Weekly Debrief

Electric aircraft set to take flight from 2029, making Loganair the first commercial operator in Europe to offer electric routes

Law change means renters and flat owners may be able to cut bills as energy costs soar amid Iran war British households will be able to buy plug-in solar panels later this summer after the government changed the law so the UK’s biggest retailers could bring them to market for the first time. People across the country will be able to join the millions across Europe generating their own electricity using “balcony solar panels” from 27 August, according to legislation passed last week. Continue reading...

Aviation start-up announces £10m in government funding, alongside 'broad package of support' to help kick start production of its electric aircraft in the UK

Series of innovative projects secure funding to support development of infrastructure to enable zero emission flights from UK airports

Financial close reached for battery energy storage project that will be located on the site of the former West Burton coal power plant

Report by the DESNZ independent Panel of Technical Experts providing advice on the National Energy System Operator’s 2026 Electricity Capacity Report.

Data monitoring the uptake of low carbon technologies on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), including the installation of air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps and biomass boilers.

New face in Energy inherits massive offshore wind momentum

The United Kingdom has emerged as one of the first countries pursuing two fundamentally different pathways to commercialize small modular reactors.

We caught up with Michael Koller, Solutions Director for Europe and the UK with Envision Energy, at this year’s Smarter E Europe trade show in Munich.

BESS has huge potential to be deployed alongside AI data centres, but how are industry players positioning themselves to capture this opportunity?

CHINT Global's Beibei Zheng discusses how the company is responding to Europe's dual challenge of AI sovereignty and energy security.

Ocean Winds has secured offshore consent from the Scottish government for its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm.

Battery failures can escalate quickly: Heat accumulates, materials break down, and gases ignite in a chain reaction known as thermal runaway. Such events are rare thanks to carefully applied safeguards in material design and battery management systems. Still, continued research is needed to anticipate how new battery materials behave, understand ...

The global solar industry has been taking off like a rocket while relying primarily on silicon, a material first introduced back in 1954. Now a new wave of 21st century materials is poised to turbo-boost solar power into the next level, with perovskite solar cells front and center. Perovskites are ...

Ocean Winds has received offshore consent from the Scottish Government for the 2GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm.

Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilers Andy Burnham is considering radical plans that could cut household energy bills by £130 a year and make running a heat pump cheaper than a gas boiler. In his speech on Friday as he became the new Labour leader, Burnham promised to reduce the price of “essentials”, and a cost of living package is expected to be one of his first announcements in Downing Street. Continue reading...

Trump or no Trump, the global offshore wind industry is taking advantage of new cost-cutting technologies and a new generation of offshore construction vessels that can handle today's supersized turbines.

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 ...

At the 2026 Solar and Energy Storage Innovation Conference, LONGi officially announced that its independently developed crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.5%, certified by the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI), once again setting a new world record. Crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells represent the ...

Nextpower has finalized its previously announced acquisition of energy storage manufacturer Prevalon Energy, marking the start of its energy storage business. Prevalon domestically produces energy storage products for the utility-scale energy market, of which there are 6 GWh currently deployed globally. “We are very pleased to welcome the talented Prevalon team to Nextpower. The team…

Decision criticised by oil and gas industry as well as trade union

National Energy System Operator’s task made more difficult by climate change and increasing use of renewables

The energy system operator is increasingly turning to households and businesses to better balance supply and demand

Santander UK becomes first bank to update mortgage affordability assessment to recognise the financial benefits associated with homes on 'Zero Bills' tariffs, allowing owners to borrow up to £30,000 more

As battery systems become more complex, validation is increasingly shifting from hardware-intensive testing toward simulation-based workflows that improve repeatability, reduce costs, and accelerate software verification. Battery management systems (BMS), which are central to cell monitoring, safety, and performance optimization, require extensive validation across thousands of operating and fault conditions before reaching production. Testing these scenarios [...]

ScottishPower has announced plans to repower and double capacity of the Whitelee onshore wind farm.

Swaptopus is easy to misread as a quirky name for another electric-truck infrastructure project. It is a newly formed joint venture between Octopus Energy and CATL, created to develop automated battery-swapping hubs for heavy trucks across Europe. Octopus is a UK-founded energy and technology group whose activities span electricity retail, ...

Latest HERO WEC Mission Status Update Examines How New Charge Controller Design Addresses Critical Challenge in Wave Energy Industry Since 2024, researchers at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) have been improving the overall design of NLR’s hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter—or HERO WEC. Their work aims ...

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 ...