Energy

Keir Starmer confirms fresh funding and new 'training guarantee' ahead of Grangemouth oil refinery closure

Almost half of decision-makers quizzed by PwC are now aiming to reach net zero this decade, but cost of efficiency measures and surging demand for clean power could hamper progress

Plus Northvolt sells heavy industry battery business to Scania, China’s clean energy and fossil fuel funding gap narrows, and EU to loosen state aid rules to boost green projects, in our round up of the world's top green business news this week

Government proposes longer CfD contract terms and less stringent offshore wind eligibility criteria in order to boost investor certainty and accelerate the planning process for new clean power projects

Bedfordshire pilot testbed seen as key milestone in the development of planned full-scale carbon capture system at the forthcoming Protos energy from waste facility in Cheshire

Electricity network funding must increase at the same pace as demand, which is predicted to double by 2050, National Infrastructure Commission tells government

At scale, households with rooftop solar panels and batteries could absorb, store, and deploy gigawatts of power to the grid when needed while also cutting bills for vulnerable consumers, writes Centre for Net Zero CEO Lucy Yu

UK’s publicly owned clean power investment company snaps up boss of clean energy trade association on a six month contract

Proven industrial electrification projects are being overlooked and underfunded compared to riskier options such as carbon capture and storage, claims Green Alliance

Service offering members of the public the chance to co-own renewables projects enjoys surge in demand for first two wind turbines on the platform in Yorkshire and Wales