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      Pipeline groups fear big hit to business if ministers back recommendations to drop methane for home heating

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      While governments backtrack on emissions targets, wealth firms continue to back the energy transition

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      UK disposal by Swedish group to German utility highlights divergent views on sector

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      Japanese company targets American market with its biggest-ever acquisition

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      CPP Investment Board and Origin increase stakes during fundraising in UK’s second-largest household energy supplier

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      Climate campaigners Uplift and Greenpeace seek to block UK plans in separate applications to Scotland’s top civil court

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    • Friday, 15 December, 2023
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      Regulator Ofgem proposes £16 annual bill surcharge to ensure suppliers are ‘resilient’

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    • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
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    • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
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      First subsidy round for ‘green hydrogen’ production also falls well short of government's target

      A workman installs a hydrogen boiler in an attic in the Netherlands
    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
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      Proposed 49% holding in East Anglia wind farm is latest in string of Emirati deals in Britain

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    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
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      Up to 17 projects vying for state subsidy scheme to kick-start a gas that is key part of country’s decarbonisation plans

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    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
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    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
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      Electricity network operator activates voluntary service first introduced during energy crisis last winter on Wednesday evening

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      UK energy price cap to rise by 5% in January

      Move by energy regulator will see bills rise to £1,928 a year for a typical home

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