British households will save £45bn, or £1,600 apiece, if the government hitches its electricity supply to low-carbon sources such as wind and nuclear rather than gas, a parliamentary advisory committee has estimated.

Three planned waste wood burning biomass facilities in England have taken steps forward, with plants in Cheshire and Greater Manchester both receiving planning approval and work starting on a facility in Kent.

People living close to new wind farms will receive at least £100 off electricity bills under a scheme announced by a renewable energy company.

The green deal, the flagship environmental policy of the UK’s coalition government intended to make the country’s homes more energy efficient, has received a fresh blow after an influential committee of MPs blasted the government on Wednesday morning for failing to quantify what could be counted as a success for the policy.

Environmental group Friends of Earth has slammed a newly published report highlighting the economic benefits of shale gas as “a complete distorted view of the shale gas development in Britain.”

“Green Growth, with investment in renewables at its heart, is a central plank of our future prosperity.” This is a transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.

Automakers have been making and breaking fuel-cell vehicle promises for years, and now Hyundai is jumping into the fray with the Tucson Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle.

Designed to replace similarly styled bollards equipped with 70 W metal halide lamp and ballast, 15 W LED Bollard delivers increased energy efficiency without compromising light output.

METRO Cash & Carry, in partnership with Germany utility E.ON, is installing advanced gas-fired micro-CHP units at two of its wholesale stores in Germany and two in Russia.

Clean tech start-ups from across the UK are from today being invited to apply to take part in two major new trade missions designed to help drive investment and orders for innovative green businesses.