The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

‘I’ve fallen out with people’: the bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricing

Industry divided over whether plan to vary electricity cost depending on location really could make bills cheaper for all

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024

Greenpeace warns of flooding risks at France's biggest nuclear plant

Greenpeace is urging French energy giant EDF to abandon its plans to build two new reactors at its Gravelines nuclear plant, citing the risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. The environmental group accuses the French nuclear industry of underestimating the threat to the coastal site.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 4, 2024

Hunter's hydrogen dream still alive despite setback

Hydrogen projects still alive and well in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 4, 2024

Keir Starmer pledges to kick-start growth in industrial heartlands with £22bn package

On a visit to Liverpool, the prime minister will unveil two ‘carbon capture clusters’ in Merseyside and Teesside to be developed in the next 25 years

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Labour to commit almost £22bn to fund carbon capture and storage projects

Investment will fund two CCS clusters – but environmental campaigners have criticised plans

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

Today, with our £22bn pledge for carbon capture, Labour’s green revolution for Britain begins

Revitalising the country’s industrial heartlands and creating decent, well-paid jobs is at the heart of our mission, says chancellor Rachel Reeves

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

Giant floating wind farms threaten to destroy Scotland's fishing sector, says expert

PLANS for giant floating wind farms in Scotland threaten to destroy the country’s fishing sector, the leader of an industry body has warned ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2024

Minister 'unaware' of risk before power plant explosion

Queensland's energy minister has testified in court that power plant executives did not tell him about risks of serious incidents before an explosion.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024