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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Energy technologies now represent multi-trillion dollar global markets, with the energy sector increasingly becoming an innovator across batteries, transformers, turbines, motors and heat exchangers.

Octopus Fleet, a newly launched product aims to bring fleet needs under one roof, allowing businesses of any size and at any stage of the EVs journey from fleet payment tools to all-around tariffs and EV charger, solar or battery installations.

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.

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.