Daily Debrief · Weekend edition

This is the start of a series of articles by Recharge examining seabed allocation and support systems across the continent's currently most relevant offshore wind markets - starting with the UK, Ireland and France

Decision by the Secretary of State on an application for post-consent condition discharge.

Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build The future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The world’s biggest car seller, BYD, unveiled a new battery giving its latest electric models more than 600 miles of range. Remarkably, the Chinese motor-maker said 250 miles of range could be injected into its new batteries in just five minutes. If true, the last remaining advantages of petrol cars – long range and quick refuelling – are beginning to disappear. But such technology requires megawatt charging points. A single charger can draw as much power as a small town in Britain. BYD’s system relies on chargers delivering around 1.5 megawatts of electricity – more than four times the fastest chargers in the UK. China is moving fast, planning thousands of megawatt charging stations within two years. Continue reading...

Further attacks on energy infrastructure over weekend also pose new threat

Why EU type approval is the missing lever to make every EV a grid asset. In 2024, T&E highlighted the potential of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), and bi-directional charging of Electric Vehicles (EVs). EVs are ‘Batteries on Wheels’, delivering flexibility benefits for the electricity grid, supporting the integration of more renewables, and delivering ...

Three people will leave the board of UK supermajor in a move said to be 'essential' to its pivot back to oil and gas

National Gas insists storage broadly in line with levels for time of year despite disruption for tankers carrying LNG Great Britain has only two days of natural gas stored after a decline in energy reserves, as more tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) are diverted from their course to Europe towards Asia because of the Iran war. Great Britain had 6,999 gigawatt hours (GWh) of natural gas stored on Saturday, according to figures from National Gas, which owns and operates the gas national transmission system. This compares with 9,105 GWh a year earlier. Continue reading...

Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs

The latest announcement about Hinkley Point C was predictable. The first reactor at the plant in Somerset is now expected to begin generating electricity in 2030. The cost estimate has climbed again, now reaching roughly £35B in 2015 pounds or about £49B in current money according to Electricité de France. ...

New research from Schneider Electric explores how hospitals can cut energy use, carbon emissions, and costs through digital upgrades

Traders brace for longer conflict and further production shutdowns

The company has opened the Mørre hybrid power plant, drawing on experience from its recent Swedish renewables acquisition to advance battery technology.

Prices rise almost 20-fold in a few hours as solar gives way to natural gas made scarce by war in Middle East

If supply disruptions persist, holders of stockpiled reserves can’t be relied on to fully cushion the impact