The UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ended as turbines at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire ...

Britain’s 21st-century path to zero-coal electricity was eased by events before the climate battle took off. The discovery of ...

BBC reported that Great Britain will cease producing electricity from coal, ending a 142-year dependence on this fossil fuel.

The launch of a £22bn fund to invest in carbon capture technology will mark a new chapter in our nation’s history, says ...

Good morning and welcome to our live updates on the imminent closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire.

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy ...

The source of energy that made the Industrial Revolution possible has been abandoned by the UK earlier than expected, making ...

Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, ...

It was quite a moment. With the simultaneous closure this week of Britain’s last remaining coal-fired power station and steel ...

Then in 1882, Thomas Edison’s company opened Britain’s first coal-fired power plant in London ... In the so-called Great Smog of 1952, at least 4,000 people died in the span of four days.

The end of September saw the closure of the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station: Ratcliffe-on-Soar. Environment ...