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National Grid expects electricity generation from sources such as solar and wind to exceed that from fuels such as gas and coal, for the first time on record

The company says its Sustainable Impact programme has helped drive more than $900m of new revenue – a 35% increase year-on-year

Sadiq Khan has said the city’s first EV charging hub will be operational by the end of 2019

It will support projects including renewable energy, energy efficiency as well as electrification of heat and transport

Researchers from consultancy AT Kearney predict by this time, 60% of meat will be either grown in vats or be replaced by plant-based proteins

The station in Sandvika, Bærum, ran by Nel Hydrogen’s joint venture Uno-X blew up at 17:30 yesterday – the cause is currently unknown

The Energy Systems Catapult and the Committee on Climate Change say this is vital if the UK is to go net zero by 2050

The government is offering a share of the funding to businesses ranging from small designers to major car manufacturers

The money will be spread among a total of 32 companies and is expected to help create 2,230 research and manufacturing jobs

It welcomed reforms that aim to promote decarbonisation and innovation in clean energy technologies but said there is ‘significant potential’ for improvements outside the UK power sector