Saturday, April 11, 2026

Government responds to report examining renewable energy in Scotland

Ahead of the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme opening this month, the Scottish Affairs Committee has published the Government response to...

New support for councils to enforce rules banning landlords renting homes with worst energy...

£4.3 million of extra funding for councils across the country designed to support them make an extra 100,000 engagements with the most difficult to...

£1m fund for innovative waste oils recycling technology revealed

£1M funding has been awarded towards innovative technology to recycle waste aircraft oils and lubricants by the Defence and Security Accelerator. Defence and Security Accelerator...

Eight utility companies offer £500k COVID-19 funding to communities

EIGHT utility networks have come together to give a £500,000 boost to local Community Foundations across the south of England and Scotland during the...

Northern Powergrid begins UK-first trial of energy-saving transformers

NORTHERN Powergrid will be the UK’s first distribution network operator to trial super low loss ground-mounted Amorphous transformers. The transformers can reduce core losses by...

IPPR: Planning and housing plans that ‘fall woefully short’ of what is needed

A NEW research report by Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) revealed that coronavirus is intensifying housing affordability issues, with one in five now...

Plans for a large Nottinghamshire solar farm see daylight

INITIAL plans for a subsidy-free solar farm that could power the equivalent of 12,200 homes a year in Nottinghamshire are raising concerns among local...

Charities supporting vulnerable energy consumers can apply for funding

CHARITIES that support vulnerable energy consumers can now apply for the latest funding round of the Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress...

Stafford asks opinions on council’s climate change plans

RESIDENTS, businesses and organisations across Stafford Borough in the West Midlands are to be asked their views on a plan to help reduce the...

Plans for UK’s first plastic to hydrogen facility approved

PEEL Environmental – part of Peel L&P – and Waste2Tricity have received unanimous planning consent from Cheshire West & Chester Council for the UK’s...