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Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in Great Britain would exceed the national current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog. Ofgem said about 140 proposed datacentre schemes, driven by use of artificial intelligence, could require 50 gigawatts of electricity – 5GW more than the country’s current peak demand. Continue reading...

First reactor at 3.2GW nuclear power project in Somerset now expected to start commissioning in 2030, at a further cost of €2.5bn to EDF

Cero Generation and Enso Energy have reached financial close on the Bumble Bee project, a co-located utility scale solar PV and battery energy storage project in the UK.

Energy UK and CBI urge Ministers to work with businesses to identify reforms that can curb energy costs, as fresh warnings are issued over soaring data centre electricity demand

Vestas has received a large British order, the company announced Friday.

RWE and Vestas have signed a turbine supply agreement for the Vanguard West offshore wind farm project in the UK.

OCS has announced the launch of OCS Energy Services, a dedicated and fully integrated business unit designed to turn Net Zero plans into real-world results through a full-lifecycle delivery model. […]

There has been a frenzy of response to Donut Labs’ announcement of the world’s first solid-state battery. Donut Labs produced a response video to critics. The video says everyone jumped the shark, and independent testing is coming. It drops hints all over the place. It tells their strategy and why ...

Operational experience, credibility and optimisation performance are becoming key to BESS bankability, writes Jürgen Mayerhofer, CEO and co-founder of optimiser Enspired.

Despite promising baseload power, geothermal continues to attract a fraction of the investment flowing into wind and solar. Mike Eason, Chief Technology Officer at John Crane, argues that the sector’s bottleneck is not resources—it’s engineering credibility.

We're seeking evidence to provide a foundation to set a strategy for the downstream oil sector.

New paper details how up to eight irreversible environmental tipping points could be reached below 2C of warming

Dr Gediminas Mikutis explains how real-world supply chain controversies shaped Haelixa's approach to enabling brands to verify material claims - and how opportunities can lie in sectors where trust is broken

Danish overnment’s desire to extend oil and gas licenses in the North Sea provides clarity for short-term investments, says Ineos’ European director.

Geothermal energy, a clean, continuous energy source accessible in many locations, has been slow to catch on. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans made extensive use of geothermal energy—heat from the Earth—including at the spa complex at present-day Bath, England. Electricity was first produced from geothermal sources in the early 1900s in Italy. In the… Read more