Planned changes to Landfill Tax could hit UK ports with major new costs and threaten investment in maritime infrastructure and the clean energy transition. A study by consultancy firm Oxera, warns reforms due from April 2027 would sharply increase the cost of disposing contaminated dredged material by restricting the current tax exemption to dredgings alone.
Bloom Energy (BE +1.64%) stock has gone on an absolute tear, increasing 1,500% since the start of 2024. This surge is fueled by the booming demand for energy from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Companies are flocking to Bloom’s solid-oxide fuel cells, which offer a quick and reliable way to get their data centers up
Martin Lewis tells customers if they’re not happy ‘I’m afraid the only option is to ditch and switch’ 12:50, 27 Apr 2026Updated 13:15, 27 Apr 2026 Energy giant Octopus increased prices and gave customers less than two weeks’ notice(Image: Getty) Some Octopus Energy customers will be charged more for their electricity from Friday this week
Advancing AI at the speed and scale we’re working toward requires more energy, but today’s clean energy technologies have real limits: solar depends on sunlight, wind depends on weather, and the grid still needs more storage to make the most of both. That’s why we’re announcing two new partnerships with Overview Energy and Noon Energy
Bangladesh’s ongoing energy crisis may ease temporarily but cannot be fully resolved without a decisive shift to renewable energy, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today (27 April). “We must think beyond fossil fuels,” Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at CPD said at the 4th Bangladesh–China Renewable Energy Forum, organised under the theme
The Government is exploring one-off payments towards environmentally friendly energy measures like heat pumps and efficient cars amid the increasing political pressure of the global energy crisis. Tánaiste Simon Harris has doubled down on a just transition from fossil fuels, even as the Government faces mounting calls to abandon its commitment to the carbon tax.
Renewable energy will boost the UK’s national security and make the country more resilient against potential aggression or sabotage, the government’s energy minister has said. Michael Shanks said widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels were much harder to target than large-scale fossil fuel power stations. They are also not vulnerable to supply shocks, such
This is up from £22.7billion in 2024, according to new analysis by End Fuel Poverty Coalition – but does not take into returns generated by the Iran war Energy bills are set to rise again this July(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Energy firms posted over £23.1billion in profit in 2025 as UK households brace for higher bills
It is claimed the two companies have ‘accelerated talks in recent weeks’ although it is not clear yet how likely an eventual deal could be Energy bills are set to rise again this July(Image: GETTY) E.ON is reported to be plotting a merger with rival OVO Energy in what would see them become the largest
Instead of spending money on support programmes, Mr Jackson urged the Government to “stop the waste” and cut the energy costs paid by households. He said: “Before you talk about bailouts, you should be talking about how you slash the cost of energy. “We should be urgently reassessing spending plans for grid and networks and