At 11.30 on 22 April 2026, fossil fuels accounted for just two per cent of electricity supply, or about 799MW, according to data from the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
The Greening AI Data Centres Coalition brings together nine global bodies to set sustainability benchmarks for one of the world’s fastest-growing building types.
Vattenfall is to sell its share of the Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm (FOWF), with Fred Olsen Seawind assuming 100 per cent ownership.
With 100 organisations and a ten-year collaborative programme, a new pact is seeking to transform packaging systems in the UK.
Speaking at the Good Growth Foundation, the Energy Secretary has set out sweeping reforms to potentially stabilise energy supply and improve renewable infrastructure.
DESNZ has revealed its plans to reform electricity pricing, including long‑term fixed‑price contracts for renewables.
EasyJet Holidays latest Impact Report has revealed that it has achieved a 65 per cent increase in certified sustainable hotels and continued investment in lower-carbon initiatives.
In Circle Economy’s report, Circularity Gap Report 2026: The Value Gap, suggests that, each year, €25.4tr in economic value is lost due to resource inefficiencies, premature product disposal, and underutilised assets.
Coventry University has completed work to connect its campus to the city’s district energy network.
Amazon has made the largest renewable energy investment in Australia with nine new power purchase agreements (PPA) that will add 430MW of clean energy to the grid and bring the company's total renewable capacity to nearly 1GW (990MW) nationwide once fully operational.
Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) has initiated a second climate case against Shell. The climate organisation is demanding that the company stops drilling for new oil and gas fields.
Wind output reached 29.2TWh in first three months of 2026, supported by storm activity in January and making wind the largest renewable source in Great Britain.
The Government will scrap the Carbon Price Support (CPS) that places a levy on fossil fuel power stations for emissions as the cost of energy continues to rise and places the UK at a competitive disadvantage as well as driving up energy poverty.
A collaboration between Mars and Ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) is seeking to reduce the carbon footprint of the cocoa supply chain.
Under new connection process from DESNZ, 221GW of projects that applied for firm connection agreements, but were not needed for 2035 or were no longer progressing, have been moved out of the main queue.
Neso has said it will need to intervene more frequently to stabilise the network stable when there are surges in solar generation.
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