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Company developing world’s largest offshore windfarm in North Sea attempts to recover from turbulent year

Local divisions over Woodhouse Colliery scheme echo rows playing out at national level

Anglo-Dutch oil firm expects to save up to $2.5bn a year through restructuring plan

Anglo-Dutch oil firm expects to save up to $2.5bn a year through restructuring plan

Jonathan Watts continues his road trip in Hartlepool, where some see an opportunity to emerge from the past into a greener future

Eggborough’s failure to get capacity market contract proved final straw for power station

Eggborough’s failure to get capacity market contract proved final straw for power station

Mark Group went into administration in October, with many associated with the Leicester-based company blaming the government for stifling solar’s potential

After surviving Margaret Thatcher and myriad strikes, the closure of the Kellingley colliery heralds the end of the British coal mining industry. Taking with it decades of camaraderie and history, this local tragedy is shrouding...

The closure of Redcar steelworks (Report, 13 October) shows the importance of boosting energy productivity to tackle high energy costs. Over half (54%) of the energy used in electricity is lost before it even reaches us,...

Demise of Mark Group and Climate Energy prompts furious attack from green campaigners but government blames firms’ commercial decisions

Climate Energy solar panel installation firm collapses putting over 100 jobs at risk, a day after 1,000 jobs were lost with the closure of Mark Group

Chief executive Ben van Beurden says group will press ahead with $30bn asset sales and $3bn spending cuts as second quarter profits fall 35%

Cavendish Fluor Partnership says plans reflect ‘stepdowns’ in work at nuclear plants around UK

Friends of the Earth says losses are result of uncertainty about the RET and calls on Labor to commit to reinstating a target for the state