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Energy secretary Ed Miliband says clean energy project is part of efforts to leave ‘the fossil fuel rollercoaster’ The UK and nine other European countries have agreed to build an offshore wind power grid in the North Sea in a landmark pact to turn the ageing oil basin into a “clean energy reservoir”. The countries will build windfarms at sea that directly connect to multiple nations through high-voltage subsea cables, under plans that are expected to provide 100GW of offshore wind power, or enough electricity capacity to power 143m homes. Continue reading...

Ten European nations this week signed a new agreement to promote more than $11 billion in North Sea wind investments.

More than auto sector 200,000 jobs and the UK's net zero goals will be at serious risk without 'interventionist mindset' to gigafactory expansion, new report warns

For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.

Raft Energy’s Mia Shaw reflects on biogas' underperformance to date and how scale comes from establishing 'patterns'

Hamburg Declaration promises to enhance co-operation and accelerate efforts to turn North Sea into the world’s largest 'clean energy reservoir'

The park, consisting of 72 offshore wind turbines, is expected to supply approximately one million households with green electricity by the end of 2027.

With nine countries declaring intent to establish 15GW annually and invest in a CfD model, Europe has shown its leadership, says CEO, who wants to reduce the price of offshore wind by 30%.

Denmark has signed a deal with several European countries on installation of offshore wind turbines. The agreement aims to help free Europe from its dependence on Russian energy sources.

Green hydrogen projects aimed at industrial decarbonization increasingly face a nontechnical constraint that is proving decisive: local consent. That reality came into sharp focus in Speyside, where plans for a hydrogen production facility backed by £3.1 million in Scottish Government funding have been abandoned after sustained opposition and a planning refusal by Moray Council.

Chris Lane, Managing Director, of SystemsLink – the UK’s industry-leading utilities, carbon and analytics management software provider. In case you couldn’t make it in person to SystemsLink’s Roadshows, this year’s […]

Neil Fitzsimons, Managing Director, Power On From January 2026, heat networks in the UK will operate within a new regulated framework under Ofgem. For those responsible for the performance, cost […]

Ofgem appoints Ofgem as regulator for expanding heat networks sector as it promises to protect hundreds of thousands of households from risk of unfair price hikes

Deal paves way for new £70m anaerobic digestion plant that promises to help cut PepsiCo's supply chain emissions by 10,900 tonnes a year

Nine countries agree to build joint offshore wind projects and cables in the North Sea