After 19 months spent attempting to ward off Covid-19 while safeguarding jobs and businesses, the U.K. is heading into winter with a growing problem: The coronavirus is spreading rapidly, just Continue Reading
The global upswing in trade is leaving the U.K. behind, an early sign of the challenge Brexit is presenting its economy. The U.K. formally began its new relationship with the European Continue Reading
Officials are keeping a close watch on a new descendant of the Delta variant of Covid that is causing a growing number of infections. Delta is the UK’s dominant variant, Continue Reading
Ahead of COP26, the UK National Grid showed that fossil fuels were generating 62 percent of its energy, while renewables chipped in just 6.3 percent. By far, natural gas is Continue Reading
The center will utilize the offshore expertise that TotalEnergies has built in Aberdeen, Scotland, over the last 50 years. TotalEnergies SE opened an offshore wind hub within its existing center Continue Reading
Britain faces a fossil fuel dilemma: it can burnish its green credentials by halting new oil and gas development in the North Sea, yet doing so will leave it more Continue Reading
Coal met some 3 percent of the UK’s electricity demand on Friday morning, reaching its highest level of Britain’s power generation in one month, amid lower wind speeds this week Continue Reading
Coal met some 3 percent of the UK’s electricity demand on Friday morning, reaching its highest level of Britain’s power generation in one month, amid lower wind speeds this week Continue Reading
The idea of artificial energy islands, where renewable energy and energy storage technology would combine to provide electricity for nearby nations, appears to be taking off There are now plans Continue Reading
Two more British energy suppliers have ceased trading, regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday, taking the total number of firms to go bust since the beginning of September to 11 as Continue Reading
As EV owners are starting to, unfortunately, learn, electricity to power your “green” vehicles has to come from somewhere. This is a tough dose of reality that many EV owners Continue Reading
England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defense against more extreme weather brought by climate change, Continue Reading
Prince Charles has spoken out about his personal efforts to combat the climate crisis, which include pumping wine and cheese byproducts into his Aston Martin sports car and installing solar Continue Reading
The UK’s failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures, a report by MPs says. The government Continue Reading
Britain’s most energy-intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics, and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could be forced Continue Reading
Britain is working out how to support energy-intensive industries hit by soaring gas prices, business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday, describing the situation as critical but declining to say Continue Reading
Britain’s most energy-intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics, and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could be forced Continue Reading
U.K. power prices rose after a coal power plant switched on Monday to make up for a shortfall in wind generation and limited flows on two power cables to Ireland. Continue Reading
Soaring gas prices are forecast to drive a switch to oil and put more energy suppliers in Britain out of business, while industry groups called on Thursday for government action Continue Reading
A Scottish court handed BP (BP.L) a win over Greenpeace on Thursday after the environmental group tried to void the energy company’s licence to exploit a North Sea oilfield, saying Continue Reading
British employers increased pay for new staff by the most since at least the 1990s, according to a survey that will be studied by the Bank of England as it Continue Reading
UK gas production will fall 75 percent by 2030 without new investment, according to industry body Oil & Gas UK. UK gas production will fall 75 percent by 2030 without Continue Reading
This winter, the margin between supply and demand could be the tightest in five years: UK National Grid CEO UK businesses using a lot of energy have called on the Continue Reading
Britain’s Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) has called on the government and regulator Ofgem to act on high prices and concerns over supply this winter that they say threaten business. Continue Reading
Gasoline and diesel shortages have eased in London and southeast England and the situation in the rest of Britain has improved further, according to an industry group representing independent fuel Continue Reading
The U.K. government must roll out emergency measures quickly to help industrial energy users cope with the gas crisis, or face business shutting down this winter, a lobby group warned. Continue Reading
Britain’s retail energy sector will see more failures from suppliers and increased market consolidation due to a sharp rise in wholesale energy prices, rating agency Moody’s said on Wednesday. The Continue Reading
After leaving the European Union, the U.K. is emerging from the pandemic without enough workers and facing a winter tougher than any since the 1970s. Brexit Britain Struggles Through Series Continue Reading
British military personnel in combat fatigues arrived on Monday at a BP (BP.L) storage depot after the government ordered the army to help deliver fuel to tackle an acute shortage Continue Reading
LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – British soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson Continue Reading
The sun rises behind electricity pylons near Chester, northern England October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Three more British energy suppliers have ceased to trade, regulator Continue Reading
The UK has deployed its reserve tanker fleet to help alleviate the fuel crisis as more forecourts reopened across the country in a sign that the panic may be easing. Continue Reading
For more than three decades David Carden drove across England’s Midlands, transporting tens of thousands of liters of fuel from holding tanks to service stations. The flammable liquid made it Continue Reading
Highlights Empty pumps drop to below a third of total 150 army drivers ready to drive fuel tankers Essar offering more deliveries from refinery The number of UK fuel stations Continue Reading
Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in London leaving motorists Continue Reading
British soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation was improving. Continue Reading
Up to 90% of British fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truckers that Continue Reading
Britain’s fuel retail sector, still recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, is facing further disruption after a shortage of truck drivers hit supplies to gas stations and led to panic buying. Continue Reading
The UK government has temporarily suspended the Competition Act of 1998 to allow oil companies to help each other stock up on gasoline and diesel amid panic buying that started Continue Reading
Britain put the army on standby to deliver fuel from Tuesday after an acute shortage of truckers triggered panic buying that left fuel pumps dry across the land and raised Continue Reading
BP (BP.L) said nearly a third of its British petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel on Sunday as panic buying forced the government to Continue Reading
BP Plc, the second-largest fuel retailer in the U.K., said it has run out of the main grades at almost a third of its stations in the country following days Continue Reading
At least half of UK petrol stations outside the motorway network have run out of fuel after Britons engaged in panic buying in response to disruption to fuel supplies caused Continue Reading
A gas station near London on Sunday. The government in Britain has said that 5,000 fuel tanker and food truck drivers would be allowed to work in the country for Continue Reading
PA Media Offering temporary visas to foreign lorry drivers will not be enough to solve supply chain issues, retailers and hauliers have said. The government’s planned measures would not fix Continue Reading
Up to 90% of British fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truckers that Continue Reading
Britain is expected to announce plans to issue temporary visas to truck drivers to alleviate an acute labor shortage that has led to fuel rationing at some filling stations and Continue Reading
Oil company BP (BP.L) said on Thursday it had temporarily closed some of its petrol forecourts in Britain after its ability to transport fuel from refineries was hit by an Continue Reading
Consumers should not panic buy products as Britain is not heading back into a 1970s-style “winter of discontent” of strikes and power shortages, a junior minister said on Thursday. Soaring Continue Reading
Compounding the ongoing UK energy crisis is BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company, which said it plans to restrict deliveries of gasoline and diesel across its network of Continue Reading
