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UK faces legal action over North Sea oilfield exploration plans
Greenpeace threatens to take government to court as approval risk undermining climate targetsThe government faces the threat of legal action over plans to allow exploration at the Cambo oilfield near Shetland after promising to put an end to new oil ...
National Grid to lose Great Britain electricity role to independent operator
New controller will be part of overhaul to make the energy system ‘fit for the future’The government plans to strip National Grid of its role keeping Great Britain’s lights on as part of a proposed “revolution’” in the electricity network driven by s...
Shell and Scottish Power submit plans for floating offshore windfarms
Energy firms hope to produce world’s first large-scale floating turbines in north-east ScotlandRoyal Dutch Shell has joined forces with Scottish Power to develop the world’s first large-scale floating offshore windfarms in the north-east of Scotland....