Low-carbon generation

Project from 2000 still waiting for grid connection

SVT acquires anaerobic digestor business

‘New era’ for wind as solution found to recycling blades

Gridlock: Connecting the country to a net zero future

Sunak scraps BEIS

Equinor and SSE begin scoping work for 4th Dogger Bank phase

Just two turbines installed in England last year

UK risks being left behind on green investment, Hunt warned

The UK can no longer "take for granted" its competitive advantage as a destination for low-carbon energy investment because of the incentives on offer in other parts of the world, the industry has warned Jeremy Hunt. In a letter to the chancellor of the exchequer, submitted ahead of next month’s Budget four leading trade associations have banded together to express concern that the government lacks a clear plan to continue attracting clean energy investment into the UK.

On the Move: SVT, Thames, RenewableUK

Our latest roundup of industry appointments includes Severn Trent's chief financial officer's plan to retire. James Bowling will be succeeded by Helen Miles making the company the first in the FTSE100 to have all-female CEO, CFO and chair. Elsewhere RenewableUK's deputy chief executive steps down and Yorkshire's innovation manager is to head Thames' smart networks.

National Grid: Regulation prevents us speeding up connections

Weekend press round-up: Octopus Energy calls rivals ‘desperate’ in bitter court clash

In our latest weekend press round-up, Octopus Energy trades blows with its rivals over its deal to buy Bulb’s customers, while experts raise concerns about the UK’s continued dependence on overseas power supplies. In the water sector, it is revealed that both Thames and Severn Trent Water still use dowsing to detect leaks.

What role can ChatGPT play in net zero?

Grid connection waits of ’15 years’ normal in many areas

Whitehall nuclear target ‘meaningless’ without a plan

Network planning needs ‘step change’, BEIS acknowledges