The Office for National Statistics’ latest Climate Change insights data has revealed that 2023 has been a “warmer than average” year as consumption-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fall by only 2% from 2018.

The UK has a “once in a generation economic opportunity” to unlock £70 billion by becoming a “sustainability superpower”, says new report.

Nonprofit advocacy organisation People for Power says that 127 Conservative MPs, around a third of the parliamentary party, back its calls for community energy reforms as part of the Energy Bill. 

Octopus Energy’s Kraken Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with Eni Plenitude to use the platform to support long-term growth in international retail energy markets.

The UK Government yesterday (11 May) set out new proposals to improve reward schemes offered to communities living locally to onshore wind farms.

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s (DESNZs) Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) has awarded £91 million between seven low carbon heating projects.

With the recent news that National Grid ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) saved over 3.3GWh of electricity throughout the winter period, GridBeyond confirmed its clients delivered a 190MWh demand reduction.

Industry leaders from Shell, the Crown Estate, Simply Blue, Arup and Siemens Energy discussed the ‘growing pains’ of offshore wind in a session at All Energy Glasgow this week.

Ireland’s first Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS-1) auction has seen over 3GW awarded for offshore wind projects.

Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy in the Scottish government, opens the second day of All Energy Glasgow by championing the 40GW reported pipeline of offshore wind, as well as 20GW of onshore wind by 2030. But, as many people in the industry are warning, these possibilities might not be possible if the electricity grid isn’t upgraded to the required capacity.