Clean technology’s missing ingredient is the customer
Climate tech needs customers not just capital, according to HSBC. Mature electrification technologies captured about 92.5% of global transition investment in 2025, with credible demand and dependable revenues critical to making emerging technologies bankable. According… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
ASEAN energy security is falling behind electricity demand, IEA warns
Southeast Asian electricity demand is forecast to increase by an average 5.4% annually between 2026 and 2030. Falling domestic oil production and growing LNG imports are increasing exposure to fuel price shocks and maritime chokepoints. The IEA’s prescription – electrification, efficiency, strategic stocks and regional power trading – creates both competition and opportunity for UK […]
UK’s wind-related grid congestion bill passes £1.5 billion
Octopus Energy estimates that wind-related constraint management has cost more than £1.5bn this year, surpassing the whole of 2025. This is not simply money paid to wind farms: the figure combines the cost of reducing… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
Equinor raises stakes in Rosebank and Jackdaw consent battle
Equinor chief executive Anders Opedal says rejection of either development would be a “major setback” for its Adura joint venture with Shell. Both projects remain under review after a court quashed their original approvals because… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
EU turns to collective energy buying as price shock tests climate rules
The European Commission wants to move beyond matching buyers and sellers by appointing a market operator to procure energy collectively. Brussels will offer exporters one year of flexibility on methane requirements and open talks with European refiners, although the legal route for delaying binding rules remains unresolved. The package combines immediate fossil fuel intervention with […]