AR8 opens as Clean Industry Bonus budget rises to £515 million
July 21, 2026
Applications for the eighth Contracts for Difference round opened on 20 July and close on 7 August. The Clean Industry Bonus
Policy
Miatta Fahnbulleh replaces Miliband as UK energy secretary
July 21, 2026
Miatta Fahnbulleh has replaced Ed Miliband at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero following his move to the Foreign
New Prime Minister Burnham removes VAT from UK household electricity bills
July 21, 2026
VAT on domestic electricity will fall from 5% to zero from 1 October, reducing the annualised Ofgem price cap by about
Brussels sets a 46% electrification ambition – but delivery rests with member states
July 21, 2026
The European Commission wants electricity to supply 46% of final EU energy consumption by 2040 – double today’s 23% share. Brussels
British Steel nationalisation transfers the transition problem to the taxpayer
July 20, 2026
British Steel has entered public ownership, securing Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces and the UK’s remaining primary steel capability. Nationalisation averts an immediate
Shanks tells AI sector it must help cut energy bills as data centre demand surges
July 17, 2026
Energy minister Michael Shanks has warned that public support for Britain’s AI expansion could weaken unless data centres deliver visible benefits
Germany deploys €13.3 billion energy shield – but raids its climate fund to pay for it
July 17, 2026
Berlin is planning €13.3 billion of energy cost relief for businesses and households in 2027, €2.5 billion more than this year.
New York imposes first statewide pause on hyperscale data centre development
July 16, 2026
New York has paused incomplete state environmental permits for data centres of at least 50 MW while it develops new standards.
Trump rollback linked to $83 billion of stalled US clean energy investment
July 15, 2026
A labour environment coalition has identified 223 cancelled or delayed clean energy, manufacturing and industrial projects in the US, representing at
Port of Tyne clean energy terminal enters single regulator support process
July 15, 2026
The Marine Management Organisation has been appointed lead environmental regulator for the proposed £175mn Port of Tyne Clean Energy Park. The
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