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Great British Energy, the UK's National Wealth Fund and the Scottish National Investment Bank each commit up to £50m towards development of 100MW Pentland floating wind farm

Company plans to convert biomass plant that has been dormant since 2019 into an operational plan capable of producing up to 30MW of low carbon electricity from waste

EDF has partnered with Hypervolt to launch Ultra Mode, a new smart charging feature that rewards electric vehicle (EV) drivers for supporting the grid. Enabled by EDF’s status as a […]

Danish infrastructure financier is also co-developer of the Ossian project, firmly on course to become the first gigascale floating wind farm project to obtain full planning consent

BayWa r.e. has received concept certification from DNV for its BayFloat floating wind semi-submersible concrete substructure and mooring system design.

Planning consent has been granted for the Lewis Hub, a major clean energy project that will connect the Western Isles, Scotland, to the GB Transmission network.

Recent breakthroughs in developing methane pyrolysis are a sign the fuel will have a role in decarbonising industry

EnergyPathways’ newly announced non-binding cooperation agreement with Siemens Energy positions compressed air energy storage (CAES) as a potential tool for absorbing surplus renewable electricity and delivering multi-day, low-carbon power, a capability conventional battery systems cannot economically provide at scale.

German manufacturer says Gefion supercomputer will allow it to analyse wind farms in ‘minutes instead of days’ among other benefits

Study explores range of decarbonisation scenarios to examine how behavioural and lifestyle changes could help deliver on net zero goals

Make UK’s call for the government to recognise that the energy crisis for industry is happening now is spot-on In the long list of budget submissions from the business world, here’s one the chancellor is probably disinclined to smile upon. Make UK, the body representing manufacturers, would like the government to expand its energy support scheme – the one unveiled in June as part of the shiny new industrial strategy – from 7,000 firms to 115,000 businesses. And it would like the promised savings in electricity bills to be backdated to April this year; as scheduled, the so-called British industrial competitiveness scheme, or BICS, is due to arrive only in April 2027. Continue reading...

New tariff aims to slash charging costs for residents in flats and shared living spaces

UN Secretary General urges governments to 'begin transition away from fossil fuels', as dramatic negotiations go down to the wire

65% of UK crude production volumes ultimately return to serve the UK market Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with Ithaca Energy and Offshore Energies UK (“OEUK”), is pleased to announce the publication of a report on UK Oil Flow Analysis and the UK’s role within the European energy system, focusing on UK crude oil production and […]

According to Stillstrom’s CEO, Kristian Borum Jørgensen, the goal is to achieve the first profit within two or three years.