Top stories from Wednesday 6 May 2026
Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy, UK-based Tokamak Energy, and infrastructure services giant AECOM reveal plans to deliver UK's first commercial fusion facility within a decade
The UK needs to deliver at least 5 gigawatts (GW) of new offshore wind every year if it is to meet the government’s clean power goals, according to a new report published today by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK). OEUK’s 2026 Wind Insight warns that while offshore wind remains one of the UK’s biggest success stories, […]
Most ambitious British timeframe yet for the technology comes as US and China race ahead in funding for sector
SolarPower Europe maps out scenario where solar and storage projects are deployed at scale through to 2030, cutting operating costs in half
Partnership to secure clean and optimised power for new modular data centres that provide waste heat to swimming pools and heat networks
Orsted faces a two-month delay to the onshore grid connection for Hornsea 3, but CEO sees 'manageable' risk
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Wegge-Larsen also tells Recharge that business of wind turbine giant has so far escaped unscathed from Trump administration attacks on US permitting and Iran war
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced an expert review of the Second Order Draft of its Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
Improved execution of onshore and offshore wind business, as well as ramp-up of offshore manufacturing helps results
External factors delay Hornsea 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind projects, but impacts remain manageable, says CEO Rasmus Errboe.
Sales of offshore wind turbines are a major growth area for Vestas, which is seeing strong growth, particularly in the European market.
80-metre-long blades are the largest ever to be installed at a UK onshore wind farm
Even in the midst of a severe global fossil fuel energy crisis, energy efficiency measures - supported by electrification and digital technologies - are still too often overlooked, writes Nicola Cullen from the Climate Group
As a result, the consortia that have applied for Utsira North can continue their preparatory work without fearing for the political funding.
The cybersecurity risks our nation’s energy infrastructure is facing are not hypothetical — they are increasingly visible and growing steadily. Recently, Solar Power World’s Managing Editor Billy Ludt highlighted this growing concern in his article on solar inverter advancements and the urgent need for stronger cybersecurity protocols. As he outlined, distributed energy resources (DERs) are…