EDF Energy's Hinkley C nuclear plant has been given local planning permission to build in Somerset and will be the first new nuclear plant to be built in the UK for 20 years.

The developments have come just 10... Read More

EDF Energy's UK sales stood at €4.39 billion for the first half of the year. Despite the massive gains, the figures are down 8.5% of their last year profits.

The energy giants say the dip was due to exceptionally... Read More

The government is facing legal action over allegedly failing to protect people from air pollution. Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth have today filed a judicial review against the Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman, challenging Defra's "refusal" to set out plans to bring... Read More

Renewable technologies could supply 77% of the world's energy by 2050, according to a report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report says strong and flexible national and international policies are needed to stimulate investment and encourage... Read More

An Irish firm is teaming up with a UK energy savings expert to cut the cost of energy on the Emerald Isle. County Carlow-based energy management provider, Energy MCS and Marshall-Tufflex Energy Management (MTEM), are launching a voltage optimiser, called... Read More

The carbon floor price could lead to consumers paying more than they need to, according to the Chief Operating Officer of RWE npower. Kevin McCulloch told ELN that the price introduced in the Electricty Market Reform also favoured certain generators... Read More

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One of the biggest issues facing the production of low carbon biofuels are the effects production can have on the biodiversity on agriculture. That is set to change, as scientists in the UK have have identified a plant that will... Read More

Spanish-founded wind firm Gamesa has sold two Greek wind farms to Enel Green Power. The projects in the Macedonia region of Greence have a combined installed capacity of 38 MW.The electricity from the wind farms will be enough to power... Read More

Vince Cable has touted the role of shareholders to the energy industry in a dispute over the rise of their payouts compared with the rise in bills for consumers. His comments came as Centrica - the parent company of British... Read More