News and communications

Homes and businesses to benefit from greener, low-cost heating as 4 new Green Heat Network projects receive a share of £80.6 million.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

Minister Graham Stuart visits the ground-breaking Gateshead Mine Water Heat scheme.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

£1.3 billion additional investment in the nuclear plant, key to expanding nuclear energy in the UK and providing stable, cheaper and more secure power in the long-term.

• Updated: 22 January 2024

Today, 16 January 2024, the Drax Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Project application has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

• Updated: 16 January 2024

Roadmap sets out how UK will increase nuclear generation by up to 4 times to 24GW by 2050.

• Updated: 11 January 2024

£300 million UK investment to support domestic production of fuel required to power next-generation nuclear reactors.

• Updated: 7 January 2024

Government sets out plans for a new competitive UK carbon capture, usage and storage market by 2035 - delivering new jobs and supporting net zero.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

The government announces funding for new charging technologies, which mean families could use their electric vehicle batteries to power their homes and save on bills.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Eleven new production projects helping to place UK at forefront of hydrogen industry and bring progress towards net zero ambitions.

• Updated: 14 December 2023

Highlighting the International Partners Group’s contribution to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition in the areas prioritised in the 2021 Political Declaration.

• Updated: 12 December 2023

At COP28, G7+ countries and Ukraine launched the Clean Energy Partnership, to support the sustainable recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.

• Updated: 4 December 2023

UK commits more than £85 million funding at COP28 to tackle deforestation and cut methane emissions.

• Updated: 2 December 2023

Secretary of State Claire Coutinho announces further £35 million to Amazon Fund and new partnerships with Brazil on hydrogen transition and industry decarbonisation.

• Updated: 2 December 2023

New applications for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme surged, after the government increased its grant for installing a new heat pump to £7,500.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

Local Net Zero Accelerator pilots will help combined authorities deliver green initiatives such as retrofitting homes and installing solar panels.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

A new study recently launched highlights significant opportunities for the UK to share its wind expertise with Australia.

• Updated: 23 November 2023

Government sets out plans to speed up connections and increase grid capacity to boost energy security.

• Updated: 23 November 2023

UK and Republic of Korea to strengthen cooperation on low carbon technologies and civil nuclear.

• Updated: 21 November 2023

The CMA has published an open letter to electric vehicle chargepoint operators (CPOs) and motorway service area (MSA) site operators.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Maximum price that other renewables projects can receive in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has also been raised.

• Updated: 16 November 2023