French-owned EDF Energy has drawn criticism for announcing the second hike in energy prices this year.
Continue ReadingEU Energy Union Pledges No More Coal Plant Investments From 2020
Written by Danny Lord in Climate Change
All but two EU member states have pledged that no money will be invested in new coal plants from the year 2020, as…
Continue ReadingA report published by the European Environment Agency has shown that the increasingly rapid rollout of renewable energy sources around the EU has…
Continue ReadingThe United Nations has ramped up its criticism of the UK government’s approach to the Hinkley Point C nuclear project, going as far…
Continue ReadingA group of MPs across four separate committees have banded together to launch a “super inquiry” into the effects of air pollution on…
Continue ReadingThe Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR), a back-up power scheme, that cost a total of £180m over its three year life span has ended…
Continue ReadingMassive increases in the amount of solar generators installed in China and the US last year saw the world’s rate of capacity growth…
Continue ReadingHelped by the closure of coal-fired power plants and simultaneous rollout of several renewable generating facilities, the UK’s carbon emissions have fallen to…
Continue ReadingNewly created VLC Energy has announced a multi-million pound investment in two energy storage facilities to be built in the UK by the…
Continue ReadingThe world’s largest oil producing nation is embarking on a major renewables development project that should ultimately see close to 10GW of capacity…
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