging billpayers millions February 2, 2024 Energy regulator Ofgem is investigating the claims that wind farms may have incorrectly added close to £51m to taxpayer bills since 2018.
Brexit checks: What’s actually changing at the border? January 31, 2024 The post Brexit changes are the most consequential since the UK exited the EU single market in 2020. Here’s everything you need to know.
France and Asia to drive nuclear power to new heights by 2030 as UK roadmap falls flat January 24, 2024 Nuclear development in the UK faces an uphill battle as Sizewell C and Hinkley Point C remain mired in delays.
Energy security is a must, but UK’s absurd oil and gas bill won’t help January 24, 2024 The oil and gas bill is a misguided solution to the UK's energy woes; we must focus on renewables instead, writes Nigel Pocklington.
UK government greenlights second stage of controversial Drax carbon capture project January 16, 2024 The decision letter, published this afternoon penned by the energy security and net zero minister Claire Coutinho, said that the government is satisfied the site can achieve 95 per cent capture efficiency and approved the site's zero rating.
Sizewell C: £20bn nuclear plant to begin construction after latest green light January 15, 2024 Andrew Bowie, the nuclear minister will visit the site today, as he called the triggering of the DOC a “major milestone”.
Oil from new licences ‘would make little difference’ to UK energy security January 8, 2024 Oil from new licences granted to North Sea producers and sent to UK refineries would account for less than one per cent of the fuels used here in 2030, analysis has found.
Wind industry facing turbulence in US and Europe as China emerges as low-cost competitor December 22, 2023 Margins in Europe and the US have been squeezed amid low demand, supply chain disruptions and construction delays, but prices in China have fallen dramatically.
The ‘biggest climate law ever’? What CBAM means for the UK December 19, 2023 “The biggest climate law ever in Europe, and some say in the world,” Peter Liese, lead negotiator for the European Parliament said. In reference to the Paris Agreement? Europe’s New Green Deal? Biden’s IRA? Nope – Liese was describing the carbon border adjustment mechanism, known to nerds by the catchy acronym CBAM. This wonkish-sounding legislation [...]