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As energy prices soar, are the UK’s biggest energy firms investing to reduce gas?

As energy prices soar, are the UK’s biggest energy firms investing to reduce gas?

Energy companies have been in the headlines for posting sky-high profits, while UK homes are being told to prepare for annual energy bills of £4,000+ next year. With the transition away from gas needed to bring down costs and emissions, how are the biggest suppliers preparing?

edie kicks off new COP26 Primer report series with Clean Energy focus

British Gas targets fully electric fleet by 2025

Green Finance Institute assembles businesses for zero-carbon heat taskforce

British Gas orders 1,000 all-electric vans

Centrica and Lotus partner up on electric vehicle energy storage

Public sector ‘missing out on £5.6bn in energy efficiency’

Catholic churches and schools sign major British Gas renewables deal

Open cast coal mine rejection faces High Court challenge

The government's rejection of plans for a new open cast coal mine faces a High Court challenge amidst accusations by the project's backers that the move will push up energy prices by increasing the UK's reliance on risky overseas supplies of the fuel.

Sustainable manufacturing roundtable: Turning challenges into opportunities

Sustainability and energy management experts from some of the world's biggest businesses recently gathered in London for an exclusive roundtable hosted by edie and British Gas, to explore the role of the manufacturing sector in shaping the future of energy.

Battery storage: A ‘next level’ opportunity for energy management?

There's no "one size fits all" approach to energy storage, but businesses that can use the technology alongside energy reduction schemes and onsite renewables can take their energy management to the "next level".

Can UK plc set the pace on energy?

As faith in government continues to nosedive and with the triple threat of rising prices, interruption to energy supply and climate change, edie asks, is it going to be up to UK business to solve the energy crisis and keep the lights on?

SMEs urge Government to provide energy efficiency grants

A large proportion of Britain's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that the Government should provide grants towards the installation costs of energy efficiency measures, according to a survey from the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).

What have we done to upset HMG?

EDF installs efficiency measures in 144,000 UK homes

Big six energy giant EDF Energy has achieved government efficiency targets three months ahead of schedule by successfully implementing energy saving measures in 144,000 UK homes.

British Gas charged £11.1m for missing energy efficiency targets

British Gas has been hit with an £11.1m fine for failing to meet binding targets for delivering domestic energy-efficiency upgrades by an agreed deadline.

Blue Flame Syndrome or sometimes it pays to be devious

Sometimes an energy manager has to be devious to succeed - one such example

Greener buildings could save UK £12bn a year says SEA energy manifesto

INFOGRAPHIC: A new manifesto published today (7 July) by the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has calculated that the UK could save £12.1billion per year by 2050 by focusing energy policy on greener buildings.

British Gas orders 100 electric vans

The UK's largest electric commercial vehicle trial has reached a successful conclusion, with British Gas committing to take on 100 all-electric Nissan vans on a permanent basis.

Londoners get insulation incentives

Londoners are being offered cut price insulation as part of a plan to curb the capital's carbon emissions, the Mayor announced on Wednesday.

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