The Guardian - Energy
Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension 8 July 2026 at 22:30

Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension

By: Jillian Ambrose · energy correspondent

8 July 2026 at 22:30

Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity

Britain’s most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant a 20-year life extension.

Sizewell B in Suffolk was due to shut down within the next decade, but under a deal with the government its lifetime will be extended to 60 years to help meet the UK’s growing demand for low-carbon electricity.

The Guardian - Energy
Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout 6 July 2026 at 12:00

Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout

The Guardian - Energy

By: Valentine Benjamin in Awoye

6 July 2026 at 12:00

Villagers in Awoye in the Niger Delta say the ongoing pollution is causing sickness and environmental destruction, while pleas for help go unanswered

Perched on a narrow hospital cot across from her son, Bodunwa Orugbemi can hear the distant Atlantic Ocean and smell the stench of crude oil on the air drifting in from the shore. For days, her 21-year-old son has been lying in this hospital in the Niger Delta, swallowing small spoonfuls of food without being able to speak.

Seventy‑year‑old Orugbemi says Ijadopin started coughing one evening in May, inside their small wooden home in Awoye on Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline. After a few days his cough intensified, then he developed a skin irritation, followed by difficulty breathing.

The Guardian - Energy
What’s holding back Britain’s green revolution? – a visual story 4 July 2026 at 10:00

What’s holding back Britain’s green revolution? – a visual story

The Guardian - Energy

By: Alex Clark · Krystina Shveda · Jillian Ambrose · Pablo Gutiérrez · Prina Shah · Tom Calverley and Ashley Kirk

4 July 2026 at 10:00

Labour has approved a wave of renewable energy projects, but turning plans into power remains slow. Why is that?

Labour has a race on its hands if it is to lock in its promise to achieve a virtually zero-carbon electricity system by 2030.

Britain’s next prime minister will have to move fast: the climate emergency is raging, high energy bills are driving up the cost of living and the reactionary right is threatening a fossil fuel push if it wins power.

NYT - Energy & Environment
U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion 3 July 2026 at 01:04

U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Brad Plumer

3 July 2026 at 01:04

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably achievable.”

The proposed rule changes could make it cheaper and easier to build and operate new nuclear power plants in the United States.

The Guardian - Energy
ScottishPower owes me £1,000 in solar panel payments 1 July 2026 at 07:00

ScottishPower owes me £1,000 in solar panel payments

The Guardian - Energy

By: Anna Tims

1 July 2026 at 07:00

For months I’ve been trying to receive my FIT payment, which should be more than £1,000

I moved into my new house 14 months ago, and soon afterwards applied to ScottishPower, with whom the solar panels are registered for a feed-in tariff (Fit), for transfer of ownership of the panels and the tariff.

After many emails back and forth, I got a response saying they had all the information required.

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