The biggest manufacturers of wind turbines and solar panels are facing their most serious financial challenges in years even as deployments of clean energy head for an annual record. About 500 gigawatts of renewable generation capacity will be added this year, according to the International Energy Agency, and at least Read more…
BP’s shift away from renewable energy was made clear by Murray Auchincloss on Tuesday, as the chief executive said he will reduce spending on offshore wind and focus more on oil and gas. Fossil fuels are at the core of his evolving plan at BP, which includes rowing back on Read more…
Cheap power There will be a lot of good cheer in the north-east at the “27 new North Sea oil and gas exploration licences that have been approved” by the UK Government (Scotsman, 31 October). This will guarantee many years of work for thousands of people in Aberdeenshire and Read more…