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SMR

UK to Unveil Plans to Push Ahead with SMRs

The government has ambitions to triple UK’s nuclear power generation

Energy Saving

UK Government Unveils £1bn ECO+ Energy Efficiency Scheme

It will extend support to those who currently do not benefit from any other government support to upgrade their homes, targeting the least energy efficient home…

Hydropower Plant

Two Major UK Renewable Energy Projects Delayed Due to Red Tape

Britain’s economy has been affected by Russia’s curtailment of gas exports

Crude Oil

BP Snags Contract to Market Guyana’s Share of Exxon’s Offshore Oil

The UK’s largest energy company BP Plc has won a contract to market Guyana's share of crude oil produced over the next year from two offshore production platfo…

Smart Grid

DCC Smart Meter Data to Enhance Energy Efficiency Schemes in UK

A new AI initiative by a tech firm has been announced, utilising the extensive data collected from smart meters in the UK to inform energy efficiency schemes.

Carbon Emissions

UK Launches Funding Pool for AI Decarbonisation Projects

The UK government launched a new decarbonisation programme to support use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions.

Net Zero Emission

Amazon UK Adds E-Cargo Bikes, Walkers in Decarbonisation Drive

Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it…

United Kingdom

UK Could Add 1GW of Hydropower With Policy Support – Report

A report commissioned by the British Hydropower Association reveals hydropower can provide an additional 1GW of energy in the UK under the right policy framewor…

Wind Farm

France’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Full Operations

France's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm started full operations on Wednesday, adding 480 megawatts of capacity to the grid at a time when Europe is s…

Natural Gas

UK to Set Out More Energy Reforms ‘Very Soon’: Hunt

Britain's government plans to announce reforms to the country's energy market "very soon", finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, after lawmakers blame…

United Kingdom

UK’s Ofgem Says Household Energy Bills to Rise to Nearly $5,200/Year

British energy regulator Ofgem said its price cap for average household energy bills would rise by about 21% to 4,279 pounds ($5,170.74) a year from January to …

Energy Storage System

Tesla Giant Battery Built Near Dogger Bank Offshore Wind

The project hailed as “Europe’s largest” battery, has the capacity to power around 300,000 UK homes for two hours

Net Zero Emission

UK Government Launches AI Innovation Programme to Lower Carbon Emissions

The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced an AI innovation programme to achieve net-zero targets.

Smart Meter

Octopus Energy’s Smart Meter Scheme Demonstrates 1GW Load Shift Potential

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy has released preliminary results from its first ‘Saving Session’ trial, which has demonstrated that – should such a project…

Energy Storage System

Harmony Energy Income Trust Brings Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System Online

Europe’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) (by MWh) located in East Yorkshire, the UK, has been successfully energised.