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Norway is a major supplier of energy to the UK (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Fact check: The US is the UK’s biggest foreign oil supplier

A popular — and inaccurate — post on social media made inaccurate claims about UK and Norwegian access to oil in the North...

Many of Britain’s wind farms are funded through the Contracts for Difference scheme (Ben Birchall/PA)
Contracts for DifferenceElectricityNewsOffshore WindSolarWind

Fact check: Many UK wind power auctions set prices below the current market price

There is an auction every year to allow generators of renewable energy to bid for contracts under the British scheme.

Wind farm builders bid for so-called contracts for difference (Ben Birchall/PA)
BusinessContracts for DifferenceElectricityEmissions MarketsNewsOffshore Wind

Fact check: Major hurdle for UK offshore wind auction was changed by Conservatives

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has claimed that “Labour came in and fixed” last year’s failed offshore wind auction.

BusinessNewsUtilities

Small firms and schools in UK get protection from rip-off energy contracts

Thousands of small businesses, schools and charities in the United Kingdom will now be able to turn to the Energy Ombudsman for help...

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New UK energy price cap forecast to be higher than expected

The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets’ (Ofgem) price cap is likely to be higher than previously thought when it changes again...

ElectricityNewsTransmissionUtilitiesWind

Ofgem approves £3.4bn package for Scotland to England cable

A project to bring enough clean Scottish electricity to England to power around two million homes has been given the go-ahead from Ofgem...

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UK retailers sign agreement after greenwashing concerns

UK retailers Asda, Asos and Boohoo have all promised to ensure customers are given accurate information about how environmentally friendly their clothes are...

BusinessNewsOil

Rosebank and Cambo oil company eyes deal with Italy’s Eni

One of the companies behind the controversial Cambo and Rosebank oil fields, located west of Scotland, is eyeing a deal with Italy’s Eni...

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UK regulator warns it could block oil and gas projects if they do not cut emissions

The North Sea Transition Authority says it will work with oil and gas developers, but if they do not take steps it thought...

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Potential spikes in steel prices could endanger offshore wind projects

There is likely to be an explosion of demand for steel in the UK, and the potential price spikes that could follow could...

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