Theresa May urged to show leadership towards zero carbon economy

Jul 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Leading businesses and investor organisations are urging the UK Government to show leadership towards a zero carbon economy. They are calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to lead on climate...

Firefighters’ strike at Sellafield nuclear site suspended

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Strike action by firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site has been suspended. The GMB union said final talks this morning led to an “improved pay offer” from the Sellafield Management....

Big Six energy firms SSE and ScottishPower shed customers

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Two of the Big Six energy suppliers have lost thousands of customers as they moved to cheaper deals. SSE said its total number of customer accounts fell from eight million at the end of March to...

British Gas faces £1.1m compensation bill

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

British Gas had paid £1.1 million to compensate customers for missed appointments. The Big Six supplier has made the payments to domestic and micro business customers after its third-party agents...

Neighbour endorsements best sales tool for solar arrays?

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Would you install a solar array because you’ve seen one on your neighbour’s roofs? New research from the London School of Economics (LSE) found households, businesses and farms are more likely to...

Shell to install EV chargers at selected UK fuel stations

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation 0

Shell has joined forces with a Dutch firm to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points at fuel stations. The 50kW fast chargers will be installed at selected Shell stations in the UK and the...

Green levy exemption for EIIs pushed back until 2018

Jul 20, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

The government’s planned exemption for energy intensive industries (EIIs) from some of the costs associated with green energy policies has been pushed back until next year. The Department for...

Siemens Gamesa to close blade factory

Jul 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets & Finance 0

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced it is closing its blade manufacturing plant in Canada. That is expected to lead to more than 200 immediate job losses. The closure will be conducted...

Water regulator Ofwat’s chief to step down

Jul 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Water 0

The head of water regulator Ofwat is to step down later this year. Cathryn Ross will be leaving the organisation to take up a senior role in the private sector “unconnected with the water...

Hackers ‘probably compromised’ UK energy industry

Jul 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The UK’s energy industry is likely to have been targeted and “probably compromised” by state hackers. A leaked memo from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of intelligence...