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Eon’s 100% renewable promise is one small step, but the sector must make a giant leap

Following Eon's announcement that it will be supplying customers with 100 per cent renewable electricity, Adam John takes a look at what else large energy suppliers could be doing to better protect the environment.

6 years ago

Moody’s: PR19 presents more challenges than opportunities

6 years ago

Ofwat outlines key PR19 interventions

6 years ago

SSE loses 70,000 customers as renewable output falls short

In a trading update released today (18 July) SSE revealed it lost 70,000 domestic customers between March and June. Despite this, the company says its financial output for the year remains unchanged.

6 years ago

Water industry views on draft determinations

6 years ago

Five companies told to ramp up leakage targets

6 years ago

Water firms asked to invest £6m a day during PR19

6 years ago

Severn Trent posts 7% increase in pre-tax profits

6 years ago

Who should pay for the energy transition?

Economist Richard Green assesses the options for sharing out the costs of decarbonisation fairly.

6 years ago

BEIS announces smart system funding competition

UK Research and Innovation will provide up to £3 million to support projects which improve the efficiency of local energy systems, BEIS has announced. Projects could include those that help balance the electricity grids and those which reduce carbon emissions.

6 years ago

Sector’s own goals are making nationalisation an easy sell

6 years ago

Penalties and payments leave Southern Water at a loss

Southern Water has posted a pre-tax loss of £253.6 million in its financial results for

6 years ago

Ofwat proposes £200m innovation fund

6 years ago

GoCompare offers energy switching to bank customers

Price comparison website GoCompare has partnered with B, a mobile banking app, to provide more than 300,000 of its customers with energy switching services.

6 years ago

Shell invests in blockchain energy platform

6 years ago

American smart meter analytics firm expands to UK

The US firm Innowatts has announced it is expanding its AI-enabled analytics and digital energy

6 years ago

Making sense of data is key to managing sector’s aging infrastructure

6 years ago

Cornish lithium firm launches crowdfunding campaign

A company that aims to mine for lithium in Cornwall, which then can be used

6 years ago

Cuadrilla to resume fracking at Blackpool site

Cuadrilla has announced it is set to resume fracking and the flow testing of natural

6 years ago

Engenie receives £35m investment ‘to double’ rapid EV chargers

Engenie says it will use a £35 million investment to fund electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the UK with an view to doubling the number of devices by 2024.

6 years ago