Daily Debrief

Why clean energy goes unused and how technology can help According to the Times, in 2025 UK households effectively paid £810 million for Scottish wind farms to stand idle, highlighting […]

Troubled offshore wind giant says 'rightsizing' necessary as new projects dry up and global focus narrows

Renewables overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity.

Claire Slade, Communications Manager, MEUC In today’s complex utilities environment, no business can thrive in isolation. Market volatility, regulatory shifts, new technologies, and growing sustainability expectations mean that every organisation […]

Funding to help deliver project backed by 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with King’s Cross Estate Services

Pipeline of carbon capture projects continues to grow, with over 600 projects now at various stages of development worldwide

Chief commercial officer Özarslan acknowledges Chinese push into wider European market but reveals why German wind turbine manufacturer is not overly concerned

EDF has partnered with Terra Firma Energy to optimise its flexible generation portfolio.

GoldenPeaks Capital (GPC) and Huawei Polska have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) cooperation focusing on 500MWh grid-forming BESS in Europe.

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time low One of the world’s biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry. Danish wind giant Ørsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business. Continue reading...

Danish offshore wind developer plans to cull about 2,000 positions by end of 2027

Quality assurance laboratory Intertek is expanding on its 2022 acquisition of Clean Energy Associates (CEA), rebranding the advisory firm as Intertek CEA. Intertek CEA delivers technical and advisory services across the solar and energy storage sectors. Its experts are uniquely positioned to help customers navigate the complex and ever-changing clean energy landscape, as well as…

Five water companies win permission for higher bills as they seek more investment to fix outdated infrastructure.

Test pulses from lightning impulse generators can be used to ensure lightning protection is functioning properly Lightning protection is mandatory for schools, high-rise blocks of flats, churches and factories in the UK. It is also essential for electrical equipment, the testing of which may involve using a portable lightning generator. A lightning inspector’s annual check is mainly visual confirmation that lightning rods are intact, the necessary connections are in place and nothing has been damaged by lightning in the previous year. Inspectors check that surge protectors, which prevent lightning from overloading a building’s electrical circuits, are in place and working. Inspection may also involve physical testing, such as measuring the conductivity of lightning rods. Continue reading...

Nordex has seen ”a strong performance and a year-on-year increase of more than 31 percent,” says its CEO, José Luis Blanco.