The floating wind sector achieved several key milestones in 2024, including 9.8GW of new lease awards, up to 11.7GW of tender launches, and the awarding of subsidies for commercial-scale projects in France, the UK and South Korea.

The EU will scale back its carbon border levy so that it concentrates on the largest emitters. The result is that only ten per cent of companies will now be covered by the scheme.

EU Member States have significantly closed the gap to achieving the 2030 energy and climate targets, according to the European Commission's assessment of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs).

Heat pumps installations have continued to climb in second-best March ever, with almost a quarter of new builds having a heat pump installed in March according to Ambient.

Ofgem has confirmed a drop in energy costs, estimating that from 1 July to 30 September 2025 the price for energy for a typical household who use electricity and gas and pay by Direct Debit will go down by 7 per cent to £1,720 per year.

Self-styled “Clean Energy Champion” SSE has warned that it may not meet its own 2030 renewable energy targets, cutting its five-year spending to £17.5bn (a reduction of £3bn).

Global climate predictions show temperatures are expected to continue at or near record levels in the next five years, increasing climate risks and impacts on societies, economies and sustainable development, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Vena Global Group has announced a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to the development of AI-ready data centre infrastructure (AI-DC) in campuses integrated with large-scale renewable power projects, as well as distributed edge facilities co-located with its renewable energy sites.

Food brands and food charities have come together to pilot an AI solution to redistribute the equivalent of up to 1.5 million surplus meals.

Enel has signed a swap agreement with Gulf Pacific Power to increase its equity stake in wind farms, increasing its net installed consolidated capacity in the US by 285MW, and adding to Enel’s total installed renewable capacity in the US to 11,620MW in the first quarter of 2025.

A report by JATO Dynamics indicates that Chinese carmaker BYD has outsold Tesla in Europe, shifting 7,231 EVs against the 7,165 units the US maker registered.

Electric Vehicles UK is warning that the trade deal with the US might mean a limit on Chinese EVs, seen as vital to expand the use of electric cars.