Energy

By 2030, 86GW of Europe’s operational onshore and offshore wind farms will be at least 20 years old, Shoreline Wind report warns

The government is yet again facing calls from the Tony Blair Institute for a revamp of the UK’s energy strategy, but critics have derided the think tank’s latest call for more oil and gas drilling

India's offer to host 2028 summit 'quietly withdrawn', while Microsoft inks CO2 deal with Indigenous-owned project, and South Korea targets 100GW of clean energy this decade, in this week's Global Briefing roundup

Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain is planning to install solar panels at a further 62 of its UK stores this year

Policy ambition for CDR must align with technological readiness, writes Leonie Meissner from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

UK electricity is increasingly homegrown, helping to reduce the need for fossil fuel imports and better therefore protecting Britain from global price shocks, according to the ECIU

Britain's solar farms generated a record 14.4GW of electricity during one period this week, according to the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

Publicly owned energy company and government back 1GW expansion of South Yorkshire electrolyser factory – creating over 400 jobs

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key battleground ahead of elections to the Senedd on 7 May

Growing clean energy capacity means Britain is now better prepared for price spikes triggered by Iran war than it was for those sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new analysis claims