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European solar startup funding rebounds to €82m
Investment in European solar technology startups has rebounded from a decade low recorded in 2025, with €82 million in disclosed equity funding recorded during the first eight months of 2026,...
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Shoreham Port signs renewable electricity supply deal
Image credit: Volvo Trucks UK. Shoreham Port has appointed energy supplier UrbanChain to provide electricity across its 115-acre estate, as the south coast port pursues plans to integrate renewable...
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Orkney tidal array cleared for construction
Orbital Marine Power’s O2 floating tidal turbine, already generating electricity at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, will form part of the planned four-turbine EURO-TIDES array....
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Dorset community switches to renewable LPG heating tariff
An aerial view of Witchampton Mill in Dorset (image credit: Calor). All 16 homes in a small Dorset community have switched to a 100% BioLPG heating tariff in a project intended to demonstrate how rural...
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Ofgem innovation funding targets grid modernisation
Electricity network maintenance, resilience and infrastructure delivery are among the challenges addressed by the projects. Sixteen projects investigating technologies and approaches to accelerate...
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Cut-resistant sleeve targets rising EV charging cable theft
CCTV footage showing an apparent cable theft in progress at an Allego EV charging station (image credit: CableGuard®). A new protective sleeve designed to resist attacks with angle grinders and other...
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Surging energy demand puts grids at centre of transition, says McKinsey
Grid infrastructure could increasingly determine the pace at which growing renewable generation can be integrated into energy systems, according to McKinsey. Global energy demand is rising fast enough...
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Burnham unveils public grid company in push to accelerate connections
The proposed GB Grid would invest in electricity network infrastructure and seek to accelerate connections for businesses and energy projects. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has used his first Labour...
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Project explores virtual power plant approach for Antigua and Barbuda
Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation sign the Memorandum of Understanding. UK renewable energy firm Octopus Energy and the...
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Substation-based drones to trial automated power-line inspections
Four remotely operated drones are to be stationed at electricity substations in the Lake District as part of a 12-month trial of automated fault detection and power-line condition monitoring. SP...
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High-temperature heat pump targets industrial process heat
The Sabroe HitemHP industrial heat pump is designed to deliver hot water at temperatures up to 122°C for high-temperature process applications. A new range of industrial heat pumps capable of...
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Hydrogen and solar tackle peak power demand at recycling site
GeoPura Hydrogen Power Units at Elsa Recycling’s Stockport facility. A recycling facility in Stockport has replaced two diesel generators with a combination of hydrogen power units, solar generation...
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500MW Scottish battery storage project wins consent
Illustrative view of a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS). Scottish Ministers have approved plans for a 500MW/2,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Aberdeenshire, designed to...
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UK heat pump installations fall 22%
Air-to-water heat pumps accounted for 99% of UK retrofit installations in the first half of 2026. UK heat pump installations fell by 22% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last...
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Managing explosion risk in battery storage systems
Containerised Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Coalburn, Scotland in January 2026. The growth of containerised battery energy storage systems (BESS) has intensified the focus on safe design and...
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UK biogas industry urges ministers to back British gas over costly imports
Industry leaders have sent a letter signed by more than 170 businesses and organisations, warning that a stalled government support scheme is putting British jobs, investment and energy security at...
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Mobile battery tackles port grid constraint for electric vessel
Fellten’s 450 kWh Charge Qube provides shoreside charging for Tidal Transit’s electric crew-transfer vessel e-Ginny. A 450 kWh mobile battery energy storage system is being deployed to charge an...
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Storage for the long haul: £28 million innovation competition launches
Grid-scale storage will have to accommodate growing levels of variable renewable generation. A £28 million UK programme has been launched to develop energy storage technologies capable of supplying...
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Rising stars celebrated at Scotland’s Young Professional Green Energy Awards...
Scotland’s next generation of renewable energy leaders were celebrated on 20 August at the Young Professional Green Energy Awards 2026. (Words: Scottish Renewables). The annual awards, organised by...
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Waste-to-SAF technology completes 72-hour endurance trials
Nova Pangaea’s demonstration plant on Teesside, where its REFNOVA waste biomass conversion process has completed a landmark round of endurance trials. A UK process for converting waste biomass into...
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