Centrica is set to bottom out of the FTSE 100 index of the UK’s largest companies, amid mounting losses, crashing oil prices and…
Continue ReadingNet Zero Transition Could Create £90 Billion in Annual Benefits
Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change
Pursuing net-zero could lift the UK out of the coronavirus crisis and economic slump and boost our economic and public health to protect…
Continue ReadingGood Energy Hits Out at OVO’s Green Credentials
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Renewable Energy
Renewable supplier Good Energy has mounted an attack against OVO, an energy company which has grown rapidly on a foundation of dubious green…
Continue ReadingWind Farms Paid £9.3 Million to Disconnect from Grid
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Wind farms across England and Scotland were handed £9.3 million to switch off their turbines on Friday, to balance supply and demand and…
Continue ReadingLockdown Could Exacerbate Fuel Poverty
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Government Policy Household & Bills
If lockdown measures are extended into the winter, households in poorly insulated homes will struggle to afford their energy bills, the Energy &…
Continue ReadingOvo Energy has announced it will cut 2,600 jobs and close offices after the coronavirus lockdown accelerated the shift to online customer service.
Continue ReadingSGN Plans Hydrogen Heat Project for 300 Homes in Scotland
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
300 homes in Fife could have their heating and cooking powered by green hydrogen generated by renewable electricity from offshore wind farms, under…
Continue ReadingCentrica Calls for Immediate Ban on Gas Heating in New Homes
Written by Lauren Smith in Environment Government Policy Renewable Energy
The head of the consumer division at energy giant Centrica has urged the government to accelerate the ban on fossil fuel heating systems…
Continue ReadingFurloughed Energy Workers Matched with Low Carbon Startups
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
A startup incubator will harness the skills of furloughed energy workers and deploy them in young low carbon enterprises during the coronavirus shutdown.
Continue ReadingNational Grid ESO confirmed that the UK has reached another milestone in its journey away from coal power, operating without the fossil fuel…
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