Keeping energy costs low for businesses while securing the economic benefits of transitioning to a low carbon economy will form one of the central tenets of the government’s new industrial strategy, expected to be published in full today (23 January 2017).

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has unveiled a £2.5 million funding drive for electric vehicles designed to help improve the capital’s faltering air quality.

Entries are now open for this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards 2017, which is to return for its fifth successive year.

Independent energy supplier Co-operative Energy has named David Bird as its new chief executive.

Newcastle University has become the latest establishment to become involved in Nissan’s ongoing trial of vehicle-to-grid EV charging stations.

SmartestEnergy has launched a 100% renewable electricity product for UK businesses complete with independent certification by the Carbon Trust of the carbon emissions of the electricity supplied.

The economy minister at the centre of the DUP’s response to the ongoing RHI scandal in Northern Ireland has announced his intention to publish the names of businesses claiming from the scheme, despite questions of legality surrounding such action.

The UK arm of French manufacturer Saint-Gobain PAM has reported a 13.3% drop in carbon emissions since 2010 as it moves towards its target of a 50% reduction by 2025.

Greater corporate sourcing of renewables can be a significant driver for the transition towards a zero-emission economy, a new report issued by the RE100 initiative has claimed.

Tariffs under Northern Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) would be retrospectively altered to reduce payments to fall in line with the tiered system implemented in November 2015 under plans put forward by DUP economy minister Simon Hamilton.