Weekly Debrief

New factory in Scarborough, Yorkshire to make components for electric cars, clean energy tech, and energy efficient buildings

National Wealth Fund among investors backing Thorpe Marsh project in Yorkshire, which is slated to export power for over 785,000 homes

Trail-blazing Manchester Prize finalists explain how harnessing AI could help turbocharge the low-carbon economy

Fidra Energy has secured £1 billion for the largest BESS in the UK, while EDF and Elements Green have agreed a toll for a 720MWh system.

Fidra Energy has reached financial close on the UK’s largest battery energy storage system project, backed by EIG and the National Wealth Fund.

Money flowing into green and blue hydrogen projects rises $35bn in the past year

August’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 38.3% share in the UK, up from 29.4% year on year. BEVs grew volume 15% YoY, and PHEVs grew 69%. Overall auto volume was 82,908 units, down some 2% YoY. The UK’s leading BEV brand was Tesla, with a 15% share of the ...

Projects are under way to connect regions and countries creating a new era of energy ties between economies

Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say

Partners claim demand side response project could unlock new revenue streams and the possibility of zero electricity bills for UK homeowners

EXCLUSIVE: Software company to help firms measure downstream emissions across distribution, consumer use, and end-of-life

With the right funding and policy support, the Dover-France trade route could become the UK's first high-volume green shipping corridor, writes Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse

Scotland-based Clyde Hydrogen claims its pioneering technology makes hydrogen production 'cheaper, simpler, and safer'

As hybridisation and changing grid and market conditions redefine the scope of asset performance management, renewables project services provider E3's Anouk Hut looks at the growing importance of physics-based modelling and integrated digital infrastructure.

Emerging tech must prove it can outcompete the incumbent, writes Sightline Climate analyst Lukas Karapin-Springorum, outlining the state of play in LDES technology today.

The publication of Kim and Macfarlane’s 2026 study on small modular reactors is a moment worth pausing over. Nuclear energy sits at the margins of most serious decarbonization pathways today, but SMRs have been marketed as the technology that could change that. They are advertised as cheaper, safer, faster to ...

Global low-carbon hydrogen project capacity that has reached final investment decision has surpassed 6 million metric tons/year, with $110 billion

Victoria Clarke: Senior Energy and Carbon Analyst, Salix Finance As the UK accelerates towards net zero goals, the built environment, responsible for approximately 25% of the UK’s total carbon footprint, […]

Intelligent power management company Eaton announced it is collaborating with Xendee on a design and operation platform for distributed energy and microgrid systems. The partnership couples Eaton microgrid hardware and engineering service capabilities with Xendee’s AI-powered Model Predictive Control software, which continually evaluates and optimizes microgrid systems with AI forecasted alternatives. Xendee’s solution is hardware-agnostic,…

Direction by the Secretary of State on the Lighthouse Green Fuels Project.

Power group and Chinese OEM to work together in deployment bid, which will initially focus on onshore wind but could expand into solar power and battery energy storage

National Grid says the drone deployment is the world’s first centralised, autonomous aerial inspection capability for electricity infrastructure.

Global hydrogen investments have surpassed $570 billion in announced projects through 2030, underscoring growing confidence in the sector’s decarbonization potential. Yet only $120 billion (21%) has reached final investment decision (FID), reflecting persistent uncertainty around offtake agreements, permitting, and infrastructure readiness.

Lloyd’s Register has approved SHI’s next-generation SnapWind Float offshore wind design.

SolarEdge Technologies is showcasing its new residential solar+storage product called Nexis at RE+ 2025. Built on a modular LFP battery design and SolarEdge’s DC-coupled architecture, SolarEdge Nexis is a modular, scalable solution — adapted to fit any home and designed for enhancing operational simplicity, design flexibility and fleet-level control capabilities. The platform’s DC-optimized technology provides…

Yorkshire Water is partnering with IoT specialist Netmore Group and UK environmental company Detectronic on a multi-year smart wastewater management deployment.

Developers are exploring the feasibility of connecting distant regions, such as Canada to the UK and Australia to Singapore, through cables that could extend over 4,000km.

Octopus chief says ‘enormous amounts’ of public money spent on technology should be saved

Energy firm launches new app, as study finds eight-in-10 EV drivers say public charging needs to be more user friendly

New report reveals over $100bn of investment now committed to new clean hydrogen projects globally, as sector looks to emulate the success of the wind and solar industries