The global energy landscape is diverging – Energy Institute
July 3, 2026
The Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy reveals that China produced 73% more total energy and 222% more electricity than
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NHS trusts face delivery test as final decarbonisation funding moves into construction
July 3, 2026
NHS bodies secured more than £408mn, or roughly half of all funding, in the fourth and final round of the Public
Polish-backed SGE targets £35 billion UK SMR fleet in test of private nuclear model
July 3, 2026
SGE, the nuclear platform backed by Polish billionaire Michał Sołowow, has applied to build 14 GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300 reactors across
Welsh community energy co-op secures £1.4 million to expand rooftop solar
July 1, 2026
Egni Co-op, managed by community energy charity Awel Aman Tawe, has secured almost £1.4 million from the Development Bank of Wales’
National Grid charges forward with £1.2 billion overhead line programme
July 1, 2026
National Grid has launched the next phase of its Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP), awarding contracts worth £1.2 billion to five delivery partners
Blykalla-Hitachi partnership to commercialise lead‑cooled SMRs
June 30, 2026
Swedish reactor developer Blykalla has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hitachi Energy to co‑design electrical infrastructure and digital tools for
EU signs historic tripartite agreement on energy storage deployment
June 30, 2026
The European Commission and 22 EU member states have signed the first‑ever tripartite agreement uniting governments, industry and finance to accelerate
China outlines five‑year plan to reach 50% non‑fossil power by 2030
June 29, 2026
Beijing’s latest five‑year power sector plan aims for half of China’s electricity to come from non‑fossil sources by 2030, up from
UK grid operator spent £10 million to avert a summer power crunch
June 29, 2026
The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) reportedly paid about £10 million to secure additional electricity during a heatwave, more than
Ofgem long‑duration storage shortlist includes major hydropower projects
June 26, 2026
Britain’s energy regulator has provisionally shortlisted 16 long‑duration electricity storage projects for support under its cap‑and‑floor scheme, trimming an initial list
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