Top stories from Thursday 12 March 2026
Energy managers in 2026 are navigating a fundamentally different landscape. Electrification is accelerating across estates, heat pumps are replacing gas systems, smart meters are embedded across portfolios, and battery storage […]
Qair has secured planning consent from the Highland Council for the onshore infrastructure associated with the Ayre offshore wind farm.
Number of heat pump installations last year was over four times higher than in 2020, new government figures confirm
The United Kingdom’s hydrogen strategy is beginning to move from policy design to project execution. One of the first tangible signs of this transition is the final investment decision for the West Wales Hydrogen project, a 20 megawatt green hydrogen facility planned for Milford Haven.
Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVs Elon Musk’s Tesla has won approval to supply electricity to households and businesses across Great Britain, as the tech billionaire expands his energy ambitions. The energy regulator, Ofgem, has formally granted Tesla an electricity supply licence, enabling it to provide electricity to domestic and business premises in England, Scotland and Wales. Continue reading...
Approval threatens further disruption to retail energy sector after decade of upheaval
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In response to growing grid constraints and rising sustainability ambitions, developers are increasingly turning to microgrids to deliver more resilient, cost-effective and future-ready developments. Brian Loft, director of operations at […]
Real estate giant pours an innovative concrete mix developed by Holcim containing CO2-removing coppiced wood and spent coffee grounds that promise to cut embodied emissions
Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets Middle East crisis – live updates Oil markets are facing the “largest supply disruption in history” as the war in Iran continues to block tankers from shipping millions of barrels of crude each day, the world energy watchdog has warned. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the supply shock ignited by Iran’s effective blockade of the strait of Hormuz meant the world faced a deeper crisis than after the Yom Kippur war of 1973 and the 2022 outbreak of war in Ukraine. Continue reading...
The bottlenecks of the system will provide 'resilient opportunities' for canny investors, while a stranded asset may not just be a coal plant, say top executives
New official data suggests EV adoption in the UK is 'on track' to meet government targets, but the auto industry is continuing to demand an 'urgent review' of targets it fears are too ambitious
Statistical releases on heat pump installations in the United Kingdom.
A new feature combines wind, solar, hydroelectric power, and batteries in a single solution and is designed to handle more complex energy parks.
A $40bn spending programme to expand generation in great part goes into gas-fired power plants
Global stocks slide as Tehran escalates attacks on energy infrastructure