‘Smart metering deployment must not be bungled' warning
3 March 2010UK utilities must do more to ensure that smart meter deployment is managed efficiency and co-operatively, if it is to avoid looking “foolish” in the eyes of its customers, audiences at the Smart Metering 2010 were told yesterday... read more
Watchdog issues household fuel price warning
3 February 2010The energy watchdog has said electricity and gas may become unaffordable for an increasing number of households unless drastic action is taken to secure power supplies... read more
Future power options - and the risks
3 February 2010Britain's energy system could need a dramatic overhaul, according to regulator Ofgem.. read more
Fall in greenhouse gas emissions hailed as 'encouraging'
3 February 2010The UK's greenhouse gas emissions fell by almost 2 per cent in 2008, official figures have showed... read more
Nuclear clean-up jobs under threat
3 February 2010Government spending cuts could lead to 4,000 job losses in the nuclear decommissioning industry, union leaders have warned... read more
Offshore wind turbine foundations: the options
3 February 2010The new breed of offshore wind turbines weigh in at 1,000 tonnes. In this exclusive video, E&T talks to Phil de Villiers from the Carbon Trust about the race to develop innovative foundations that can take the weight of such massive structures. .. read more
'Good year' for BP despite profits slump
3 February 2010Oil firm BP has said that it had seen a "very good" 2009 despite missing City profits forecasts for the last three months of the year... read more
Go-ahead for 'green' gas to heat homes
3 February 2010Five projects to pipe "green" gas into people's homes for heating are set to go ahead after the Government announced support for the renewable technology... read more
One in 10 homes to generate own energy
3 February 2010One in 10 households could be generating their own green energy by the end of the decade, the Government has said as it unveiled levels of cash payments for small-scale renewables... read more
Could generating energy from waste be the answer?
26 January 2010Scientists at Teesside University are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today - generating energy without accelerating climate change or harming food production... read more
IET ready to offer assistance to Haiti
26 January 2010The IET's America network is calling on all members to offer their support in efforts to rebuild Haiti's infrastructure.. read more
Row over 'exploited' power station staff
21 January 2010Italian workers on a British power station project have been underpaid by over 1,000 a month, union leaders claimed after an audit of wage rates on the site... read more
Eco-bling 'will not help cut carbon emissions'
20 January 2010Installing "eco-bling" such as small wind turbines on buildings will not help meet the UK's targets to cut carbon emissions from homes and offices, engineers have warned... read more
International Power tie-up talks off
19 January 2010International Power - the owner of UK assets including the giant coal-fired station at Rugeley in Staffordshire - has said it had failed to reach agreement over a possible tie-up with France's GDF-Suez... read more
New rules aim to protect energy customers
18 January 2010Energy customers are to be given greater protection from door-to-door salesmen, with new rules governing their conduct... read more
Making it easier to save energy
18 January 2010Fraunhofer scientists are developing programs that help show at a glance how much energy devices are consuming... read more
NREL to help scale up biofuels operations
18 January 2010When it comes to fostering new biofuels technology during a recession, a big barrier can simply be cash.. read more
Green groups share £1m prize for cutting emissions
15 January 2010Four community groups scooped a share of a 1 million prize for green schemes which cut emissions by up to a third over the past year... read more
Tories warn of '10 years of drift' on energy supplies
14 January 2010Britain's vulnerability to interruptions over energy supplies has been exposed by the prolonged cold spell, the Tories have warned... read more
New government 'must commit to infrastructure investment'
13 January 2010Whichever party wins the general election must commit to "vital" investment in the UK's infrastructure, civil engineers have urged... read more
DNV and PSE joint project for maritime CCS
13 January 2010Det Norske Veritas AS and Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), have announced a collaborative R&D project aimed at developing blueprint designs for on-ship carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to reduce maritime CO2 emissions... read more
Miliband concedes UK needs more gas storage
12 January 2010Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has conceded that the UK needed more gas storage amid claims that the country is rapidly running out during the freezing weather.. read more
£400-off vouchers amid boiler scrappage scheme
11 January 2010Thousands of households will be able to apply for vouchers giving them 400 off the price of a new boiler, under a "scrappage" scheme launched to cut carbon and help people save money on bills... read more
round3wind
8 January 2010The successful bidders for the UK round three offshore wind zones have been announced by The Crown Estate... read more
Homeowners could store energy in ground
8 December 2009Renewable technology which uses energy stored in the ground to heat buildings and provide hot water could be installed in hundreds of thousands of homes and offices by the end of the next decade, according to a new report... read more
UK joins commitment to offshore wind power
7 December 2009The UK has signed up with eight other European countries to develop an offshore wind electricity grid spanning the North and Irish seas... read more