The rapid expansion of renewable energy is being used to meet rising electricity demands rather than displacing fossil fuels, according to new research by the University of Sussex.
Mark Cox, head of nuclear and wholesale, and Mark Williams in the strategy and policy team at EDF have been sharing their, and their company’s, thoughts on constraint costs.
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has called on the EU to urgently strengthen its policy framework for effective and coherent adaptation, noting that whilst rapid and sustained mitigation is needed to limit future warming, strengthening adaptation is also crucial to prepare for unavoidable temperature increases.
Octopus Energy Generation is investing nearly $1bn in California’s next generation clean technology by backing two carbon removal companies using grassland restoration and reforestation to transform degraded land into carbon-absorbing assets.
The UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) has already allowed a £1bn investment from Octopus.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report on the progress of battery technology, noting that the price of batteries has fallen dramatically in recent years to the point that the cost of installing battery storage projects has dropped about 40 per cent since 2024.
The Trump administration, not generally noted for its environmental concerns, will revoke a major plank in the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, the White House has announced.
DESNZ has announced record levels of new solar and onshore wind projects as part of its latest renewables auction.
Centrica Energy and Seneca Resources have agreed the first long-term deal to support independently verified methane emissions from an MiQ-certified US natural gas producer, helping to underpin reductions over time.
MEPs have backed amendments to the EU Climate Law by 413 votes to 226 and 12 abstentions, to include a new, intermediate and binding 2040 EU climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
Rural areas, including Scotland and South-West are being left behind in the UK’s EV transition according to new analysis.
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has questioned the Governments’s decision to crackdown on North Sea oil production.
Combined, used electrified car transactions rose 30.9 per cent on 2024 to a record 770,378 units as the UK’s used car market grew in 2025.
Latest figures from the newly minted Heat Pump Association (HPA UK) show that UK heat pump sales reached record highs in 2025, with more than 125,000 units sold.
A study by Arup reveals that “billions in socioeconomic benefits” would be created if major investment in electricity grid modernisation is sustained to 2040.
Naked Energy has released its VirtuMAX, a new ground-mount solar thermal technology that uses up to 85 per cent of land area, compared to 40 per cent for conventional solar technologies.
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Installations reach a new record in 2025
Govt launches £15bn Warm Homes Plan to boost solar and cut energy bills
£1bn investment in community energy
Onshore, solar and tidal to deliver 1.3GW
Heat Pump sales jump in the UK
UK most optimistic on transition
Europe sees battery boom
EDF demands a better map for the energy transition
Mitigation not enough; adaptation will be needed
MoU for California, but raises questions over China
Octopus invests $1bn in Californian clean tech
Rural drivers left out in "two-speed" transition
AI and air con wiping out gains made by renewables
The mega battery problem
Blair: Clean Power 2030 is the wrong direction
Centrica Energy signs first methane certificate