The World Bank’s board has agreed a new strategy that will limit the financing of coal-fired power plants to “rare circumstances”. The organisation says that it...
China has announced a three-year plan to boost the production of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, that would see 10 gigawatts (GW) of power from the sun...
The government has promised to provide investors in UK energy infrastructure with further certainty, after publishing a draft set of plans to reform the electricity market....
Energy firm Npower has said that predictions made by the government that prices will rise by £166 a year without intervention are underestimated. The initial statement...
A project by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) which surveyed 2,400 people has found that consumers aremore than willing to accept changes to the way...
François Hollande has reaffirmed that France will not support fracking for as long as he is president, after a ban was placed on all shale gas...
The EU competition commission is reviewing the law on clean energy in Germany, over claims it contrasts with European competition legislation, according to Der Spiegel magazine....
A number of high-ranking executives from the fracking industry may have direct access to key ministers in government, according to a campaign group. BG Group director...
A team from Anglia Ruskin University have partnered with other institutions across Europe to improve water efficiency in the most ‘stressed’ regions. The university has been...
The EU approved proposals to limit the contribution of biofuels on Thursday, while moving towards its green transport targets. The proposals were made to counter possible...
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the UK to “unlock major investment” in renewable energy, in an article written for the New Statesman. The article,...
Tidal power generators in the Pentland Firth could produce enough electricity to power half of Scotland every year, according to a new study. University of Oxford...
The German Bundestag, the country’s parliament, voted in 2012 to cut state subsidies for solar power in an attempt to control rocketing surcharges on electricity bills....
New measures to advise and protect customers who use smart meters have been launched on Thursday by the energy industry’s trade association. Energy UK announced an...
Climate change deniers and sceptics expend an enormous amount of energy attempting to debunk the overwhelming science on climate change and its human causes. Would the...