Energy

Britain's solar farms generated a record 14.4GW of electricity during one period this week, according to the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

Publicly owned energy company and government back 1GW expansion of South Yorkshire electrolyser factory – creating over 400 jobs

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key battleground ahead of elections to the Senedd on 7 May

Growing clean energy capacity means Britain is now better prepared for price spikes triggered by Iran war than it was for those sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new analysis claims

Planning decisions for major clean energy projects to be accelerated by appointment of Environment Agency as single lead environmental regulator, according to Defra

Deputy Leader Richard Tice has reiterated pledges to maximise North Sea oil and gas output, scrap the windfall tax, and ditch 'net stupid zero'

DESNZ touts solar as 'one of the cheapest forms of power available' in the UK as it approves plans for Springwell Solar Farm

International Energy Agency warns that China's continued dominance of rare earth material supply chains is putting up to $6.5tr of global economic activity at risk every year

Heat battery firm's founder and CEO James Macnaghten explains why he takes inspiration from Victorian-era engineers, and how scale comes from repeatability and simplicity

ECB board member Frank Elderson emphasises clean energy transition is only way to safeguard the economy from price shocks such as those sparked by wars in Iran and Ukraine