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Miliband backs vast solar farms in push to expand renewable power

Ed Miliband has approved subsidies for solar farms covering up to 40 square miles of UK farmland, alongside new onshore…

5 days ago

UK secures 6.2GW of onshore wind and solar in latest clean power auction

The UK Government has confirmed a new wave of onshore renewable energy projects under the Contracts for Difference scheme, following…

5 days ago

UK households set for £15bn boost to install solar and green tech under Warm Homes Plan

UK households will be eligible for billions in grants and low-interest loans for solar panels, heat pumps and batteries under…

4 weeks ago

Ex-Dyson engineers plot electric boiler to rival heat pumps

Former Dyson engineers behind Luthmore have raised £12.4m to launch a battery-powered electric boiler designed to replace gas combis in…

4 weeks ago

Rise of the zero-bill home? Ed Miliband pins hopes on solar power

Ed Miliband plans a £13bn Warm Homes push to expand solar, heat pumps and batteries, aiming to cut household energy…

2 months ago

Solar developers look for the exit as falling power prices squeeze returns

Solar developers in Spain are struggling to sell projects as electricity prices fall, valuations slide and oversupply squeezes returns, raising…

2 months ago

Ofgem fast-tracks UK electricity ‘superhighways’ to cut wind curtailment costs

Ofgem has approved early investment in three major UK electricity superhighways, aiming to cut billions in wind curtailment costs and…

2 months ago

Starmer moves to align UK with tougher EU net zero targets under electricity market talks

Sir Keir Starmer is negotiating a deal to rejoin the EU’s electricity market that could bind the UK to far…

2 months ago

Britain could see its greenest-ever Christmas Day as renewables dominate power mix

Britain could record its lowest-ever carbon intensity on Christmas Day, with new wind and solar capacity helping renewables dominate the…

2 months ago

Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law in bid to speed up UK energy projects

The UK’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received Royal Assent, aiming to speed up major energy and infrastructure projects by…

2 months ago