Outside, it’s an overcast and blustery February day in Kent – hardly the ideal conditions for growing tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. Yet inside the enormous glasshouses run by grower Thanet Earth, the climate has been optimised to a humid 20C, perfect for the regimented rows of small pepper plants poking out of raised trays. Growing
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville are collaborating with a fusion company to push a new fusion facility in the state, per Knoxville News Sentinel. Type One Energy is working with researchers to establish a fusion development campus at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run Energy Complex in
Energy regulator Ofgem has shared 10 practical energy saving tips designed to cut household energy use The government also offers schemes such as Help to Heat grant(Image: Daisy-Daisy via Getty Images) Households could dramatically reduce their energy costs throughout the colder period by implementing several straightforward adjustments at home, new guidance from Ofgem reveals. The
The Warm Home Discount gives you £150 off your electricity bill, with the money applied directly to your energy account, or as vouchers if you are a prepayment customer Energy bills are expected to fall this spring(Image: Getty) There are just says left to apply for the Warm Home Discount worth £150 – although most
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Energy sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Power-hungry AI risks tipping millions into “energy poverty” unless investors pour more money into renewables, according to Chinese wind turbine magnate Zhang Lei, who argued that the case for clean energy was now driven by
At the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting in Paris Wednesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright blasted the agency for forecasting future oil demand in line with aspirations for net-zero global emissions by 2050. The agency has come under increasing criticism for its forecasts. Its latest “World Energy Outlook” included future demand scenarios that don’t assume policies
Photo by Getty Images Waking up in the morning and feeling like you didn’t get a wink of sleep is never a good feeling. Instead of drinking multiple cups of coffee or chugging energy drinks for a pick-me-up, we found a sugar-free alternative that offers an energy boost without the jitters. Thanks to the Buoy
Unusually, there was no joint communique from the ministers at the end of this week’s meeting. The chair’s summary mentioned climate change just once, saying “a large majority of ministers stressed the importance of the energy transition to combat climate change and highlighted the global transition to net zero emissions in line with COP28 outcomes.”
Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight forecasts that regulator Ofgem will reduce the cap by £117, taking the typical dual-fuel bill to £1,641 a year from April 1. If confirmed, it would mark the lowest cap level in almost two years. Why energy bills are falling The expected drop is largely driven by Government policy changes announced
Unveiled by the Government, this plan pledges £1 billion to advance community-owned renewable energy, reportedly marking the largest public investment in community energy in UK history. With an emphasis on enabling every community in the UK to have the opportunity and capacity to own a local energy project and directly share in its benefits, the