Weekly Debrief

Projections of energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation from 2024 to 2050.

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership has awarded a total of £1.2 million to five UK companies to accelerate investment in offshore wind manufacturing facilities.

Prysmian has secured a £2bn ($2.7bn) contract to provide cable for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) project, a subsea electricity connection.

Plans delayed by high costs and complexity involved, upsetting decarbonisation ambitions of factories in north-west

Statement outlining the UK Government’s guiding principles for civil nuclear fuel use to support energy security, new reactor deployment, and long‑term planning.

Brookfield Renewable says it's 'evaluating more opportunities' in Europe

How much capacity will win contracts, big projects in the running and potential breakthroughs for co-located and repowered wind farms will all be closely watched

Solar panel, heat pump, and battery storage installations grew 34 per cent year-on-year, driven by government funding and new build installations

New report argues decarbonising farming would have a minimal impact on food prices while delivering enhanced resilience, but careful policy interventions are required to manage what is a 'profound' shift for farmers

Lancashire project capable of powering more than 65,000 homes for an hour, while preventing 2,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year

Total amount of flexible grid capacity secured by grid operator increases 10-fold year-on-year to 196GWh

Government promises to establish pipeline of credible next generation nuclear projects in a bid to help developers crowd-in private investment

Twenty-five grid expansion, network upgrade, and energy efficiency projects secure share of Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Noon Energy co-founder and CEO Chris Graves about the company’s approach to long-duration energy storage.

Henrik Andersen says company's dicussions with Britain 'don't lean towards' role for Chinese wind turbine suppliers like Mingyang

Oxford-based SAF start-up Oxccu has begun supplying its pilot facility with green hydrogen, replacing grey hydrogen volumes previously used in its fuel synthesis process, as it seeks to validate lifecycle emissions reductions alongside process efficiency.

In January 2026, the government announced the landmark £15 billion ‘Warm Homes Plan’. Labelled the biggest public investment in home upgrades in British history, this long- awaited plan aims to secure UK energy…

Danish turbine group's CEO and chairman say policymakers need to put 'money where mouth is' as group delivers highest ever revenue

Tesla reported company-high energy storage deployments and revenue growth in 2025 but expects “low-cost competition” and policy factors to affect margins this year.

Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products.

Probe under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation follows warnings that subsidised Chinese turbine makers could undercut European manufacturers

Brian Monaghan, sales director at IndiNature, discusses the firm’s efforts to roll out carbon-negative insulation at scale, and the potential impact of a national retrofit policy

Commercial landlords claim they have been left 'in the dark and out in the cold' by a lack of clarity on proposed new energy efficiency standards

Britain’s battery storage pipeline continues to pivot toward contractual structures that prioritize operational control over outright asset ownership, as Drax Group enters a 10 year tolling agreement tied to Fidra Energy’s 250 MW 500 MWh West Burton C battery project.

A new, compact pumped hydro energy storage system uses lower elevations and sloping hills, avoiding the cost and environmental impacts of mountain-based storage systems.

A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Last year, almost every new car sold in Norway, the nature-loving country flush with oil wealth, was fully electric. In prosperous Denmark, which was all-in on petrol and diesel cars until just before Covid, sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) reached a share of 68%. In California, the share of zero-emissions vehicles hit 20%. And at least every third new car now bought by the Dutch, Finns, Belgians and Swedes burns no fuel. These figures, which would have felt fanciful just five years ago, show the rich world leading the shift away from cars that pump out toxic gas and planet-heating pollutants. But a more startling trend is that electric car sales are also racing ahead in many developing countries. While China is known for its embrace of electric vehicles (EVs), demand has also soared in emerging markets from South America to south-east Asia. BEV sales in Turkey have caught up with the EU’s, data published this week shows. The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return? The UK government didn’t want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I’m not surprised The 16-month battle to reveal the truth about Sydney Water’s poo balls Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution ‘My Tesla has become ordinary’: Turkey catches up with EU in electric car sales The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up Continue reading...

Strong winds will cause Ørsted’s offshore wind farms to produce more, and this will be reflected in the bottom line, which is the primary reason why the company is optimistic about the coming year.

Harsh winter and policy changes push prices to 10-month high

Trade tensions between Beijing and Washington drive ‘influx’ of funding, says Adamas Intelligence

Bloom among companies whose stock has surged as Big Tech turns to niche energy providers to power its sites