Daily Debrief
Top stories from Wednesday 1 October 2025
- #1Energy Monitor (GlobalData)
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Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: A £630M Investment In Heat Pumps?
Earlier this year, the government confirmed a further £630 million investment for fourth and final phase of the UK’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), but what form will this investment […]
EM Magazine - #3
Aker Solutions: First Company in Europe to Secure Full BVLOS Certification
Full BVLOS certification enables Aker Solutions to conduct autonomous operations alongside manned helicopters and aircraft, one of the most advanced and highest risk authorisations approved by European and national civil aviation authorities. This ensures zero interference with helideck operations, airports or controlled airspace. Aker Solutions BVLOS operations are piloted remotely from an onshore control room […]
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) - #4
Howden secures UK Space Agency funding for satellite-based biodiversity risk monitoring
Insurance group claims AI-satellite solution can will help insurers, landowners, and developers track ecological change
Business Green - #5
Economic growth and clean power on agenda as Port of Aberdeen hosts Great British Energy Board
Port of Aberdeen welcomed the Board of Great British Energy (GBE), chaired by Juergen Maier, highlighting its important role in delivering the UK Government’s missions of economic growth, clean power, and net zero. Discussions centred on the need to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind while continuing to support the UK’s homegrown oil and gas […]
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) - #6
What is the energy price cap for Great Britain, and can I cut my bill?
Regulator is to raise the government’s cap on bills on Wednesday – but it is possible to find a better deal Britons preparing to ration energy as Ofgem price cap rises, says charity ‘It’s unsustainable’: homes in Great Britain brace for winter with soaring energy debts The energy price cap for Great Britain rises on Wednesday but if you are still on your provider’s standard tariff you might yet be able to reduce your energy bills this winter by shopping around. Continue reading...
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Co-op to power equivalent of 140 stores a year from Wales' largest offshore wind farm
Co-operative confirms deal to purchase 33GWh of clean power each year from RWE's Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm
Business Green - #8
September sees 2.5GWh of BESS approved in UK
Local authorities approved 1,237MW/2,474MWh of grid-scale BESS in the UK, the latest data from our monthly roundup shows.
Energy Storage News - #9
Equinor's Danish charm offensive as CEO quizzed on Orsted takeover
Oil group's CEO at business summit where Orsted chief Errboe says wind power industry 'at a crossroads'
Recharge News - #10
Electrification will cause system collapse without flexibility warns energy commissioner Jørgensen
Brussels conference hears how flexibility can match electricity demand to supply while holding down costs and decarbonising.
Smart Energy International - #11
Energy UK responds to the latest price cap rise
Commenting on today’s price cap rise, Energy UK’s Deputy Director, Policy (Customers), Ned Hammond said: “This rise in the price cap ahead of winter will be concerning news for millions of energy customers already struggling with bills. “While high wholesale energy costs continue to be the main factor driving energy bills, on this occasion the… Read more
Energy UK - #12
'A reckless decision': Conservatives pledge to repeal Climate Change Act
Kemi Badenoch accused of a "desperate attempt to sound like Donald Trump on climate change", as business and green groups slam "a new low point" for the Tories
Business Green - #13
Notice: Training providers: register to offer the Heat Training Grant for heat networks
The Heat Training Grant is currently closed to new training providers.
DESNZ (Gov.uk) - #14
BlackRock’s GIP nears $38bn takeover of utility AES
Global Infrastructure Partners in talks to acquire energy group that supplies power to data centres
Financial Times Energy - #15
The Solid-State EV Battery Race Heats Up As Corning & QuantumScape Join Forces
QuantumScape is among the US-based solid state EV battery innovators to keep the advanced energy storage momentum going, regardless of the abrupt shift in federal energy policy.
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