If lockdown measures are extended into the winter, households in poorly insulated homes will struggle to afford their energy bills, the Energy &…
Continue ReadingOvo Energy has announced it will cut 2,600 jobs and close offices after the coronavirus lockdown accelerated the shift to online customer service.
Continue ReadingSGN Plans Hydrogen Heat Project for 300 Homes in Scotland
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
300 homes in Fife could have their heating and cooking powered by green hydrogen generated by renewable electricity from offshore wind farms, under…
Continue ReadingCentrica Calls for Immediate Ban on Gas Heating in New Homes
Written by Lauren Smith in Environment Government Policy Renewable Energy
The head of the consumer division at energy giant Centrica has urged the government to accelerate the ban on fossil fuel heating systems…
Continue ReadingMobile operator O2 is inviting people to donate their old smartphones so they can be refurbished and given to digitally excluded communities.
Continue ReadingFirms to Invest Billions of Pounds into UK Wind Farms
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
The UK’s largest green energy firms will pour billions of pounds into wind power investments across the North of England and Scotland, signalling…
Continue ReadingFurloughed Energy Workers Matched with Low Carbon Startups
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
A startup incubator will harness the skills of furloughed energy workers and deploy them in young low carbon enterprises during the coronavirus shutdown.
Continue ReadingNational Grid ESO confirmed that the UK has reached another milestone in its journey away from coal power, operating without the fossil fuel…
Continue ReadingPublic Concerned about Climate Change but Unaware of UK’s Net Zero Target
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While more than three-quarter of Britons are “very” or “fairly” concerned about climate change, few are aware of or understand the UK’s commitment…
Continue ReadingMobile giant O2 and cable network Virgin Media will join forces to form a “national champion” that can take on BT and Sky.
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