The UK government has announced it will close a legal loophole that could have given billions of pounds to old coal power plants. However, the news...
Figures from the energy ombudsman have revealed that complaints about energy suppliers in the first six months of 2014 have more than doubled figures recorded during...
Clean energy sources generated around 20% of British electricity between January and March, thanks to strong performances by the wind and hydro sectors, according to the...
The government’s spending watchdog has questioned whether the early contracts awarded to eight renewable energy projects, collectively worth £16.6 billion, have overpaid energy firms at the...
The government is set to launch a review of the solar industry’s subsidies, which may favour industrial rooftop installations over large-scale solar farms. The sector is...
The government has set out plans to turn factories, supermarkets and car parks into ‘solar hubs’ in its new Solar Strategy. In a report, the government...
The government’s latest energy statistics reveal that the production of renewable electricity in the UK increased by 3.5 percentage points in 2013, with renewables now accounting...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said his department will explore the potential of water-source heat in providing clean energy to the UK, describing the technology as...
The government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme the green deal has been criticised again after official figures showed that the initiative is continuing to disappoint. The green...
Despite energy minister Greg Barker stating he had asked officials to consult on the feed-in tariff subsidy for biogas by letter in November 2013, the government...
Official figures show that the UK hit all of its carbon targets between 2008 and 2012 – but that a “worrying” increase in emissions was registered...
In the space of four days, the chairs of both the environment and energy committees, Anne McIntosh and Tim Yeo, have been deselected as members of...
Campaign group 10:10 is calling on the government to match public enthusiasm for local renewable energy projects ahead of the publication of the Community Energy Strategy...
The energy regulator Ofgem has said that a report published by one of Britain’s largest energy companies contains “incorrect and misleading” data about the cost of...
The new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is set to be investigated by the European commission to ensure that the UK has followed...