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The UK is ramping up its energy transition with a £500 million (USD 672 million/EUR 580 million) battery storage platform aimed at delivering over 1 gigawatt (GW) of new capacity across the country.

Battery storage specialist snaps up ready to build BESS system with 2028 connection date from renewable energy and developer Innova

Research team at tech giant claims 'AI Greenferencing' can bypass grid issues by tapping cheap wind power at source

Autonomous technology specialist receives backing for trials at airports in the midlands and on the Orkney Islands

Steps to make electricity cheaper, such as ending levies, could transform prospects for pumps, thinktank shows Heat pumps could save households hundreds of pounds a year on heating bills, if the government took simple measures to reform the energy system, an analysis has found. The average household’s heating bills could be roughly halved, saving about £375 a year with a heat pump instead of a gas boiler, if steps were taken to make electricity cheaper. Continue reading...

This report is the first output of the evaluation of the GGSS and GGL, reflecting and synthesising the findings of evaluation activities and outputs to date.

Monthly total of BUS redemptions paid the highest on record, as government confirms latest surge in applications to popular grant scheme

Statistical release on Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics for the estimation of capital grant uptake to support the installations of low carbon technologies in domestic and non-domestic buildings.

Companies claim new charger will 'accelerate the future of EV charging' and 'significantly reduce costs for drivers

Commonwealth Fusion Systems wins backing from investors including Nvidia and Morgan Stanley

FCA will look at allegation the biomass power station misled investors, and Whitehall, about its wood sourcing Drax shares plunge after FCA launches investigation The financial watchdog’s decision to investigate the sustainability claims made by the owners of the Drax power plant came as little surprise to Britain’s energy industry. For years the former coal generator has faced a torrent of criticism for collecting billions of pounds in renewable energy subsidies in exchange for burning wood pellets – shipped thousands of miles from North America – at its vast power station in North Yorkshire. Drax faces allegations that it may have misled investors and the government over the sustainability of its wood sources. In its investigation, the Financial Conduct Authority will in effect follow in the footsteps of the industry regulator, Ofgem, as well as the National Audit Office and the public accounts committee in scrutinising whether the company’s green claims stack up. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Analysis of responses shows firms are urging parliamentarians to limit regulation of ‘forever chemicals’ Chemical firms are lobbying MPs not to ban “forever chemicals” in the same way as proposed in the EU, using arguments disputed by scientists and described as “big tobacco playbook” tactics, it can be revealed. Pfas, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and commonly known as forever chemicals owing to their persistence in the environment, are a family of about 10,000 chemicals, some of which have been linked to a wide range of serious illnesses, including certain cancers. They are used across a range of industries, from cosmetics to firefighting. Continue reading...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are a new generation of nuclear reactors designed to be smaller in size, modular in construction, and flexible in deployment compared to traditional nuclear power plants.

Government, business and finance leaders will meet at the BNEF Summit London to discuss Europe’s climate ambitions.

What does your water heater emit as a waste product? Gross NOx pollution that goes up your flue vent? My water heater creates cool, filtered air, essentially free air conditioning that cools my house on the scorching, 100 degree, climate change hot days. It’s an amazing byproduct that most people ...