The majority of the UK’s recently announced offshore wind farms are stuck in a queue waiting for grid connections, despite a government push to speed up investment.
The majority of the UK’s recently announced offshore wind farms are stuck in a queue waiting for grid connections, despite a government push to speed up investment.
The UK government gave planning permission to three offshore wind farms, which could create as much as 4 gigawatts of new capacity as Britain steps up support for renewable energy.
The UK government gave planning permission to three offshore wind farms, which could create as much as 4 gigawatts of new capacity as Britain steps up support for renewable energy.
Wind turbines sit in the North Sea at the London Array offshore wind farm, a partnership between Dong Energy A/S, E.ON AG and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, in the Thames Estuary, U.K., on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. The London Array, east of London, has 175 Siemens turbines and a capacity of 630MW. Photographer: Simon Dawson
The UK government gave planning permission to three offshore wind farms, which could create as much as 4 gigawatts of new capacity as Britain steps up support for renewable energy.
The UK government gave planning permission to three offshore wind farms, which could create as much as 4 gigawatts of new capacity as Britain steps up support for renewable energy.
Wind turbines sit in the North Sea at the London Array offshore wind farm, a partnership between Dong Energy A/S, E.ON AG and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, in the Thames Estuary, U.K., on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. The London Array, east of London, has 175 Siemens turbines and a capacity of 630MW. Photographer: Simon Dawson
The embattled chief executive officer of the UK’s South East Water resigned after a campaign by lawmakers and customers in the wake of multiple outages across Kent that affected tens of thousands of people.
The embattled chief executive officer of the UK’s South East Water resigned after a campaign by lawmakers and customers in the wake of multiple outages across Kent that affected tens of thousands of people.
A sign is displayed at at an emergency bottled water distribution point on Jan. 13, 2026 in Maidstone, Kent.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will on Thursday confirm plans to provide £600 million ($810 million) a year in energy bill support for British manufacturers struggling against overseas competitors.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will on Thursday confirm plans to provide £600 million ($810 million) a year in energy bill support for British manufacturers struggling against overseas competitors.
The board of UK watchdog Ofwat is split over whether to approve a rescue deal offered by the creditors of Thames Water, increasing the risk the utility could collapse into special administration.
The board of UK watchdog Ofwat is split over whether to approve a rescue deal offered by the creditors of Thames Water, increasing the risk the utility could collapse into special administration.
Workers cut into the tarmac at a Thames Water repair site in London, UK, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The UK government appointed FTI Consulting to advise on a special administration process for Thames Water in case it’s needed, as it intensifies preparations for the utility’s potential failure, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The UK’s plan to write off as much as £500 million in unpaid household energy bills has been paused, even as debt reaches a record high.
Electricity pylons near Burwell, UK, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. The energy price cap — set every three months by Ofgem — will rise to £1,755 ($2,361) from Oct. 1, the regulator said Wednesday in a statement. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
The UK government temporarily restarted an ethanol plant over concerns that the Iran war will cause a shortage of carbon dioxide, a byproduct used widely in food production and healthcare.
The UK government temporarily restarted an ethanol plant over concerns that the Iran war will cause a shortage of carbon dioxide, a byproduct used widely in food production and healthcare.
A pig farm, which supplies Danish Crown A/S with over 40,000 pigs a year, in Odder, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. European Union food imports to the UK are about to get more expensive and complicated as the British government implements the Brexit deal.
Sewage spills in England fell by more than a third last year as unusually dry weather curbed storm overflows, but the country’s water industry remains far short of its pollution targets.
Sewage spills in England fell by more than a third last year as unusually dry weather curbed storm overflows, but the country’s water industry remains far short of its pollution targets.
Keir Starmer said the UK would provide “appropriate” support to ease household energy bills later in the year, as the prime minister sought to contain the domestic fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Keir Starmer said the UK would provide “appropriate” support to ease household energy bills later in the year, as the prime minister sought to contain the domestic fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Electricity pylons next to residential housing in the UK. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. and supermarket chain Lidl are working with the UK government to clear the way to sell plug-in solar panels for the first time.
A sign above the main entrance to a Lidl UK GmbH supermarket in Basildon, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. UK grocery price inflation edged up in October as British shoppers flocked to supermarkets in the busiest month since the pandemic. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Companies in the UK and Germany say they have received more inquiries for green technologies since the Iran war started.
Solar panels on the rooftop of a residential house in a suburb of Brighton, UK, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. UK house prices resumed their decline, with Nationwide Building Society warning that headwinds for property sellers are increasing.
A deal on the future of Thames Water will have to face public scrutiny, as its creditors seek a five-year exemption from regulatory penalties on everything from sewage spills to leakage.
A deal on the future of Thames Water will have to face public scrutiny, as its creditors seek a five-year exemption from regulatory penalties on everything from sewage spills to leakage.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves backtracked on plans to scrap a controversial windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas, after prices spiked because of the conflict in Iran.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves backtracked on plans to scrap a controversial windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas, after prices spiked because of the conflict in Iran.
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, during a podcast interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. "You can’t make a decision about whether to get British armed forces involved in a conflict because it may or may not make it more likely to get a trade deal," Reeves said.
The UK Treasury is considering scrapping a controversial windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas following persistent pushback from producers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The UK Treasury is considering scrapping a controversial windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas following persistent pushback from producers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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