This week the Co-operative Bank revealed it is halting new investment in renewable energy, removing one of the main sources of funding for independent and community...
The ‘big six’ energy firms collectively raked in profits of £3.74 billion in 2012 – a figure 74% higher than the sum the surplus they made...
The latest renewable energy projects financed by crowdfunding firm Abundance Generation have attracted £700,000 of investment in just 35 days – taking the total raised by...
The global clean technology sector is showing signs of recovery, thanks to growing demand in China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, according to a...
Renewable heat technologies will play a significant role in the future of a low-carbon economy, according to the Energy Savings Trust (EST). Its latest report, which...
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,...
Senior cabinet ministers, including the chancellor George Osborne and energy secretary Ed Davey, could see fracking developments begin on their doorstep, with licenses for exploratory drilling...
Not all renewable energy projects are truly ethical developments, as a couple of hydropower developments in South America show. There are plenty of good reasons to...
A large majority of the British public believes the government should financially back renewable energy, while almost half think fracking will damage the environment, according to...
Communities looking to develop medium-sized clean energy projects should be given energy bill discounts or an ownership stake in the infrastructure, according to a group of...
The Co-operative Bank has insisted that it has not completely closed the door to renewable energy projects – despite being forced to freeze lending to the...
The government has unveiled a competition to find the most effective plants that could be used as advanced biofuels – without using crops grown for food...
The government has unveiled a long-term strategy that it says will add weight to the UK’s already dominant position in the offshore wind industry, while potentially...
BP has decided against selling its US wind farm assets, despite announcing such a move back in April under former chief Lord Browne. Speaking to the...
Divesting from fossil fuels is a compelling win-win for investors and claims of underperformance are wrong, writes Ominder Dhillon of Impax Asset Management. Pressure is building on...