The government has launched an official consultation to change and simplify the rules on access to land for energy companies, which would allow drilling below 300m...
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology must be fast-tracked into use in UK power plants, as it is “absolutely vital” to efforts to curb climate change,...
Renewable energy firm Ecotricity has bought a small wind firm out of administration, while blaming government policies for leaving “investors spooked”. Small wind firm Evance has...
Developing the shale gas industry in the UK could attract investment of £33 billion and create 64,000 new jobs, according to a new report that environmental...
Tories have pledged to end subsidies for onshore wind turbines if they win the general election next year. Energy minister Michael Fallon has argued that there...
Manmade climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity, David Cameron said during prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, after he was grilled over climate...
Plans to expand the world’s largest offshore windfarm have been scrapped over uncertainty about its impact on nearby bird populations. The second phase of development of...
A new thread has opened in the heated debate over fracking in the UK, this time regarding the share of the revenue communities should get for...
The government has set out measures to provide “certainty” to shale gas investors and local communities as fracking firm Cuadrilla announced it would be leaving the...
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...
A committee of MPs is set to question investment banks Goldman Sachs and UBS on November 20 over issues with the Royal Mail’s valuation and allegations...
The public health risks that derive from exposure to emissions from shale gas extraction are low if operations are run properly and regulated, according to a...
As the debate on energy prices intensifies, the energy secretary Ed Davey has promised to increase competition in the energy markets by speeding up the time...
Reports have suggested that the government will set an upper level for Royal Mail shares, meaning the more substantial investors could potentially be left empty-handed. It’s...
Energy minister Michael Fallon officially opened the world’s second largest wind farm on Wednesday, which is outsized only by London Array. The new project, Greater Gabbard,...