Smash Hit

UK wind industry gets breath of fresh air

The £84 million deal comes amid rising interest in the industry, which was virtually paralysed in the credit crunch

Centrica to seal £400m fundraising

Owner of British Gas will sell half its stake in world’s largest wind farm as part of a wide-ranging programme of asset sales

Former Vivendi chief sent for trial over shares

Jean-Marie Messier is to answer charges of market manipulation despite prosecutors calling for the case to be dropped

Government’s plan for power will raise hackles

Campaigners are likely to be angered by the announcement of a list of nuclear reactors, power lines and wind farms

Tories see Ofgem as target for cuts

Party is working on energy policy to be unveiled within weeks that would include stripping Ofgem of strategic powers

Politicians 'naive' over energy says E.ON boss

According to the chief executive Wulf Bernotat, the economics of power generation are counting against grand plans

E.ON condemns UK's green energy target

Providing 30 per cent of Britain's electricity by renewable sources by 2020 is impossible, according to boss Wulf Bernotat

Wessex joins water fight

The English firm becomes the latest licensed water provider in the competitive Scottish business market

Advice for consumers

Customers worried about a countrywide strike can still post letters and parcels - but it will cost them

Government may defer clean coal funding

Department for Energy could delay awarding grant after E.ON freezes plans for coal plant using new technology