Energy

Energy price cap to fall seven per cent saving average household £117 a year

Energy

Energy price cap to fall seven per cent saving average household £117 a year

Domestic bills down by more than £200 on a year ago, but analysts warn consumers remain exposed to volatile fossil fuel markets

clock 25 February 2026 • 4 min read
Vattenfall secures green light for all-electric Bristol heat network

Infrastructure

Vattenfall secures green light for all-electric Bristol heat network

Plans approved for giant heat pump at Bath Road Energy Centre that promises to provide low carbon heating and hot water to thousands of homes and businesses

clock 24 February 2026 • 2 min read
Oil giants record $467bn in profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Energy

Oil giants record $467bn in profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies saw collective profits jump by 125 per cent following Russia's invasion, according to a new investigation from Global Witness

clock 24 February 2026 • 4 min read
How RePower Ukraine is building clean energy resilience for communities on the frontlines

Energy

How RePower Ukraine is building clean energy resilience for communities on the frontlines

On this fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, we are appealing to the UK solar industry for more support in delivering vital PV and battery projects to Ukrainian hospitals, writes Svitlana Vovchenko, director of the RePower Ukraine Charitable...

clock 24 February 2026 • 4 min read
Hinkley Point C: EDF confirms further one year delay to flagship nuclear project

Nuclear

Hinkley Point C: EDF confirms further one year delay to flagship nuclear project

First reactor at 3.2GW nuclear power project in Somerset now expected to start commissioning in 2030, at a further cost of €2.5bn to EDF

clock 23 February 2026 • 3 min read
'Increasingly concerned': Government faces fresh calls to tackle sky-high energy costs for businesses

Energy

'Increasingly concerned': Government faces fresh calls to tackle sky-high energy costs for businesses

Energy UK and CBI urge Ministers to work with businesses to identify reforms that can curb energy costs, as fresh warnings are issued over soaring data centre electricity demand

clock 23 February 2026 • 7 min read
IEA urged to continue clean energy focus in face of US pressure

Energy

IEA urged to continue clean energy focus in face of US pressure

Stand-off over the role of the International Energy Agency intensifies, as White House ramps up calls for the influential agency to stop tracking climate and clean energy progress

clock 20 February 2026 • 5 min read
North Sea: Green Tories call for geothermal and nuclear focus as oil and gas declines

Politics

North Sea: Green Tories call for geothermal and nuclear focus as oil and gas declines

Conservative Environment Network accuses Labour, SNP, and Reform of 'letting Scottish workers down' by failing to adequately plan for North Sea transition

clock 20 February 2026 • 5 min read
UK clean power rows, rising nature risk, and the war over plant-based 'meat'

Climate change

UK clean power rows, rising nature risk, and the war over plant-based 'meat'

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2026 part two

clock 20 February 2026 • 2 min read
As energy bills fall, is the government's clean power mission starting to pay off?

Energy

As energy bills fall, is the government's clean power mission starting to pay off?

There are encouraging signs the government’s clean power plans are starting to deliver on their considerable promise, but concerns remain over costs, delivery, and the continuing 'spark gap'

clock 19 February 2026 • 10 min read