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Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem has given the provisional green light to a £24 billion programme for the country’s energy networks.

Responding to Ofgem’s announcement regarding plans to upgrade Britain’s gas networks and electricity grid, Charles Wood, Deputy Director (Systems), said: “Today’s announcement of additional investment in the UK’s electricity and gas networks is critical to delivering a more cost-effective energy system better suited to the future needs of consumers. To deliver the additional energy supply needed… Read more

Today (02 July 2025) National Energy System Operator (NESO) publishes its final report from the…

Global solar power capacity installation surged by 33% in 2024, based on the Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2025-2029 report.

Published environmental alert notices issued in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).

An explanation of the offshore SEA process, including documentation of the most recent assessment and related consultation.

Publishers including Condé Nast and Sky News have welcomed the new tech from internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare.

The world has a problem with plastic. In the UK alone we produce 5 million tonnes of the stuff a year –…

We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

Itron has signed a contract with Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. (HEDNO), the sole electricity DSO in Greece, for their Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio. HEDNO will deploy Itron’s Enterprise Edition (IEE) Meter Data Management (MDM) system, which will manage 7.7 million meters, and Itron’s Utility IQ headend system to manage nearly 1 million new

On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The final version removed a new 50% excise tax on solar projects using components associated with China, according to Politico. Politico also reports that the final version allows utility-scale solar and wind…

Three leading female photographers – Gulshan Khan, Laura El-Tantawy and Lisl Ponger – explore the complex global entanglements of climate crisis, environmental justice and human survival Continue reading...

Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg One quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sofa when a story broke on TV news: the water coming from her tap could be poisoning her. The 36-year-old, who is breastfeeding her six-month-old son Côme, lives in the quiet French commune of Buschwiller in Saint-Louis, near the Swiss city of Basel.

Nestled in the foothills of the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina, Deal Orchards, a third-generation family-owned fruit farm, understands the value of creating a more sustainable future. That’s why, in 2024 it enrolled a portion of it stone fruit and apple acreage in the EcoCertified program, a rigorous, science-based method of commercial tree fruit production focused…

The unlikely return of the bentwood box underscores the challenges facing Indigenous communities working to reclaim items raided from their lands When the plane took off from Vancouver’s airport, bound north for the Great Bear Rainforest, Q̓íx̌itasu Elroy White felt giddy with excitement. The plane traced a route along the Pacific Ocean and British Columbia’s coast mountains, still snow-capped in late May. Continue reading...