Category: Renewable energy

UK found to be ‘dangerously’ reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI

Delivering net zero also at risk, say MPs as they call for centralised policy and funding for mines and diversification The UK is “dangerously” dependent on China for critical raw materials needed for the military, renewable...

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Rogue UK energy bosses and brokers face crackdown on mis-selling

Exclusive: Ofgem to be given powers to issue fines and rein in bonuses for executives who ‘reward themselves while customers suffer’Energy bosses in the UK will have their bonuses curtailed when suppliers and brokers break the...

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Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader

Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’UK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has called for the same...

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Homes across UK to get low- or no-interest loans to fund solar panels and heat pumps

Government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of poundsHouseholds across the UK can now cut their energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year at no upfront cost by applying for...

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The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes

The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pumpClare Naylor paid close attention to how much energy she and her family were using last...

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Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan

Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies into public control when, at...

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Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests

Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off billsBillions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government...

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Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM

North Sea oil, once the driving force of the UK economy, may be dwindling but it remains a symbol of prestige and a rich resource for political debateWhen oil was first discovered off the north-east coast of Scotland in...

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