Recent price reductions from British Gas have been described as "too little, too late" by one consumer group.Which? has said that the ten per cent price cut follows a cold winter of expensive fuel bills.The average UK customer will pay £132 a year less for dual fuel from British Gas,...

As many as 50,000 green jobs could be created in Wales if more attention were given to environmental matters, it has been claimed. Launching its manifesto for the upcoming European elections, the Wales Green Party has argued for more money to be spent on transforming the national infrastructure. Central to...

Industry regulator Ofgem has announced it is to relax the rules on hooking up low-carbon energy generators to the National Grid.In a move designed to significantly boost the amount of green energy being provided to homes across the UK, the watchdog has said it will make it easier for suppliers...

Up to 100 new wind turbines could be built on a site in Cumbria under proposals from Eon.The energy company is reportedly considering an offshore wind farm off the Cumbrian coast in the Solway Firth.Any new wind farm would act as its own entity and would not be an extension...

An Asda in Kirkcaldy is to make public its plans to build a 60-foot-high wind turbine on its grounds. The plans will be available to see in the store on Carberry Road and it is hoped that the public will get behind the idea. Asda property communications manager Lisa Rooke...

Gordon Brown told the Observer over the weekend that he hoped to not only create 100,000 new green jobs but to also introduce a number of new green initiative projects. He claimed that any such move could rival Barack Obama's Green New Deal, relative to the UK's size. "We have...

A new renewable energy generation device could see homes get their electricity from the sea.With growing numbers of Britons seeking out green energy tariffs, Trident Energy is preparing to test new wave power generation technology.Its simple design uses floaters which rise and fall with the waves to move two parts...

The UK may be assisted in meeting its renewable energy targets through the development of an offshore wind project in the north-east of England, it has emerged.The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) is considering the north-east for a wind development project, which would increase the region's wind capacity.Newenergyfocus.com reports...

The gap between web-based and environmentally friendly deals offered by power companies is closing according to a Moneysupermarket.com review.The report states that the cheapest deal for gas and electricity comes from Scottish and Southern Energy site at £945.79 a year which is £50 more than its website deal.And it adds...

The planning bill is due to establish a framework from which to meet renewable energy targets, it has been noted.According to the Energy Networks Association (ENA), the bill is to support such targets, as well as efforts to reduce carbon emissions from the energy sector.However, the organisation warns that the...

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has called for more clarity of information for consumers about the environmental benefits of green energy tariffs in the UK. So far, Mr Benn has contacted energy industry regulator Ofgem over the possibility of creating a rating system for the environmental potential of green tariffs.He has...