ENERGY
Major fire breaks out at French plant housing lithium batteries
Business
Some 900 tonnes of lithium batteries were on fire at a battery recycling plant in southern France, authorities said on Sunday, sending ...
Shell beats expectations for full-year 2023 profit
Business
A Shell logo displayed on a sign at a gas station in Nakuru, Kenya. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British ...
Energy bills rise by extra £2,500 a year as customers hit with ‘stealth charges’ by suppliers
Business
Energy suppliers are under fire as customers have seen their energy bills rise by an extra £2,500 a year. The Federation of ...
Octopus to build own electricity pylons in challenge to National Grid
Business
Octopus has been inspired by Indian energy company Sterlite Power, which has used cutting-edge computer software in India and Brazil to design ...
Net zero warning as Britons told to ‘accept higher pricing’ of energy bills: ‘Transformation is painful!’
Business
Households are being told to “accept higher pricing” when it comes to energy bills if net zero is to be achieved. Joe ...
Warm Home Discount reform urged as millions to be cut off from gas and electricity
Business
A leading charity tackling poverty is calling for reform of the Warm Home Discount as more than two million risk having their ...
Pioneering nuclear-fusion reactor shuts down: what scientists will learn
Science
The metal tiles lining the inside cavity of the Joint European Torus are irradiated with tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen.Credit: CEA-IRFM/EUROfusion/ZUMA ...
French ‘rubbing their hands’ over record UK electricity imports
Business
The French will be “rubbing their hands” as Britain imported a record amount of electricity from Europe last year. According to research ...
Fresh warning over energy drinks for kids as big scientific review suggests 25p cans could raise the risk of heart problems and depression
Health
By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline 19:00 15 Jan 2024, updated 19:07 15 Jan 2024 British researchers looked at data from ...
Ofgem says Octopus Energy, EDF and Scottish Power permitted to restart forcibly fitting prepayment meters
Business
Octopus Energy, EDF and Scottish Power have been granted permission to return to forcibly fitting prepayment meters (PPMs) as the firms have ...
