Setbacks risk upsetting decarbonisation plans of factories in the industrial region between Liverpool and north-west Wales
Scheme will be linked to CPI rather than the higher RPI inflation measure and is expected to save £270mn a year
Nine countries agree to build joint offshore wind projects and cables in the North Sea
EDF and Centrica offer to invest £800mn if the government guarantees a long-term price for the electricity it produces
Ed Miliband says £15bn package of spending over five years will help lower-income households install clean energy products
Compared to other clean energy sources, the value of SMRs lies in scale not speed
There is comfort that a price exists where developers make money and British consumers are at least no worse off
Government increases prices to encourage bids from developers
New charges to fund building of electricity pylons and Sizewell C nuclear power station will be added to bills from April
Electricity network owners are hiring at fastest pace since 1950s
Investors including D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to purchase $1bn in equity
Exploration falls to lowest level since oil and gas were discovered in UK basin 60 years ago
Government says investment will protect 500 jobs at a time when facilities across Europe are being shut down
A diversity in storage systems as well as energy sources can contribute to a more stable and resilient electricity grid
We should break the link between green power and gas prices
Cutting demand is emerging as one of the most powerful and overlooked options for strengthening energy security
Modelling by independent body Neso forecasts sharp fall in expenditure from 10% of GDP as shift to renewables continues
Connection priority given to those ready to build in bid to meet clean power 2030 target
Owner of Utility Warehouse vies with others to buy into the household retail business with 4mn customers
Decision raises questions about project’s future and fuels concern over declining industrial base
Funding is first step in programme UK energy regulator says will add £108 to British households’ bills
Neither the size nor the composition of the reduction addresses the system’s underlying problems
Warning comes as Harbour Energy says it will axe 100 of its offshore workforce after chancellor kept headline 78% levy
Report raises questions over government’s energy strategy as North Sea production falls
Fields connected to existing rigs and pipelines will be explored following consultation on future of industry
