Government data: One in ten households in England suffer fuel poverty
More than 2.5 million households in England are struggling to pay their energy bills, figures from the Government show.
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Scotland EU negotiator warns of fuel shortage in no deal Brexit
The minister for UK negotiations on Scotland’s place in Europe, Michael Russell, has warned of potential fuel shortages post-Brexit if politicians fail to reach a deal.
UK Government to shutter plans for Welsh tidal power lagoon
Reports that the UK Government is set to reject plans for a tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay have been greeted with anger in Wales.
UK energy minister: Conservatives are ‘absolutely not against onshore wind’
Claire Perry MP, energy and clean growth minister said at during the All-Energy conference in Glasgow that the Conservative Party are “absolutely not against onshore wind’ but that her party is against “breaching manifesto commitments”.
UK energy minister praises growth of Scottish renewables at All-Energy
Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry today praised the growth of Scottish renewables in delivering 25% of UK capacity and creating 24,000 jobs.
Sector deal will more than triple UK renewables jobs, claims Ørsted chief
Ørsted's UK country manager and co-chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council, Benj Sykes, said that the Sector Deal for UK offshore wind will more than triple renewables jobs.
Former Tory chancellor urge ministers to develop UK fracking
Britain must develop fracking to free itself from dependence on Russian gas, Tory former chancellor Lord Lawson of Blaby has told the Lords.
UK Government launch new heat investment project for cities
The UK Government announced the launch of a new Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) last night, dubbing it the ‘central heating for cities’
Tech firm finds UK Government are ‘hampering’ solar panel use
A UK-based tech firm has said that the UK Government is letting down the solar energy marketplace through a lack of effective incentive schemes.
Scotland hit record renewables generation in 2017
New figures on renewable energy generation have shown that Scotland hit a record year in 2017 with the country seeing 68.1% of gross electricity consumption met by renewables.
UK Government pays almost £60million in damages to solar firms
It has been revealed that nearly £60million of taxpayer money has been paid out to solar firms by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to settlement claims by companies that the UK Government unlawfully adjusted the feed-in tariff.
Wheelhouse calls for Westminster to back low cost renewables
Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has urged the UK Government to review its position on low cost renewables and recognise the challenges faced by remote island projects.
UK offshore wind industry agrees Sector Deal with government
The UK offshore wind industry today released its vision as part of an agreement to work on a Sector Deal with the UK Government for 2030.
UK Government under fire from Greenpeace over suppression of fracking report
Publishing an internal report on fracking could call into question the viability of the industry, the Government has said.
Energy price cap will correct ‘intolerable situation’, claims business secretary
A price cap for domestic gas and electricity customers will “correct an intolerable situation” in which consumers have paid £1.4 billion more than they would in a competitive market, the Business Secretary has said.
redT wins government energy storage grant
Australian energy storage firm redT energy has announced a £750,000 grant from the UK Government towards developing new smart energy systems.
Government ‘culpable’ over nuclear contract failures, say MPs
The Government has been accused of being “culpable” for failures over a nuclear clean-up contract that cost the taxpayer up to £122 million.
UK Government urged by locals not to give coal projects the green light
Campaigners and local residents are calling on the Government not to let new open cast coal mining projects go ahead, as the UK moves away from the fossil fuel.
£30million government funding for vehicle-to-grid technology
The UK Government has announced that it will plough £30 of investment into vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.
‘Reinvest in North Sea’ as Treasury poised to get £1bn windfall
The resurgent North Sea oil and gas industry is poised to pay more than £1billion in tax this year – and the SNP has called for the cash to be reinvested in the sector.
UK Government unable to make ‘smart’ energy and infrastructure decisions, report finds
The Government has shown an “inability to make smart decisions on badly needed infrastructure”, a report has found.
Scottish renewable industry brings in £5.5billion and job market boom
New figures released by the UK Government have shown a £5.5billion turnover from Scotland’s renewable energy sector and a 300% jobs increase s in 2016 in certain sectors.
UK business secretary orders financial checks on fracking firm before go-ahead
Business Secretary Greg Clark has ordered an assessment of the “financial resilience” of Third Energy before deciding whether to give it the go-ahead to frack in North Yorkshire.
RMT Union ‘outraged’ as Chamber of Shipping admits Government wage act is meaningless
The offshore workers union, RMT, have reacted angrily to an admission by the UK Chamber of Shipping that the government’s new guidance on fair pay for seafarers will make no change to those working in UK waters.
Fair pay for UK seafarers, says government report
A UK Government report says that all UK seafarers must be paid fairly.