Energy secretary Ed Davey has rebuked comments made by Conservative energy minister John Hayes, who launched an unprompted attack on wind power in two national newspapers...
The scale of Hurricane Sandy is unprecedented, with much of America’s east coast affected in some capacity. But is its devastation a sign of things to...
One in ten homes in the UK will be powered by the wind in 2015, according to figures released by trade association RenewableUK. The statistics, which...
The oil-rich state of Saudi Arabia is planning to generate 100% of its energy from clean and low-carbon sources, according to a member of the country’s...
“Energy consumed by the United States in one year equals the energy made by the Sun in one millionth of a second”, tweeted astrophysicist Neil deGrasse...
Cutthroat, challenging, lucrative; just three words that can be used to describe the advertising industry. But there is one company striving to break the mould –...
Twenty-two years ago, the Aral Sea was creating attention as its fresh water level dropped by two-thirds. To this day, that number is above 70%, causing...
On this day in 1970, British Petroleum announced that it had struck oil in the North Sea. While it took just over five years for the...
In his speech today, David Cameron rallied the faithful, attacked the opposition and attempted to reach a sceptical electorate. Our economy, the sixth largest in the...
The chief executive of one of the world’s most prominent oil companies has condemned drilling in the Arctic, in what could be a real turning point...
In the wake of the environmental audit committee’s Protecting the Arctic report, which called for more safety measures and higher safety standards to prevent oil spills,...
The theme of the Financial Times (FT) Global Energy Leaders Summit was Doom or Boom? Energy Security in Uncertain Times, and on the first morning of...
Disturbing statistics have emerged detailing the staggering extent to which one of the planet’s most vulnerable regions, the Arctic, is melting. National Snow and Ice Data...
A report by oil giant BP has revealed how coal still takes up a 30% slice of the global energy market – its highest contribution in...
At the end of this month, we will be publishing our Guide to Renewable Energy. Simon Leadbetter explores some of the issues around one of the...