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Centrica's profit hit £3.308 billion due to gas and nuclear. Image: Centrica.

April 20, 2020

Centrica launches social impact grant scheme to support energy innovation

A new grant scheme from Centrica could see up to ten organisations secure between £100,000 to £500,000.

The government agency aims to achieve net zero emissions in gas, electricity, waste, business travel, and water by 2030. Image: Pixabay.

April 20, 2020

Innovation needed to drive down cost of low carbon heating transition

Innovation is needed to make the switch to low carbon heating affordable, and to ensure that it delivers comparable or superior performance to natural gas boilers.

April 17, 2020

Current± Chats: ENA’s Randolph Brazier on innovation and collaboration

April 17, 2020

Legal & General marks ‘major milestone' with investment in heating company Kensa

Legal & General has acquired a 36% share in ground source heat technology company the Kensa Group as it continues to invest in green energy.

April 17, 2020

COVID-19 causes 'extraordinary' 35% drop in coal generation

Coal generation in the UK has fallen by 35% in the last month due to COVID-19.

April 16, 2020

Shell sets its sights on becoming a net zero carbon business by 2050

Global O&G major Shell has unveiled an aim of being a net zero emissions energy business by 2050 “or sooner”.

April 16, 2020

Wind giant EDP hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware attack

European energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) was hit by a ransomware attack on Easter Monday, the company has confirmed.

April 16, 2020

Summer Outlook 2020: COVID-19 could cause 20% demand drop in 'uncertain' period

Summer demand could fall by up to 20% due to the effects of COVID-19, according to National Grid ESO.

Nesta's experiment also revealed public misunderstandings surrounding the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee. Image: Pixabay.

April 16, 2020

Lockdown causes heating use to soar in British households

As the COVID-19 lockdown continues, British households are using 15% more heating than usual.

April 15, 2020

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy invests in EV charging platform company Virta

Japan’s biggest petroleum company, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, has become the latest fossil fuel firm to invest into electric vehicles (EVs).