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Articles tagged with: Energy
Keir Starmer Launches Green Energy Plan For 'New Britain' In Scotland
Environment
Keir Starmer Launches Green Energy Plan For "New Britain" In Scotland
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has used a visit to a Leith tidal energy business to unveil plans for the launch of a Scotland-based public energy company should Labour win power at the next election.
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning
A novel interactive online guide created to aid the acceleration of commercial floating offshore wind development has today been published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
What Energy Price Cap Update Will Mean For Bills
Energy
What Energy Price Cap Update Will Mean For Bills
Ofgem's energy price cap is expected to fall below the government's Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) in July for the first time since the government introduced it last September – but experts have warned of a new normal of high energy bills.
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH
The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth has been opened today (Thursday) by Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Rt Hon. Graham Stuart MP.
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes
The Energy Saving Stamp Duty Incentive will provide a fair and flexible nudge for homeowners, valuing energy performance in the housing market and creating a strong, stable, sustainable competitive market.
How the Sapporo agreement can make the UK a world leader in nuclear Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
How the Sapporo agreement can make the UK a world leader in nuclear
The landmark agreement at the G7 Nuclear Energy Forum offers tremendous benefits we must not waste.
Building a Sustainable Future: Why Collaboration is Key to Combat Climate Change Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
Building a Sustainable Future: Why Collaboration is Key to Combat Climate Change
The Government’s recent energy day policy announcements brought different strands of policymaking together: investments in renewable energy, infrastructure, and energy efficiency. Now is the moment to work in partnership with industry to effectively implement public policy for the benefit of everyone in the UK, and around the world.
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber
The biggest offshore wind ‘living lab’ in the world will be created off the Grimsby coast through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm.
Crucial gaps remain for the UK’s path to energy independence and net zero
Energy
By Jack Richardson
Crucial gaps remain for the UK’s path to energy independence and net zero
Rishi Sunak wants his government to focus on delivery. Yesterday, it delivered thousands of pages of documents and policies that have been missing in action for months.
Top Stories: Cash Boost For Energy Security, Labour Pledge Council Tax Freeze
Energy
Top Stories: Cash Boost For Energy Security, Labour Pledge Council Tax Freeze
The government is set to announce its “powering up Britain” strategy, with a particular focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
What lessons can the UK learn from abroad about onshore wind?
Energy
By Tom Sasse
What lessons can the UK learn from abroad about onshore wind?
With the government considering ending the ban on onshore wind in England, Tom Sasse analyses what the UK should learn from abroad
There’s no silver bullet to carbon-free energy but hydrogen could be part of the solution
Energy
By Natascha Engel
There’s no silver bullet to carbon-free energy but hydrogen could be part of the solution
We have been making and using it in fertilisers and rocket fuel for decades. Until the 1960s, homes in the United Kingdom were supplied with town gas which contained over 50 per cent hydrogen.
Without more efficient housing stock the poorest households will be left out in the cold
Energy
By Peter Smith
Without more efficient housing stock the poorest households will be left out in the cold
The United Kingdom continues to be in the grips of an energy crisis. Millions of people are struggling to afford to pay for enough energy to stay safe, warm, and healthy at home.
Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Statement: The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult respond to the INTOG leasing round
Statement from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in response to the INTOG leasing round from Crown Estate Scotland.
The UK is at a crucial turning point for its energy security
Energy
By Lord Callanan
The UK is at a crucial turning point for its energy security
Countries around the world have been impacted by Russia’s illegal invasion on Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin’s weaponisation of energy disrupting global power suppliers and causing record high gas prices.
First of a kind waste-to-DME facility in the UK: Providing solutions for off-grid decarbonisation Partner content
Energy
By Dimeta
First of a kind waste-to-DME facility in the UK: Providing solutions for off-grid decarbonisation
Dimeta recently announced that a first-of-a-kind £150m Renewable & Recycled Carbon DME production plant will be built in Teesside, as the first of up to six plants the company is establishing across Europe and North America.

Sophia Haywood, Head of Advocacy and Communications, explains the decision for investing in the UK first, why a level playing field for renewable fuels is critical, and giving off-grid energy the transition to Net Zero it deserves.
'You either eat reasonably well or you freeze to death': Inside the UK energy crisis
Energy
By Sophie Church
"You either eat reasonably well or you freeze to death": Inside the UK energy crisis
Energy bills have risen to a level that has forced 6.7 million households into fuel poverty. As bills seem set to remain high for the foreseeable future, Sophie Church explores how we reached this crisis point, and what government is doing to help

Illustrations: Tracy Worrall
Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
Greg Jackson has been working 14 days straight but he is not complaining. “This is what no one tells you about trying to launch an international company,” he jokes, “but I don’t mind by the way, I love my job.”
Smart meters supporting Britain’s energy security Partner content
Energy
By Cornwall Insight
Smart meters supporting Britain’s energy security
Households directly consume around a third of all gas and electricity used in Great Britain each year. Smart meters have the potential to play a critical role in our energy security, by providing near real-time information which empowers consumers to change how much energy they use and when they use it.
Sharing the windfall – how to make green energy work for the UK
Energy
By Sam Dumitriu
Sharing the windfall – how to make green energy work for the UK
Sam Dumitriu, head of policy at Britain Remade, argues that if we want onshore wind, we need to both empower and properly compensate our local communities
ORE Catapult enables clean maritime innovation to surge ahead in offshore wind sector Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
ORE Catapult enables clean maritime innovation to surge ahead in offshore wind sector
£2.7m funding success for offshore wind projects to drive forward maritime decarbonisation.
Jeremy Hunt Overhauls Childcare And Pensions In Spring Budget As UK Avoids Recession
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Overhauls Childcare And Pensions In Spring Budget As UK Avoids Recession
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the UK is not entering a "technical recession" as he delivered his Spring Budget to MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Jeremy Hunt Considered A Windfall Tax 'Price Floor' For Oil And Gas Companies
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Considered A Windfall Tax "Price Floor" For Oil And Gas Companies
Changes to the Energy Profits Levy that would introduce a “price floor” for the windfall tax have been under consideration in the Treasury, following concerns investment in the North Sea is at risk, PoliticsHome understands.