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28 stories25 from the UK
2026
19 stories- Government asks who should pay for the gas network as households switch away from gasPolicy & markets · UK
- UK proposes up to 14 years in prison for damaging undersea power cables, pipelines and data linksStorage & grid · UK
- Jackdaw gas field gets the go-ahead as the Chancellor sets up a £2bn Energy Wealth FundPolicy & markets · UK
- Ofgem approves £642m for the Bramford to Twinstead grid upgrade, cutting £60.6m from the bidStorage & grid · UK
- Government consults on tighter standby power limits for household and office electronicsHomes & buildings · UK
- Biomethane plants get two more years to commission under the Green Gas Support SchemeBioenergy · UK
- Energy smart data consultation: government plans legal right to share your energy dataPolicy & markets · UK
- Government accepts CMA call to regulate the heating oil market for the first timeHomes & buildings · UK
- Government proposes rising heat pump targets for boiler makers, up to 18% by 2030/31Homes & buildings · UK
- Two large solar farms in the East Midlands win development consent in two daysSolar · UK
- Energy bills this winter: a 4% cap rise, VAT off electricity, and a forecast 16% jump in JanuaryPolicy & markets · UK
- Ofgem gives NESO another month to issue Gate 2 grid connection offersStorage & grid · UK
- Ofgem moves to free small electricity suppliers from the duty to supply every homePolicy & markets · UK
- Ofgem proposes letting developers build their own grid connectionsStorage & grid · UK
- Competition watchdog clears E.ON's takeover of OVO EnergyPolicy & markets · UK
- Seaham mine water heat network goes live for 750 new homesGeothermal · UK
- Energy suppliers held £2.9bn of customer credit at the end of June, Ofgem data showsPolicy & markets · UK
- Great British Energy widens its £300m supply chain fund to 29 wind and grid componentsWind · UK
- Renewables supplied a record 55.8% of UK electricity in the second quarter of 2026Policy & markets · UK
2024
6 stories- UK backs energy storage, carbon capture and floating wind in October 2024Policy & markets · UK
- Scottish Fishermen's Federation Warns Floating Wind Could Shut Fleets Out of Fishing GroundsWind
- TotalEnergies Launches Floating Wind Pilot to Supply the Culzean Gas PlatformWind · UK
- Sand batteries: storing renewable electricity as heatStorage & grid
- Construction under way at the UK's first geothermal power plant in CornwallGeothermal · UK
- Is the Growth of Renewable Energy Harming Our Bird Populations?Wind