State-backing dispute holds up $30 billion Morocco-Germany power link
Morocco reportedly wants Germany to endorse an intergovernmental agreement providing long-term political support for the Sila Atlantik power link project. Rabat also wants the 4,800 km cable to carry electricity in both directions, rather than… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
ScottishPower unveils £1.5 billion plan to double Whitelee wind capacity
ScottishPower wants to replace Whitelee’s 215 turbines with 124 larger machines, increasing capacity from 539 MW to about 1 GW. Construction would be phased between around 2030 and 2035, allowing parts of the existing wind… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
Mirova backs Yanara with €150 million as Australia races to replace coal
Sustainable investment manager Mirova has committed €150mn to Yanara to accelerate more than 2 GW of renewable generation and battery projects across Australia. A significant share will support the 450 MW solar and 600 MW… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
UK government sets capacity market targets for 2027 and 2030
The government has set a 5 GW target for the 2027-28 T-1 auction and 40.9 GW for the 2030-31 T-4 auction. A further 0.5 GW is reserved for a later T-1 auction, taking the recommended… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
AR8 opens as Clean Industry Bonus budget rises to £515 million
Applications for the eighth Contracts for Difference round opened on 20 July and close on 7 August. The Clean Industry Bonus budget has increased from an initial £200 million to £515 million, with part reserved… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
Miatta Fahnbulleh replaces Miliband as UK energy secretary
Miatta Fahnbulleh has replaced Ed Miliband at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero following his move to the Foreign Office. The former energy consumers minister brings experience in fuel poverty, home decarbonisation and… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
Weak demand sends electrical manufacturers’ confidence to pandemic-era low
Business confidence among UK electrical manufacturers fell from +12 to -28 in the first quarter, its lowest level since 2020. More than half of respondents identified demand as the main constraint on output, while average… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
British Steel nationalisation transfers the transition problem to the taxpayer
British Steel has entered public ownership, securing Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces and the UK’s remaining primary steel capability. Nationalisation averts an immediate industrial closure, but leaves the state responsible for operating losses and a costly transition… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
Clean Power Hydrogen raises £7.3 million after flagship test failure
Clean Power Hydrogen has raised approximately £7.3 million at 1.5p a share to fund its shift from electrolyser manufacturing to licensing. If all tranches complete, the fundraising shares will represent about 49.3% of the enlarged… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]
Good Energy turns to large-scale offshore wind with record Ørsted PPA
Good Energy will buy 400 GWh from Ørsted’s Walney 1 and 2 offshore wind farms between October 2026 and October 2028. The agreement represents a marked expansion from the supplier’s traditional portfolio of smaller independent… You must be a Premium Subscriber to read this. You must be a Premium Subscriber to view this content. You […]