Monday, February 9, 2026

Northern Ireland consults on new Energy Strategy

A public consultation has been launched on a new Northern Ireland Energy Strategy. The consultation document outlines the intention to support domestic and business consumers...

Hinkley Point B hits new milestone for low carbon electricity generation

EARLIER this month Hinkley Point B in Somerset achieved the milestone of generating 300 terawatt hours of low-carbon electricity since coming online in 1976. The...

Open letter: Nature is the  beating heart  of a ‘green recovery’ and  the  foundation ...

A COALITION of international businesses and organisations has shared an open letter to asking 'CEOs everywhere' to use their platforms to keep nature at...

Red tape loosened around new battery projects

THE GOVERNMENT has announced it will relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and...

New research examines heat pump transition between Finland and the UK

The UK needs climate-conscious home improvers and influencers if it hopes to get close to Government targets of 600,000 domestic heat pumps by 2028,...

Super sniffers seek out tiniest water leaks in the North West gas network

DILIGENT detective dogs have wowed most experienced engineers by sniffing out the tiniest fractures in gas pipes around Cadent's network. Former police explosives and drugs...

Parts of UK could run out of water, chairman warns

OVER the last five years, efforts to manage water supply and demand effectively have stalled. Within its recent report on Water Supply and Demand Management,...

The ocean’s ‘biological pump’ captures more carbon than expected, says new research

EVERY spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the ocean surface erupts in a massive bloom of phytoplankton. Like plants, these single-celled floating organisms use photosynthesis to...

Ethical crowdfunding platform opens investments on anaerobic digestion

AN ETHICAL investment crowdfunding platform has launched an offer to invest in an Anaerobic Digestion plant on a farm in Staffordshire. Anaerobic Digestion is a...

SSE Renewables acquires rights to a German wind portfolio

SSE Renewables is incrementally expanding its onshore wind pipeline through the acquisition of land and development rights to a 134MW onshore wind portfolio in...