#1
CBAM: UK sets out rates and guidance for forthcoming carbon border levy
Importers of aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, iron, and steel will soon face levies based on the carbon emissions associated with their products
Business Green
Daily Debrief
Top stories from Tuesday 20 October 2026
- #2
Fuuse and Drax team up to take on 14,000 EV charging sockets
Partners take over bp pulse's EV fleet charging infrastructure, providing support to more than 1,000 business customers
Business Green - #3
World's biggest offshore wind farm battles CfD deadline as turbine troubles weigh
Dogger Bank developers have applied to delay a transmission licence, which speaks volumes about the impact that blade failures have had on the commissioning programme
Recharge News - #4
'Our Geothermal Nation': How the UK could unlock 10GW of geothermal heat by 2050
National Geothermal Centre sets out how UK could deliver heat, power and jobs through geothermal energy with government support
Business Green - #5
Europe should allow grid operators to own batteries – Ember
Montel News - #6
EC urged to tackle supply shock “gaps” in new grid backup rules
Montel News Get tomorrow's top 15 stories in your inbox
Free, one email each weekday, plus a weekly roundup on Sundays.
- #7
BloombergNEF: Copper mines need $300bn investment to avoid supply deficit
Latest Transition Metals Outlook report warns looming copper supply deficit could undermine global electrification drive
Business Green - #8
Cornish Metals launches £135m funding round to reopen UK tin mine
Funds will be used to reopen 400-year-old tin mine in support of national critical minerals strategy
Business Green - #9
UK grid engineers: More wind and solar make power system harder to manage
Some engineers at NESO blame net zero policy for troubles in new report after scorching heat put UK grid under severe pressure this summer
Recharge News - #10
Industry sets out path to bring down electricity prices and deliver clean heat for homes and businesses
The Government must bring down the cost of electricity relative to gas or risk continuing to lock homes and businesses into high prices, according to a new report from Energy UK. Sparking Change: How to make clean heat cheaper and accelerate electrification, supported by Mitsubishi Electric, sets out how a proposed…
Energy UK - #11
Ofwat staff vote for strike action amid ‘drift and delay’ to reforms
Utility Week - #12
Ørsted completes construction of UK battery project
reNEWS - #13
China proposes export controls on solar technology
Proposed restrictions on 12 solar technologies could slow manufacturing advances outside China
Energy Live News - #14
Costs soared as Europe raced to build renewables while the grid fell behind
Record balancing costs show that the European energy transition has solved supply but not delivery; panels at BNEF’s London summit called for systems thinking, but who pays for the system?
Recharge News - #15
Research: Pathways to SF6 free distribution networks
Report examining the potential impacts of phasing out sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from the distribution network in Great Britain.
DESNZ (Gov.uk)