Octopus pledges €1bn to boost France’s green energy market with one million customer target March 13, 2023 Octopus has announced plans to further expand its investment strategy in France with a billion euro spending pledge.
Hunt pledges £20bn for carbon capture and nuclear ramp-up in clean energy push March 11, 2023 The government will commit billions of pounds to new energy projects at next week’s budget, in a bid to compete with rival markets.
National Grid is the biggest roadblock to reviving onshore wind, argues Octopus March 8, 2023 The biggest challenge for onshore wind developments is the slow speed of connections on the grid, argued the boss of Octopus Renewables.
‘Clock is ticking’ warns energy bodies in call for eased renewable levies and slashed planning rules March 6, 2023 Two leading energy bodies have urged the government to introduce investment relief for remove planning obstacles for new projects.
Electric dreams: Is the government really prepared to save car industry after Britishvolt chaos? March 6, 2023 The collapse and revival of Britishvolt raises questions over how the government can revive the car industry - if it wants to.
Offshore energy industry pleads with Hunt for help: Windfall tax ‘rocked investor confidence’ amid US threat March 2, 2023 The UK’s North Sea industry body has urged Jeremy Hunt to create an attractive investment climate to compete with rival energy markets.
Onshore wind reforms will fail to revive collapsed industry, renewable body warns March 1, 2023 Government proposals to revive onshore wind will do nothing to remove the current de-facto ban, argued Renewable UK.
Greta Thunberg wind farm protest forces Norway energy minister to abandon UK trip March 1, 2023 Norway’s energy minister cancelled a trip to Britain on Wednesday because of a protest against a wind farm that campaigners say hinders the rights of the Sami indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway. The activists, mainly teenagers, have been blocking the entrance to several ministries in the Norwegian capital since Monday. They are [...]
Lack of government strategy putting UK decarbonisation goals at risk, NAO warns March 1, 2023 The government lacks a plan for all electricity to be generated through clean energy sources by 2035, warned the National Audit Office.
Government subsidies for Octopus’ Bulb takeover unlawful, rivals tell court February 28, 2023 The government granted unlawful subsidies to Octopus Energy to take over collapsed energy supplier Bulb - rivals told a major court.