Scottish Power is set to launch a pre-pay energy tariff that allows customers to pay for ‘days’ of gas and electricity. Customers can buy up to 180 ‘days’ of gas or electricity, calculated from their previous usage. They can track…

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Jenifer Baxter, head of energy and environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers: “This announcement is welcome and great news for the nuclear sector, however, it is important to note that this is not the end but merely a small step at…

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Energy companies would only be allowed to charge £100 or £150 for installing prepayment meters (PPMs) under warrant if new Ofgem proposals released for consultation today go ahead. The proposals also include plans to ban PPM warrant installation charges for the…

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Renewable energy firm RES has said the closure of the Renewable Obligation together with uncertainty over onshore wind’s access to Contracts for Difference (CfD) means it will be cutting its UK workforce, with the onshore wind development team reduced in size.…

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Global investment in the electricity sector reached a record-breaking $690 billion in 2015, according to new figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA), and there is  a “major shift in investment towards low-carbon sources of power generation”. Low carbon capacity…

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Atlantis this week unveiled the first completed turbine for its MeyGen project at the Nigg Energy Park in Scotland. The project is set to be the world’s largest free stream tidal power project. The first fully assembled turbine, standing 15 metres tall and…

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Energy networks could deliver social programmes such as domestic energy efficiency improvements in future, because pressure on network capacity and the shift to a more dynamic energy system will mean they engage directly with customers. That was one of the…

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The government will make a decision on Hinkley Point C nuclear plant by the end of the month, Chancellor Phillip Hammond told peers on the Economic Affairs Committee. He was asked whether the project could be described as a “well-designed…

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The UK government should complete re-think its approach to decarbonising heating, including scrapping the EU’s renewable heat target, according to a new report by think tank Policy Exchange. The previous government planned to decarbonise heating by fitting electric heat pumps…

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The government must act now to revive the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, because it will dramatically reduce the cost of meeting low-carbon targets and it is ready for commercial implementation. That was the conclusion of a new review…

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