Econergy secures £42.7m financing for three-hour Immingham battery
August 11, 2026
Santander UK has provided approximately £42.7 million of project finance facilities for Econergy’s 80 MW / 240 MWh Immingham battery. EDF
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Norway targets faster wind and grid development as power demand rises
August 10, 2026
Norway plans to halve electricity grid development times and simplify applications for new transmission and onshore wind projects. The government is
Essar Energy Transition expands financing as Stanlow transition projects approach FID
August 6, 2026
Essar Energy Transition has expanded a receivables financing facility from $150m to $350m, with NatWest joining ABN AMRO as an equal
Volta lands $10 billion AI contract before Norway capacity comes online
August 6, 2026
London-based Volta has raised $300m at a $2.4bn valuation and announced a six-year cloud contract worth $10bn. The agreement covers a
Ore Energy raises $43 million to scale 100-hour iron-air batteries
August 5, 2026
The Dutch developer has raised $43 million to build its first manufacturing facility, taking total funding above $61 million. Ore’s batteries
UK electric car registrations move ahead of adjusted mandate path
August 4, 2026
Provisional data shows that 43,547 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were registered in July, 49% more than a year earlier. BEVs captured
Eku buys 300 MW Didcot battery with protected 2028 grid connection
August 3, 2026
Eku Energy has acquired the consented 300 MW / 600 MWh Didcot battery project from TBC Partners. The project has secured
ENGIE raises outlook as UK Power Networks begins delivering earnings
August 3, 2026
ENGIE raised its 2026 earnings guidance after H1 EBIT excluding nuclear increased 3.3% to €5.3 billion. UK Power Networks contributed €180
Getting into the wires – Setting the stage for AI innovation in the UK
July 30, 2026
By Eleanor Akers, founder of Innovative Energy Consultants. One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as Prime Minister was to merge the
Ofgem proposes ‘commitment fee’ to purge speculative data centres from grid queue
July 30, 2026
Data centre projects of 40 MW or more could be required to secure between £237,500 and £712,500 for every megawatt of
