Shell, BP and Centrica have talked of backing EU emissions target but withheld support.
The UK’s largest energy companies have withheld support for a legally binding target to reduce the EU’s emissions to net zero by 2050, even while publicly backing the plans.
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Household energy bills could fall by more than £80 a year according to research from industry analysts.
In its latest quarterly report, Cornwall Insight predicted that the new energy price cap will fall by £83 when it is altered again in August. The cap, w...
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Energy consumers will be forced to foot a £172m bill to cover the cost of the collapse of 11 energy suppliers since the start of last year.
Citizens Advice said almost 30 million households will need to bail out the bust energy suppliers through their bills, while 32,000 may also be targeted aggressively by debt collect...
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For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain is obtaining more power from zero-carbon sources than fossil fuels.
The milestone has been passed for the first five months of 2019.
National Grid says clean energy has nudged ahead with 48% of generation, aga...
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Zero-carbon energy sources are poised to overtake fossil fuels as the UK’s largest electricity source over a full calendar year.
This year will be the first that fossil fuels make up less than half of the electricity generated, according to National Grid<...
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BayWa has secured hundreds of millions for its renewable pipeline via its first ever green bond raise, which ended in oversubscription.
Contacted by PV Tech today, the firm said the €500 million (US$560 million) structure it recently placed produced an order book of €750 million (US$840 milli...
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Solar rooftops are to be deployed at Toyota facilities across five countries, with plans to exploit synergies with existing lithium-ion batteries.
Contacted by PV Tech today, consultancy Eneo Solutions said up to 8MW of PV will be added to buildings of Toyota Material Handling Group (TMHG), a warehouse...
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Specialist energy from waste funder Privilege Finance has announced £90 million (€100 million) of investment to fund 14MW of new green energy projects so far in 2019, enough to power approximately 28,000 homes.
Once built and running at full capacity, these projects will be converting 175,000 tonnes of food waste whic...
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The crumbly cheese beloved of TV duo Wallace and Gromit will soon help heat thousands of Yorkshire homes with renewable “green gas” made from cheese waste.
The Wensleydale Creamery has...
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