Energy

New consultation to look at whether the next generation of biofuels will be more environmentally-sustainable than current food crop varieties

Two power plants in Cornwall could be producing renewable heat and electricity for the local community as early as 2013

Carbon capture sounds like a fantastical idea: dig up fossil fuels, burn them, then return the captured CO2 underground. But the hurdles that stand in its way are formidable

Public can borrow electricity monitors for up to 3 weeks in schemes under way throughout the UK

For environmentalists, tar sands are a 'climate crime'; for peak oil experts, they can never do the job of ordinary crude. But neither critique tells the full story: that exploiting tar sands may worsen both the climate crisis, and the energy crisis...

Ten-year survey of house sales in US finds wind turbines have no negative affect on market price despite public fears

It's an unlikely alliance, but when one of the world's leading climate scientists and the world's biggest fossil fuel companies declare a common interest, it should draw attention

Treasury accused of writing a 'blank cheque' with taxpayers' money for bank to make environmentally-damaging investments

Phasing out fossil fuels, encouraging faster take-up of renewables and making radical improvements in energy efficiency would double Europe's emission cuts, says study

Campaigners say the Government is underestimating the potential of small-scale renewable electricity generation in the UK

Major setback for nuclear energy plans as watchdog's report finds flaws in US and French models

Sundance Renewables in Wales is a pioneering workers' co-operative and social enterprise converting used cooking oil into a low emissions alternative to diesel

Children are learning to use stoves made from cow dung and termite mud in a battle to reduce consumption of timber for fuel

The end of the oil age won't be a pretty thing, but a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests it could be even uglier than we feared...

UK energy company promises to use gas from food waste and sewage to provide homes with 'green' gas supplies