UK cuts cost of North Sea rig decommissioning
Industry
The projected cost of decommissioning North Sea oil and gas rigs has been cut by almost £9 billion in two
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Gas boss says Brexit could spark fuel shortages
Industry
The UK could be vulnerable to gas shortages and price hikes if Brexit happens, according to Marco Alvera, head of
UK unveils offshore wind fund
Environment
A £100-million fund has been established to help UK offshore wind firms exploit their relative advantage in the growing renewable
Project aims to create energy production
Industry
Iona Capital, a low-carbon sustainable fund manager, has secured a deal with the Wensleydale Creamery in northern England’s Yorkshire Dales
EDF due to close coal plant in 2021
Industry
French state-run power giant EDF says it will close its 580-megawatt coal-fired power plant (pictured) in the French port of
Equinor to decide on giant North Sea field in 2022
Production
Major fossil-fuel projects in the North Sea are pushing the UK higher up Norwegian oil and gas giant’s Equinor’s list
Trump team threaten Europe with sanctions over Instex
Industry
Donald Trump’s staff have threatened sanctions against the financial body created by Germany, the UK and France to preserve trade
Equinor joins UK carbon-capture project
Environment
Britain could have the world’s first “carbon-negative” power station by the mid-2020s under plans by the National Grid, the FTSE
EDF extends nuclear plant outages
Production
EDF Energy, owned by French utilities giant EDF, has extended outages at the two reactors at its Hunterston power station
Industry body aims to boost smart-energy system
Industry
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) says it has launched a compliance scheme that will make it easier for industrial
Europe rejects Iran’s 60-day nuclear ultimatum
Policy
France, Germany and the UK have rejected Iran’s 60-day “ultimatum” over the 2015 nuclear deal a year after the US
UK reports ‘green gas’ boom
Transmission
The UK’s Green Gas Certification Scheme says that since 2017 there has been a 13-fold increase in customers being supplied
Shetland renewable link approval likely
Transmission
A £709-million underwater electricity link to help Shetland export renewable electricity to mainland Britain has moved a step closer with
UK utility expands into US renewables market
Transmission
The UK’s National Grid has moved into wind and solar power with plans to acquire a Minneapolis-based renewable energy developer
High-profile interconnector to boost renewables fails again
Transmission
The £1.1 billion, 422km Western Link Interconnector between Scotland, England and Wales is still offline for the fourth time since