Daily Debrief · Weekend edition

Groups eye windfall as technology’s potential to deliver abundant power attracts investors

While the US is languishing thanks to permitting hell, the UK is looking to speed up its clean energy transition with faster grid connections for solar, wind, and battery projects. “Britain has offered grid connections to more than 700 projects, the country’s power planning ​body said on Wednesday, under a ...

Security and cost concerns elevate business push for overhaul of power systems

New report highlights how UK can increase current offshore wind industry workforce to meet levels required to deliver clean power by 2030

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Scott Blalock, general manager, integrated applications engineering, at BESS integrator Wärtsilä Energy Storage.

Campaign calls on ministers to level the playing field for Britain's bio-based industries, warning the UK is the only G7 nation without a national bioeconomy strategy

Vinod Philip says faltering offshore wind expansion plans would mean downsized factories as German developers get cold feet

The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Big takeaways A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives. The solar-powered system uses specially engineered black metal to absorb sunlight. Its self-cleaning surface separates and collects salts, instead of dumping them as harmful ...

According to an analysis from Environment America and Frontier Group, permitting requirements can add a whopping $7,000 to the cost of a rooftop solar power system. $7,000?! That’s a crazy amount of extra money to add onto a solar power system just to get a permit. The good news in ...

What is driving and shaping European BESS project financing and M&A this year?

Head of analysis at energy tech company Volue points to rising electricity demand in Norway and a growing surplus of wind power in the United Kingdom as reasons for reviving NorthConnect.

RWE has completed the installation of all 100 of its 14 MW turbines at the Sofia offshore wind farm.

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor ‘serious’ about taking over ‘essentials of life’ if he becomes PM, a move critics say could cost taxpayer billions A decade-long project to bring water and energy into public control will lie at the heart of Andy Burnham’s agenda should he become prime minister, according to sources close to the Greater Manchester mayor. Several close allies of Burnham have said he wants to take over broad swathes of UK utilities in an effort to improve performance and potentially reduce bills for consumers. Continue reading...

Floating solar PV power has been one of the most interesting and fun segments of the global solar power industry in the past decade. When it started popping onto the scene, it was catchy, but one wondered, was it really practical and cost effective? As it turns out, the benefits ...