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Energy crisis: Labour unveils £6bn home insulation plan, as pressure mounts on government for action

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Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer. Britain's cost of living crisis is getting worse, leaving people scared about how they'll get through the winter," said Starmer.

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How Europe’s Energy Sector Is Responding to the Coronavirus

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Europe's electricity giants are grappling with the demanding challenge of safeguarding staff, keeping the lights on and contributing to the relief effort — all while rolling ahead with their own energy transition plans. “Industrial and commercial customers are consuming noticeably less energy. In the U.K.,

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Fuelling the transition: How investors can really move the dial on sustainable energy

Business Green

The UK government has set out its net zero strategy and held the world to account at COP26 - and not a moment too soon. With the global need for action more pressing than ever, the strategy and conference have called for a complete rebuilding of the energy system, with renewable energy set to play a central role.

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After Rapid Success in Japan, Moixa Prepares for International Storage Push

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based energy storage developer, is prepping for international expansion supported by a future funding round and leveraging the scale of its ongoing growth in Japan. The firm is now managing a network of more than 10,000 residential batteries in Japan, networked and managed as a fleet, less than a year after entering the market.

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UK's global offshore wind lead squeezed despite near 100GW pipeline

Business Green

However, as the UK's offshore wind pipeline has grown, the global market appears to be accelerating even faster as the clean energy transition takes hold, which is slimming the UK's dominance of the sector worldwide. Even so, at present the UK still remains a dominant offshore wind player on the global stage.

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Tory leadership contest goes nuclear, as Truss and Sunak face worsening energy crisis

Business Green

With EDF’s Sizewell C reportedly close to a government funding deal, the Tory leadership candidates are scrambling to identify credible fixes to the looming fuel poverty crisis. The project received the go-ahead last month, but negotiations over the funding arrangement between the government and French energy giant have been ongoing.

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The UK's automated power system will help keep the lights on

Business Green

With more workers staying at home during the current Covid-19 crisis, automated electricity generation is taking up the strain, writes Ed Birkett. As the number of coronavirus cases in the UK continues to rise, more workers are forced into self-isolation and even more are advised to stay at home.