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£196 million for high-tech nuclear fuel facility and new measures for fusion energy.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

Heat network customers to get better protections over energy bills.

• Updated: 30 April 2024

New guidance published on production of hydrogen from water using electrolysis

• Updated: 28 March 2024

New figures show applications to the government's heat pump grant rose by 75% in February compared to the same month in 2023.

• Updated: 28 March 2024

Government backing for UK innovators to develop AI tech to help cut emissions, accelerate renewables and boost energy efficiency.

• Updated: 19 March 2024

Land is to be acquired by government to underpin nuclear revival.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

UK and Saudi Arabia agree deal to boost research links, supporting work from food security to clean energy, to boosting business and R&D connections.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

New figures show applications for the government heat pump grants are up by 39% compared to January 2023.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

Low carbon hydrogen to get a further boost with over £21 million of government support for 7 projects to make green fuel.

• Updated: 27 February 2024

Torridge were awarded £15.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund for the creation of the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Great British Nuclear (GBN) has signed up to support a groundbreaking scheme to give senior board level opportunities within the nuclear industry to women.

• Updated: 26 January 2024

Homes and businesses to benefit from greener, low-cost heating as 4 new Green Heat Network projects receive a share of £80.6 million.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

Minister Graham Stuart visits the ground-breaking Gateshead Mine Water Heat scheme.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

£1.3 billion additional investment in the nuclear plant, key to expanding nuclear energy in the UK and providing stable, cheaper and more secure power in the long-term.

• Updated: 22 January 2024

Roadmap sets out how UK will increase nuclear generation by up to 4 times to 24GW by 2050.

• Updated: 11 January 2024

£300 million UK investment to support domestic production of fuel required to power next-generation nuclear reactors.

• Updated: 7 January 2024

The government announces funding for new charging technologies, which mean families could use their electric vehicle batteries to power their homes and save on bills.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Eleven new production projects helping to place UK at forefront of hydrogen industry and bring progress towards net zero ambitions.

• Updated: 14 December 2023

UK commits more than £85 million funding at COP28 to tackle deforestation and cut methane emissions.

• Updated: 2 December 2023

Secretary of State Claire Coutinho announces further £35 million to Amazon Fund and new partnerships with Brazil on hydrogen transition and industry decarbonisation.

• Updated: 2 December 2023