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Around 26GW worth of offshore wind farm projects are eligible for pivotal UK renewable energy auction

Gas supplier maps out first phase of project to help steel, chemical, brick, and food manufacturers switch from fossil gas to low carbon fuel

VIDEO: Caroline Bush, an associate director in law firm Osborne Clarke's environment team, reflects on the UK's Biodiversity Net Gain rules, assessing nature risk, and the changing landscape for environmental and climate regulation and legislation Caroline Bush is an associate director in law firm Osborne Clarke's environment team, where she works with clients from multiple sectors on all aspects of nature and sustainability law - with a particular focus on natural capital. Her role covers complex corporate and real estate transactions, waste and bioenergy projects and infrastructure projects, as well as advising clients on climate change and sustainability regulation, waste producer responsibility law and the emerging areas of biodiversity law. Bush also works closely with Osborne Clarke's Planning team on areas such as biodiversity net gain, and provides strategic advice to clients on the potential impacts on their business from ESG, natural capital and net zero policies and regulation. In our latest video interview, BusinessGreen sat down with Caroline in late 2025 to discuss her wide-ranging expertise as an environmental lawyer, her views on the UK's changing landscape for environmental and climate regulation, and what risks and opportunities companies should be looking out for in 2026 and beyond. Touching on issues such as the pathway ahead for the UK's new Biodiversity Net Gain regulations, getting ahead of the game on climate and nature risk, and examples of businesses leading the way in opening up new opportunities in natural capital markets - the conversation can be watched back in full by pressing play on the video below. Osborne Clarke is a partner of the UK Green Business Awards 2025.

Jonathan Carrier, CEO and co-founder at Allye Energy, explains why the biggest opportunities for green start ups lie in 'unsexy', infrastructure-heavy sectors

Renewables are now the cheapest source of new electricity generation in most regions, yet power systems continue to struggle with reliability, access, and equity. That gap between falling technology costs and uneven system performance is the central tension addressed in IRENA’s latest Innovation Landscape report, released during a ministerial dialogue on artificial intelligence at the agency’s annual Assembly.

On September 5, 2021, a full-scale, high-temperature superconducting electromagnet successfully produced a record-breaking field strength of 20 tesla, making it the strongest fusion magnet in the world. This demonstration by MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) and MIT-spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) was a major milestone in the quest to build the first fusion… Read more

Suspensions of leases for offshore wind farm projects could push up costs of capital as investors demand higher risk premiums, warns chief of Danish wind turbine giant

Policy changes in the two largest markets will reshape storage markets and supply chains in 2026, affecting costs, deployment and tech

Renewable Power Capital and Greenfield have secured planning permission for two additional BESS projects in Britain.

The Research Council of Norway has awarded NOK 11 million to AF Gruppen, Multiconsult, DOF, Semar, and NTNU to develop large scale production of concrete foundations for offshore wind.

US suspension of offshore renewable projects adds to market uncertainty

Lennart Hinrichs at TWAICE, discusses how the industry’s approach to battery analytics is changing, as part of our annual Year in Review series.

New AA data shows EVs enjoy a higher roadside repair rate than internal combustion engine cars

Anesco has acquired a 36 MWp solar farm project developed by One Planet Developments.

Anker SOLIX is introducing a new residential energy storage system. The Anker SOLIX E10 system is a battery with optional generator add-on with automatic switch options. A single E10 unit provides up to 37.2 kW for quick startup to large loads. Boosting to 10 kW/unit for up to 90 minutes, the E10 allows users to…