In defence of the RAF’s £1 billion jet fuel bill
June 8, 2026
By Sophie Zienkiewicz, co-founder and director at Carbon Neutral Fuels. Last year, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband spoke about the need to
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Iberdrola secures EU support for eight industrial heat‑electrification projects
June 8, 2026
Iberdrola won eight projects in the European Commission’s first auction for decarbonising industrial heat, securing almost €50 million in grants. The
Centrica partners with Chameleon Technology to accelerate smart meter rollout
June 5, 2026
Centrica has selected Yorkshire‑based Chameleon Technology to supply in‑home display devices and help accelerate the UK smart meter rollout. Chameleon’s technology
National Grid seeks Ofgem approval for £4.5 billion transmission upgrade package
June 4, 2026
National Grid Electricity Transmission submitted 25 applications under Ofgem’s ‘re‑openers’ process, seeking around £4.5 billion in additional funding for upgrades across England
Drax seeks subsidy for bioenergy with carbon capture in Yorkshire
June 1, 2026
Drax has applied to the Environment Agency to amend its environmental permit to include a bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
UK’s ‘largest’ power stack battery installed in West Sussex
June 1, 2026
Independent installer Sopoco has delivered a 1.1 MW battery energy storage system for aviationbservices firm AJW Group in West Sussex. The
Sumitomo’s stake in UK batteries underscores appetite for energy storage
May 27, 2026
Sumitomo Corporation’s joint venture Summit Transition Partners (STP) is investing in up to five battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in
US energy storage installations hit record high, driven by AI and volatile markets
May 21, 2026
Developers installed 9.7 gigawatt‑hours of energy storage in the US during the first quarter of 2026, a 32% year‑on‑year increase and
Europe’s EV boom: Sales jump 34% but growth uneven across markets
May 20, 2026
Battery‑electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in 15 European markets rose 34.1% in April 2026 to 201,541 units. Italy saw the strongest growth
Essar Energy Transition advances sustainable aviation fuel plans
May 19, 2026
Essar Energy Transition (EET) has completed the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) phase for its planned methanol-to-jet (MtJ) facility at the Stanlow
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