Government backs £130m subsea cable facility ahead of renewable ramp up June 17, 2022 JDR Cable Systems has gained further financial backing from the Government for its new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Northumberland.
Use windfall tax to improve energy efficiency of British homes, argues climate charity Ashden June 16, 2022 The government should funnel revenues from the windfall tax into making the UK's housing stock more energy efficient, says Ashden.
BP buys hefty stake in $30bn renewable mega-project in Australia June 15, 2022 BP has snapped up a chunky stake in a massive renewable energy project in Australia - which could become the largest green project in the world.
Steel can power UK’s energy ambitions, says Severfield boss June 15, 2022 Steel has a vital role in boosting energy infrastructure and help power the transition to a greener economy, argued Severfield's boss.
Total Energies takes stake in Indian renewable specialist to back giant green hydrogen project June 14, 2022 French energy major TotalEnergies (Total) will buy a 25 per cent stake in ANIL to develop the world's biggest hydrogen ecosystem.
SSE warns Sunak against expanding windfall tax to electricity generators June 12, 2022 SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies has warned the Chancellor Rishi Sunak against extending the windfall tax to electricity generators.
Octopus Energy locks horns with Centrica over market reforms as bidding war for Bulb lights up June 12, 2022 Two of the UK's biggest energy firms remain at loggerheads over key proposals to fix the industry by ringfencing customer balances.
Moscow will cover Russian oil tankers hit by UK and EU insurance ban, Putin ally says June 8, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man has said Moscow will cover Russian oil tankers to ensure they are able to continue making deliveries, if they are unable to get insurance due to Western sanctions. Speaking via messenger platform Telegram, former Russian president and key Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev said the Kremlin will cover uninsured ships, through assurances [...]
Tony Blair: Ditch the expensive ‘raincoats’ and just cut energy bills in half with mandatory green homes May 31, 2022 Free energy plans should be offered to every home in the UK to lower emissions while reducing energy bills before making them mandatory in the mid-2030s, according to a report by the Tony Blair Institute, shared with City A.M. this morning. The recommendation is one of a number of measures the report says could halve [...]
Millions of UK households could face blackouts this winter due to war in Ukraine May 30, 2022 Millions of UK households could face blackouts this winter due to global shortages of natural gas caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, the UK government has warned. As many as six million British households could be subjected to blackouts, if Russia makes further efforts to cut off the EU’s gas supplies, according to a Whitehall [...]