Daily Debrief

The government has big ambitions for AI and clean power - and reforms required to support data centres could have positive ripple effects on the energy transition, writes techUK's Katie Davies

Plans to double tariffs on steel imports and boost domestic steel production through electric arc furnaces confirmed as part of new £2.5bn Steel Strategy

NESO confirms changes to rules that mean millions of households and offices with an EV charger, heat pump or battery can save money by helping balance the electricity network

The elusive power source is gradually moving closer to becoming a reality

Also in today’s newsletter: Fervo Energy secures $421mn for next-generation geothermal project

Europe expected to overtake China in pace of offshore wind farm installations this year, and establish dominance in the 2030s, says new report

UK battery storage projects won a combined 1.8GW of capacity market (CM) obligations across the T-1 and T-4 auctions.

Kingspan, a global leader in high-performance building envelope systems, has partnered with Zestec Renewable Energy, a wholly owned business within Octopus Energy Generation funds, to deliver a groundbreaking solution for […]

Griff Thomas, Executive Director of Energy Transition and External Affairs at United Infrastructure and Managing Director at GTEC Training As the push to decarbonise the built environment accelerates, hybrid heating […]

Good Energy buys Scottish solar panel business, as it continues to expand its clean tech installation services nationwide

World Forum Offshore Wind report also points to super-sized models of the future and a five-year low in installations last year

Someone suggested Fraunhofer’s Powerpaste as a solution to the safety and cost challenges of hydrogen at sea after I wrote about the new DNV maritime hydrogen safety guidelines that make it even more uneconomic. It is an understandable instinct. If compressed hydrogen is dangerous and expensive, perhaps changing its form ...

Traders and analysts warn of lasting disruption after damage to facility that supplies a fifth of the world’s LNG

The price of BESS has fallen steadily in the past few years, but recent events look set to slow or event reverse that trend at least in the short term. Video interviewees at last month's Energy Storage Summit 2026 shared their views on the topic.

Month-ahead UK wholesale gas price hits highest level since August 2022 as Donald Trump threatens retaliation Middle East crisis – live updates Business live – latest updates Gas prices jumped to four-year highs and oil prices rose again after an escalation of attacks by Israel and Iran on gasfields heightened fears of prolonged disruption to international energy supplies. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose by 8% to $116 a barrel. Crude prices have soared by 60% since the US-Israeli war on Iran started on 28 February. Continue reading...