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Research: UK geothermal energy review and cost estimations
Research providing updates to the cost and technical assumptions for deep geothermal for power, and deep and shallow geothermal for heat.
DESNZ (Gov.uk)
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Top stories from Monday 11 August 2025
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Research: UK Geothermal Platform
These reports are part of a research project which developed the UK Geothermal Platform, a geothermal energy information hub funded by DESNZ and delivered by the British Geological Survey.
DESNZ (Gov.uk) - #3
SGN demonstrates methane emissions reduction with smart gas pressure management
British gas distributor SGN and tech company Utonomy have completed a six-month demonstration of the impact of advanced pressure control in reducing methane emissions from the gas grid.
Smart Energy International - #4
Big Oil heeds call to ‘drill, baby, drill’ as green transition slows
Energy groups are refocusing on exploration in anticipation of the world remaining hooked on fossil fuels for decades
Financial Times Energy - #5
Musk's Tesla applies to supply power to British homes
If approved by the energy watchdog Ofgem, it would allow the US firm to take on the UK's dominant suppliers.
BBC News - Business - #6
UK issues energy flexibility challenge to curb demand on power grid
The UK has issued a challenge to tech experts in flexibility to shift peak demand on the power grid by 2030.
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Ørsted plans to raise $9bn in rights issue to shore up finances
World’s biggest offshore wind developer has been battered by high interest rates and Trump administration’s opposition
Financial Times Energy - #8
Motorway services operator targets 300 per cent increase in EV chargers
Extra MSA teams up with Ionity to ramp up number of electric car chargers at its sites in England from 60 to more than 230 by the end of next year
Business Green - #9
Scottish wind farms paid not to generate nearly 40% of potential electricity
Data highlights concerns over the increasing cost of curtailment for consumers
Financial Times Energy - #10
Orsted shares meltdown brings new Equinor offshore wind agony
Danish group's stock hits record lows in further US wind-related blow to oil and gas giant that became second-largest investor last year
Recharge News - #11
Apatura secures planning approval for battery storage project
Apatura has received planning consent for a new grid scale 24 MW/48 MWh battery energy storage system near Glasgow.
Energy Global - #12
Nuclear reactor groups tap into Spac revival to fuel atomic energy boom
AI power demand and support from Trump administration has boosted the industry
Financial Times Energy - #13
'We're just getting started': Aira warms up heat pump expansion plans with €150m investment
Company announces fresh equity financing as it looks to accelerate roll out of electric residential heating across Europe
Business Green - #14
100-Hour Storage Breakthrough or Expensive Experiment? Ore Energy’s Grid-Connected Iron-Air Battery Faces Scaling Test
Ore Energy has connected the world’s first fully operational iron-air battery system to the Dutch grid in Delft, securing $23 million in European funding as the global iron-air battery market projects growth from $3.78 billion in 2023 to $10.14 billion by 2031. This achievement positions the Netherlands-based startup as Europe’s primary challenger to Form Energy, [...]
Energy News Europe - #15
Offshore specialist AquaTerra opens Guyana base
Aberdeenshire group working in South American country's rapidly growing offshore industry
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