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The government is proposing to introduce a CfD Sustainable Industry Reward (CfD SIR) from CfD Allocation Round 7 onwards.

SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCGC), part of the Siam Cement Group (SCG) and one of the largest integrated chemical companies in Asia, has agreed a major new award scheme to develop novel ideas and nascent research from Oxford’s laboratories into environmental sustainability solutions...

Energy efficiency is crucial to cutting fuel costs and decoupling growth from emissions – but managing energy demand is equally important. A new report shows that actions as simple as using energy at the right time could save 40m tonnes of CO2 across the UK and Europe.

In the second National Infrastructure Assessment, the Commission recommends that government should not support the rollout of hydrogen heating. Recognising that there is a spectrum of views on the topic, this annex provides an explanation of the assessment underpinning the Commission’s recommen...

A new study has been widely reported, suggesting that hydrogen for home heating could save more than £5 billion annually compared to electric heat pumps. The study by Imperial College London was commissioned by gas distribution company Cadent. This study includes heat pump costs and investment i...

Photovoltaics are a critical technology for reducing levels of greenhouse gas emissions and meeting increases in demand for low carbon electricity.

Landmark legislation becomes law to ensure bills are affordable in the long-term.

UK government consultation | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Dr Tina Fawcett, senior researcher in the Energy Programme at Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI)  took part in a panel discussion for Smart Energy GB about smart meters and the home of the future. Over the past few years, the focus on lower-carbon energy production, and the introduc...