Daily Debrief

This document sets out the high-level research, development, and innovation needs for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

Seen as the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy, scientists are racing to turn a century of experiments into a viable source of power

Perovskite panels are more powerful, lighter and less rigid than traditional alternatives

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research. A report by the climate thinktank Ember found that in the first six months of 2025, renewable energy outpaced the world’s growing appetite for electricity, leading to a small decline in coal and gas use. Continue reading...

Conservative Party unveils plans that suggest it would roll back the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and scrap the Carbon Price Support mechanism, the Renewables Obligation, and Great British Energy

Vestas expects the platform to reduce uncertainty by providing better environmental and social data for planning purposes.

New analysis suggests last year's wholesale electricity price could have been up to 33 per cent higher without contribution from wind power generation

Vast majority of UK manufacturers to make green growth commitments in the next five years - but trade body argues rate reform needed at Autumn Budget to help make decarbonisation more affordable

Swiss greentech startup Plan-B Net Zero introduced a hybrid system that merges battery storage, green hydrogen, and artificial intelligence to stabilize power grids and improve energy utilization efficiency, at the DA-CH Hydrogen Symposium in Wiener Neustadt.

What role should biomethane play in the UK's net zero transition? A row has erupted as different sectors from home heating and industry to road transport and shipping vie for priority access to the low carbon energy source

Offshore wind giant says 99.3% of shares taken up with 'extraordinarily high demand' for rest, but that isn't enough to send stock into 'buy' territory

Sany's regional chief tells Recharge which wind turbines are realistic for European market and mentions non-tariff barriers to Chinese manufacturers

Robots from Luminous and Leapting are installing solar panels in large solar installations faster and cheaper than human workers.

China is further entrenching its dominance of electric vehicle, battery, and renewable energy markets, according to new Ember analysis

It is ”only natural” for European Energy to explore ”opportunities for optimizing Power-to-X solutions,” EVP comments on investment in battery startup.