Daily Debrief

Consortium of clean tech groups form Union DAC and announce plans to develop large scale carbon removal plant

Peter Dilks, Shakespeare Martineau The government recently unveiled some of the detail surrounding the Future Homes Standard that mandates all new build properties must soon be fitted with solar panels and a heat pump, or form part of a heat network, in an effort to help address both environmental goals and the […]

The government has poured public money into the bioeconomy yet lets the resulting industries scale up overseas - which is why the new BioRevolution Coalition is calling for growth, jobs and investment to be captured at home, writes Jen Vanderhoven, CEO of the BBIA

Jamie Hillis, Flexitricity. Across the UK, fleet electrification is accelerating. Logistics operators are under pressure to decarbonise, reduce exposure to volatile fuel costs and meet ESG commitments. For cold-chain operators, […]

Megan Coulton, senior associate and Ryan Naidoo, associate in Trowers & Hamlins’ Energy and Sustainability team. The heat networks sector is undergoing its most significant regulatory transformation in a generation. […]

A quarter of a million low-income households could save up to £620 on their energy bills if the Government uses part of the existing Warm Homes Plan funding to support the installation of solar panels, batteries and clean heating systems. A new report by Energy UK calls for the creation of a new Energy Upgrade Grant, backed by £1.5 billion from money recently committed by the Government to install new clean technologies in low-income households.… Read more

Statistical releases on heat pump installations in the United Kingdom.

The first quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 35.2% share in the UK, up from 30.0% in Q1 2025. BEV share grew modestly year on year (YoY), whilst PHEV grew more. Overall Q1 auto volume was 614,854 units, up some 6% YoY. Tesla was the best-selling BEV brand in ...

Companies able to claim they have made ‘best efforts’ even if they fall short of climate goals

Screening decision by the Secretary of State for the Trafford Power Project, Carrington, Greater Manchester.

A hydrogen bus fire in Crawley should not be turned into a simple hydrogen-cause story. That would be sloppy, and the investigation needs to run its course. But it is a useful hook for the real transit lesson: a small hydrogen fleet can create a large operational support problem, and ...

Elliot Ajose, Regional Sales and Technical Manager, Chauvin Arnoux UK A primary school secured government funding to transition away from oil heating and move towards a fully electric system as […]

Electrification is the purchase of optionality and China bought more of it than any nation in history

Still-ample stocks and some more reactive producers and consumers look to have left the world better equipped to cope with disruption

I was invited to a GM Event in San Francisco where GM made 3 big announcements: GM activates Vehicle to Grid (V2G) for existing customers with no new hardware required GM expands grid-scale battery storage with a big bet on sodium-ion GM announces Energy Pass — one universal interface for ...