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The energy transition’s last mile
Lenders and investors are starting to fund households’ adoption of renewable technology
Financial Times Energy
Daily Debrief
Top stories from Wednesday 15 July 2026
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Battery startup intends to challenge China’s dominance: "We’re going to make our investors insanely rich"
”We are talking to virtually all the major refining companies in Europe,” says CEO of Nordic Salt Cycle.
EnergyWatch - #3
What does a bankable route-to-market strategy for battery storage in Europe actually look like?
With technology risk now largely removed from the equation, assessing how a battery storage project will perform across market opportunities is now the main object of financiers’ scrutiny, writes Ryan Alexander of enspired.
Energy Storage News - #4
Hundreds more schools to save on bills as government solar drive slashes millions off energy costs
First wave of schools to get government-funded solar will save £220 million on their bills to reinvest in children’s education
DESNZ (Gov.uk) - #5
Google projects are evidence that long-duration CO2 Batteries are ‘reliable capacity assets,’ Energy Dome says
ESN Premium speaks with Ben Potter at CO2 Battery startup Energy Dome about the company’s latest project with Google and why the market is turning in favour of long-duration energy storage (LDES).
Energy Storage News - #6
Notice: UK cleantech innovation challenges: programme overview
This publication sets out the purpose of the cleantech innovation challenges and how they will work.
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'Move away from blanket policies': How can businesses develop an effective heat plan?
As calls grow for the government to draw up more ambitious plans to help the UK cope with extreme heatwaves, experts offer advice on the steps businesses can take to prepare for future summers that are set to be dangerously hot
Business Green - #8
Oil traders warn market is close to running on empty as Hormuz shuts again
Stockpiles that acted as shock absorbers early in Iran war are running low as key waterway closes once more
Financial Times Energy - #9
Europe faces fight over a push to direct carbon levy to green industry
Brussels risks a row with member states over how emissions trading scheme revenues are spent
Financial Times Energy - #10
Thames Water warns over long-term future
Utility says it can survive 12 months but cautions that liquidity may fall short before recapitalisation
Financial Times Energy - #11
Financing costs overtake turbine prices as key risk for wind projects
Financing costs have overtaken wind turbine prices as a central risk for projects, with IRENA calling cost of capital a 'decisive divide' between renewable energy markets
Recharge News - #12
Xpanner sets up excavator-based solar panel installation
Xpanner today releases its X1 Panel Lift, an intelligent, excavator-based solar panel installation. The platform, previously deployed on pile drivers for solar piling applications, has now been expanded to automate panel lifting and placement as well. The X1 Panel Lift is designed to take on repetitive material handling on utility-scale projects, allowing installation crews to…
Solar Power World - #13
China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy
Beijing’s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism
Financial Times Energy - #14
Wind power supplier posts its highest revenue ever
Jupiter Bach has laid out a cautious yet ambitious strategy for the future and is riding high on a successful year. But the wind energy market still faces volatility, the CEO warns.
EnergyWatch - #15
Sodium-ion battery maker takes aim at lithium's grip on US storage
Silicon Valley-based Peak Energy is building a 4GWh facility to meet $1bn in customer commitments in early test of nascent technology's marketability
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