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Energy tsar: We will not carpet UK with windfarms and pylons for clean power

The Government will not be “carpeting the countryside” with windfarms and pylons in its push towards clean power, the official leading the project said. But Chris Stark, “head of mission control” for the bid to deliver clean power by 2030, said the ...

13 Sept 2024 at 08:58

‘Landmark’ for UK lithium production as demo plant opens in Cornwall

A demonstration facility for producing lithium is opening in Cornwall in what backers say is a milestone in helping the UK’s transition to clean power. Cornish Lithium’s demonstration plant near St Austell is set to start producing lithium ...

18 Oct 2024 at 08:51

PM: Reaping benefits of clean power will ‘take time’ but bills will fall by £300

Sir Keir Starmer has warned it will “take time” to reap the benefits of clean power initiatives but stood by a claim that Labour’s plans will eventually drive down household bills by £300 a year amid confusion over the commitment. The ...

25 Jul 2024 at 18:14

Starmer bids to ‘restore UK’s role as climate leader’ with green global alliance

Sir Keir Starmer pledged to “restore the UK’s role as a climate leader” as he launched an international green alliance at the G20. Countries including Brazil, Australia, Canada and France are among those to have signed up to the ...

19 Nov 2024 at 21:09

Energy firm promises £22 billion investment in ‘critical grid infrastructure’

Bosses at electricity firm SSEN Transmission have set out a £22 billion, five-year plan that they say will help the UK towards its clean energy targets as well as supporting tens of thousands of jobs. The company, a subsidiary ...

11 Dec 2024 at 09:26

Government publishes major action plan to decarbonise grid by 2030

The Government has unveiled a clean power action plan to decarbonise the electricity grid by the end of the decade to protect households from future energy price spikes, boost growth and tackle the climate crisis. The ...

13 Dec 2024 at 07:12

Scotland

Improve consenting process to meet wind power targets, report suggests

All levels of government need to improve capacity in the consenting process for wind projects, a report on the UK’s clean power ambitions says. The IPPR report calls for a four-nation approach to the UK’s wind energy ...

12 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Four of UK’s five nuclear power stations to be extended beyond planned closure

Four of Britain’s five nuclear power stations will stay open longer than previously planned, their operator has said. The French energy company EDF said on Wednesday that the sites in Lancashire, East Lothian and ...

04 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK

Plans to build thousands of new pylons in rural areas to meet the Government’s clean power targets are sparking backlash in communities across the UK. National Grid is overhauling the power system to meet rising ...

29 Dec 2024 at 13:53

Scotland

Most Scots want more North Sea oil and gas to meet energy needs, poll finds

More than seven in 10 Scots back drilling in the North Sea to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign imports, a survey has found. The poll, carried out by Survation on behalf of consultancy firm True North, ...

23 Jan 2025 at 16:09

City

Good Energy agrees £99.4m takeover by Dubai’s Esyasoft

Good Energy has agreed to a sweetened £99.4 million takeover by a company with links to the United Arab Emirates’ royals. Dubai-based Esyasoft will pay 490p a share for Good Energy after upping its bid, ...

27 Jan 2025 at 11:46

Ex-net zero tsar launches clean power taskforce to counter climate row backs

The UK’s former net zero tsar has teamed up with the ex-UN climate chief to launch a clean power taskforce aimed at countering recent reversals on action. Chris Skidmore, who was the UK energy minister ...

13 Mar 2025 at 16:59

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