Bulb takeover saga sheds light on ‘disgraceful’ lack of transparency Let’s hope E.ON, Centrica and Scottish Power’s judicial reviews succeed in forcing some openness The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
UK high court approves Bulb takeover by Octopus Energy Proposed buyout of collapsed supplier gets go-ahead despite judicial reviews lodged by rivals E.ON, Centrica and Scottish Power The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
British Gas owner fears another supplier will go bust as pressure on competitors rises Chris O’Shea, chief executive of Centrica, said a warm autumn and winter were piling pressure on weaker competitors with the likelihood increasing that another will go bust Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
Energy suppliers risk failing with taxpayers’ cash onboard, Centrica chief warns Chris O’Shea said the government handing energy companies money in advance presents a big risk The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022
Ofgem unveils new energy rules but ‘fails to protect’ customer deposits Regulator criticised because it will only ‘closely’ monitor suppliers’ use of credit balances The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022
Hunt’s windfall tax on energy leaves several billion on the table The chancellor’s statement, viewed through the lens of companies and investors, looks ‘a very reasonable outcome’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022
Examination of North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park plan begins Waste from energy, battery storage and green hydrogen proposed in £1 billion cluster west of Scunthorpe Birmingham Post · Nov 17, 2022
E.on and partners to explore green hydrogen plan for Sheffield's steel industry BEIS funding secured to assess potential for biomass Birmingham Post · Nov 10, 2022
Pressure mounts on energy giants as National Grid’s profits soar 50% The electricity network operator pledged to raise spending on critical infrastructure to £40 billion by 2026 Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022
Stronger profits at British Gas owner fuel £250m share buyback Higher electricity and gas prices offset weaker performance in Centrica’s household services The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022
British Gas is unable to help after a husband’s death It is still sending bills to his account which his widow can’t access The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Hull Tricoya plant completion put on hold as ownership changes Accsys has taken full control of the Saltend development beset by cost increases and delays Birmingham Post · Nov 7, 2022
Centrica and Equinor sign agreement for East Yorkshire hydrogen hub The energy giants have joined forces to explore low-carbon hydrogen production Birmingham Post · Nov 3, 2022
Rough returns! Centrica is back injecting gas at huge storage facility off East Yorkshire coast Five year mothballing comes to an end after summer of engineering works at offshore platform Birmingham Post · Oct 31, 2022
Wales Online · Oct 31, 2022 The Co-op is giving staff paid time off for fertility treatments The time off is flexible and unrestricted
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Co-op to give all staff paid leave for fertility treatments Co-op’s boss Shirine Khoury-Haq said that she has gone through the process of fertility treatment herself and wants to support employees.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022 Energy giant Centrica reopens mothbolled site amid warning UK ‘has only nine days of gas stored up’ Centrica reopening Rough field off East Yorkshire coast after five years to boost capacity
Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022 Fears UK has 'nine days' of gas left compared to France's 103 The UK currently has one of lowest levels of gas storage in Europe says the owner of British Gas
Birmingham Post · Oct 25, 2022 Centrica partners with Hull-based HiiRoc for hydrogen fuel switch trial at Humber power plant Minority shareholding increased as plans for city manufacturing emerge from initial development base
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022 Peak power: hydrogen to be injected into UK station for first time Exclusive: Joint venture with Centrica is aimed ultimately at reducing carbon intensity at the site
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 UK energy suppliers ask Rees-Mogg to reverse part of bill granting new powers Companies including EDF, Centrica and Octopus express ‘alarm’ over bill allowing ministers to overrule Ofgem
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 UK energy firms using £40bn support scheme blocked from paying bonuses Government’s energy markets financing scheme will also bar dividends to shareholders
Birmingham Post · Sep 29, 2022 Further step taken towards Rough's return to gas storage to help ease energy crisis Vital technical survey undertaken on huge North Sea asset controlled from East Yorkshire
Leeds Live · Sep 27, 2022 Angry protest demanding action against cost of living crisis to be held in Leeds On Saturday, there will be protests happening in 50 cities and towns across Britain
Birmingham Post · Sep 22, 2022 Expanding energy company VPI appoints first chief executive after significant growth in UK operations £2b investment in transitional Net Zero strategy flaggged with Humber Zero plans high on the agenda