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New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham must act to avoid country missing out on ‘generational’ opportunity to pair data centre power demand with new wind and solar deployment, warns Barclays green finance chief
2026 Q2 saw plugin EVs at 41.4% share in the UK, up from 34.2% in Q2 2025. BEV share grew decently year on year, whilst PHEV share grew modestly. Overall Q2 auto volume was 523,075 units, up some 13% YoY. Tesla was the best-selling BEV brand in Q2. 2026 Q2 ...
New Prime Minister said to be increasingly likely to back further oil and gas production in the North Sea, including approval for controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank projects
New flywheel energy storage systems can be located largely underground, offering aesthetic benefits alongside the potential for lower costs, longer duration, and less reliance on overseas supply chains.
New global name brings Hyundai Motor Group’s V2X services together under a single identity AllDayEnergy integrates Smart Charging (V1G), Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) services under a single global identity Starting with V1G smart charging, rollout will begin in the UK first via the Kia App in H2 2026, with ...
When it comes to service vessels, the offshore wind sector still talks about decarbonisation as a future challenge rather than today’s commercial decision
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Energy shake up by new Prime Minister as offshore giant swoops for top executive, plus other people moving in wind power this week
Oil supermajor lining up sale of Lightsource BP solar operation to Kuwaiti-backed consortium, it is reported
Are EU plans to reform its Emissions Trading System a lifeline for struggling industry and a much-needed boost for carbon removals, or a giant subsidy that gives firms more freedom to pollute?
Airlines and industrial buyers look for supplies safe from continuing turmoil
Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal. Andy Burnham’s new government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow oil to be retrieved from the Rosebank site despite opposition from climate campaigners and some Labour MPs. Continue reading...
Qualitas Energy and investment arm of sovereign wealth fund in advanced talks to purchase renewables business
SSE has received Section 36 Planning Consent from the Scottish government to proceed with upgrades to the Sloy Hydro-electric Power Station.
CorPower Ocean has been awarded the world’s first DNV Prototype Certificate for a Wave Energy Converter.
Qingfeng Yuan, CTO of Ampace, explains how semi-solid state cell chemistry and high-frequency cycling validation are addressing the artificial intelligence infrastructure sector's zero-tolerance requirements for safety and reliability.