Green hydrogen future? Geopura secures millions in funding from GM, Barclays and Siemens February 21, 2023 Green hydrogen specialist Geopura has raked in £36m from its latest funding round, with plans to vastly scale its business.
Energy providers demand government incentives to stop UK providers losing out on green projects February 20, 2023 The energy sector is ramping up pressure on the government to bolster the investment climate for green projects.
BP and Shell: Will the mega profits of energy giants power our greener future? February 20, 2023 BP and Shell have pledged to ramp up renewable spending to meet the UK's climate and energy security goals, but can we trust them?
UK risks missing energy goals due to poor investment climate, industry body warns February 20, 2023 Britain’s climate targets and energy security goals are at risk from its poor investment environment, warns Energy UK.
Customers face higher bills as Ofgem double Covid allowance for suppliers February 17, 2023 Ofgem has announced it will almost double the allowance it grants energy suppliers to recover some of the bad debt costs from the pandemic.
Offshore wind plans must be sped up to meet energy security goals, green group warns February 16, 2023 UK offshore wind pipeline has reached nearly 100GW - more than double its overall generation target to reach net zero.
Green energy firms demand National Grid boost storage after lack of facility saw it pay them £99m to turn generators OFF February 13, 2023 Green energy firms are calling on National Grid to boost storage capabilities after it handed out £100m to energy producers last month.
Energy: UK forked out £90bn protecting customers from Russian supply squeeze as Europe spent £700bn February 13, 2023 European countries have forked out over £700bn to shield businesses and households from soaring gas prices since the energy crisis began.
Don’t let the NIMBYs win: Onshore wind is essential to UK’s energy future February 13, 2023 The government must commit to lifting highly restrictive onshore wind planning laws if it is serious about the UK's energy policy.
Make childcare cheaper to tackle UK’s talent crunch, business lobby says February 12, 2023 The UK government should make childcare more affordable to help ease the country’s labour shortages, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said. In the upcoming Spring Budget, UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt should set out plans to help “cash strapped” parents pay for childcare, the business lobby group said. It warned talent shortages are holding [...]
