Daily Debrief

Plant would handle V236 15MW components subject to success securing orders for wind turbines off the back of UK auctions

Interconnector cable linking Scotland's abundant wind power with homes and businesses England is earmarked to come online in 2034

Department for Transport confirms extension of electric truck and van schemes, as it looks to mobilise over £1bn of funding in support of fleet decarbonisation efforts

Ex-Fluence alumnus Marek Kubik sat down with Energy-Storage.news at last month's Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London to talk big picture BESS technology trends, including energy density, LDES and sodium-ion.

An overview of the next steps for future electricity interconnection and offshore hybrid assets as Great Britain transitions towards becoming a Clean Energy Superpower.

The UK’s low-carbon hydrogen pipeline has added another permitted project, with Uniper receiving planning approval for its Humber H2ub Green facility, a 120MW electrolytic hydrogen plant intended to supply industrial demand from the end of the decade.

Project InnerSpace and XPRIZE have announced a collaboration to design a major incentive prize targeting breakthroughs in integrated geothermal surface plant systems, including turbomachinery and other surface system components.

ScottishPower has secured £600 million National Wealth Fund green financing for strategic UK subsea power link.

Will 2026 be the year industrial AI proves its commercial value in traditional, asset-heavy industries such as oil and gas?

UK energy giant inks deal that will see Schneider Electric maintain 'significant' minority interest in US clean tech outfit

BW Ideol has announced that its Fos3F factory dedicated to the serial production of concrete floating wind foundations has secured up to €126 million in public funding.

The United Kingdom’s hydrogen innovation landscape is under renewed scrutiny following claims that a proposed $1 billion fuel cell venture was abruptly halted, raising questions about how emerging energy technologies are funded, validated, and sustained.

Ming Yang’s plans to build Scottish factory thwarted

The Danish wind turbine manufacturer plans to invest over EUR 250m in a new factory.

Latest crisis is yet another reminder that reset in industrial policy is needed, including a more strategic one for energy The cost of energy for British business was a crisis even before the Iran war sent prices higher: the UK already had the highest electricity prices for industry among G7 countries. Now comes the next whack. How big will it be? Projections from the energy consultancy Cornwall Insight are steep for electricity and gas. For the former, it thinks increases of 10-30% are on the cards; for the latter 25-80%. The ranges are wide because, unlike with households, there are no price caps for businesses. Contracts are a negotiation, more or less, between supplier and customer. Continue reading...