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US-based TAE Technologies strikes deal with UK government’s atomic laboratory

Findings from evaluation research into the administration, delivery and impacts of the Green Heat Network Fund transition scheme and main scheme.

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the Capacity Market (CM) for Prequalification 2026.

Amaral joins Principle Power with a remit to scale up floating offshore wind in key markets

Warning comes as Harbour Energy says it will axe 100 of its offshore workforce after chancellor kept headline 78% levy

Demand from BAE Systems that could lead to indefinite shutdown of offshore wind project was deemed ‘disproportionate and unjustified’ in planning proceeding

Facts in Neso’s stark assessment have been ignored for years – yet running out could be government-toppling event Chris O’Shea, the chief executive of British Gas-owning Centrica, tells an eye-popping tale from his early career in the North Sea offshore industry. During a routine underwater inspection in the 1990s, an unexploded bomb from the second world war was discovered close to the pipeline carrying oil ashore from the large Nelson field. Happily, the danger was dealt with. The point of the story is only that risks to critical pieces of infrastructure can come from unexpected sources. Stuff can happen. Continue reading...

With the European Commission’s second Union list of Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest, hydrogen infrastructure has grown from a niche category to a core element of energy planning. More than 130 transmission projects and over 500 hydrogen-related proposals now populate European maps. Still, only a select fraction carries the coveted PCI/PMI [...]

Engineering giant is working with Renault and DAF to deploy five new zero emission HGVs, as demand for electric trucks continues to build

Neither the size nor the composition of the reduction addresses the system’s underlying problems

The European Commission announced 235 cross-border energy projects on December 1, with at least 100 hydrogen infrastructure initiatives commanding investment exceeding €80 billion, yet regulatory authorities and industry veterans warn these pipelines risk becoming stranded assets financed by climate funds. The Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators found in 2024 that hydrogen network plans are [...]

Danish OEM will make more blades for largest EnVentus machines at site acquired from LM Wind Power in Poland

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the project a so-called ”development consent order.”

”The energy sector is in the midst of a complex transition, where new green energy sources must be integrated while older supply facilities still need to be maintained,” says IFS country manager.

BP has officially withdrawn plans to develop the H2 Teesside hydrogen and carbon capture project, as government pushes forward with AI-focused redevelopment plans