Sellafield nuclear site faces investigation

The National Audit Office has launched an investigation into Britain’s largest nuclear waste facility amid concerns over escalating costs and safety issues

Storm Isha powers more than half of Britain

Storm Isha, while generating 54% of UK electricity at 12:30 pm today, has simultaneously led to widespread power cuts, impacting thousands of households in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Cumbria

Storm Isha forces Sellafield nuclear site closure

The move was deemed a necessary precaution amid severe weather warnings

Octopus takes 12.5% stake in offshore wind farm

Octopus Energy’s generation arm has acquired a 12.5% stake in the Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea

South West Water’s owner powers ahead with renewable acquisitions

Pennon Group has acquired three new solar projects which are predicted to generate over 95GWh of electricity annually

UK supercharges public EV charging points with £56m

The new funding is predicted to support the installation of 2,400 more public EV charging devices in areas such as Cumbria, Norfolk and Oxfordshire

Government faces legal case over Cumbrian coal mine

Friends of the Earth has said the government has failed to take the “significant” climate impacts of the mine into consideration

UK’s first coal mine in three decades gets go-ahead

The coal mine in Cumbria will produce fuel for steel-making

UK delays again the decision for Cumbria coal mine

Last month, it was promised that a decision would be made “as soon as possible”

Concerns raised as the UK starts hunt for undersea nuclear waste disposal sites

Animal welfare groups and campaigners blast ongoing surveys for undersea nuclear waste dump