The UK recorded its greenest ever winter in 2018/19, as mild conditions, high renewable output and system flexibility combined to send carbon intensity tumbling.

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has issued a €500 million (£438 million) green bond - its first ever - offering investors the chance to “support the transformation of the energy system”.

Data must be more accessible and open, according to a report from the Energy Data Taskforce.

The energy as a service model could be the way forward for the UK's supply market, but it relies heavily on data from smart meters, Shell's transition manager has said.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that the government will indeed legislate for a net zero economy by 2050, albeit with certain caveats, has been lauded by the power sector.

The UK government will legislate for a net zero economy by 2050 Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed, in one of her last acts in office.

There has never been a better time for innovative, low carbon energy technologies to come to market, the government has claimed.

Current± editor Liam Stoker and Energy-Storage News editor Andy Colthorpe take a thorough look at what was being exhibited at this year’s Intersolar in Munich, where a maturing European solar industry was taking to high-efficiency modules, electric vehicles and cloud-based virtual power stations with ease.

BP Chargemaster has unveiled its new 150kW ultra-fast charger, which is to start being deployed across its Polar network.

ScottishPower’s plans to build a 50MW battery next to its Whitelee onshore wind farm have been rubber stamped by the Scottish government.