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Top stories from Monday 23 March 2026

  1. #6

    Improving subsea power cable reliability in offshore wind

    As offshore wind capacity continues to expand, subsea power cables have become one of the most critical, and vulnerable, components of the sector’s infrastructure. These cables carry electricity from offshore turbines to onshore grids and interconnect individual turbines across wind farms. Despite their importance, cable reliability remains one of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges, argues Dr Chris Minto, Director & Founder, Indeximate.

    Energy Global
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  3. #13

    The UK sleepwalked into this energy price shock | Nils Pratley

    Many of the decisions predate this government but the notion that Britain was better prepared for this crisis is fanciful “Because of the choices we made before the conflict in the Middle East began, we are better prepared for a more volatile world”, the chief secretary to the Treasury, James Murray, claimed last week. That statement – surprise, surprise – failed to calm the bond vigilantes who had pushed the yield on 10-year government debt to a punishing 5% before Monday’s modest retreat. Murray seemed to be referring to tax increases and the chancellor’s decision to shift £150 of green levies from energy bills into general taxation. Count those if you wish but, come on, they are minor entries. The UK’s vulnerability to energy price shocks flows from bigger forces, such as our large and growing dependency on imports. Continue reading...

    The Guardian Energy