Image: Yau Ming Low/ShutterstockThames Water’s lenders are preparing a legal challenge if incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham moves to nationalise...
Could £74 printed battery be the future for storage
A 3D-printed flow battery cell costing around £74 could help accelerate renewable energy storage research.Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast developed...
Clean air measures have saved nearly 14,000 lives and £15bn
Local authority action to improve air quality in England has prevented an estimated 13,722 deaths and delivered around £15 billion...
British firms face £800m EU carbon tax bill
UK businesses could face an £800 million EU carbon tax bill by 2030 unless the government secures an exemption as...
Burnham must cut business energy costs
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been told to take urgent action on business energy prices with industry warning that...
Heatwaves have hit the grid but it’s kept working say NESO with no risk of blackouts
Britain’s electricity system frequency moved outside its normal operating range during June’s extreme heat but remained within statutory safety limits,...
So where are we? Clean flexibility roadmap update one year on…
Britain has moved millions of smart meters onto half-hourly settlement, expanded battery storage and secured 170MW of new business-led flexibility...
Too hot to handle – homes roast in heatwaves
The number of homes in England reporting overheating has almost doubled in five years, rising from 1.7 million in 2019...
Labour shells out £40m to protect third of England’s land for nature
The government has unveiled a new plan to protect 30% of England’s land for nature by 2030, backed by nearly...
We passed 1.5C back in 2020 say scientists
Ancient sea sponges suggest the planet had already warmed by 1.7°C by 2020, meaning humanity may have crossed the 1.5°C...