Solid as sodium: Lancs battery pioneers approach volume output, thanks to Italian partners

British battery technologists have co-developed a manufacturing process easing automation in making next-generation cells based on sodium-metal-chloride chemistry. LiNA Energy, a privately held, six-year old...

Vision thing: Government launches aspirations for competitive CCUS

Ministers are sharpening their long-term vision of creating a competitive UK market for carbon capture and storage (CCUS). In a policy programme dubbed CCUS Vision,...

Wasted wind costing £1bn a year? Green hydrogen can save it, urges Policy Exchange

Too slow deployment of grid upgrades and new storage technologies is costing Britain as much as £1billion a year in wasted renewable power, says...

EDF plugs in to market-leading PV & battery deal

Nuclear-to-renewables power supplier EdF has signed one of Britain’s biggest energy management deals, optimising revenues from a solar 66MWp farm and a 50MW grid-scale...

Ocean energy trial basks in success, seeks new markets’ response

A pioneering experiment linking ocean wave power and subsea batteries to run crucial marine equipment is celebrating success after 12 months of tests off...

Altilium & Enva partner to recycle EV battery materials

Clean metals group Altilium is teaming up with recycling specialist Enva to boost the recycling of EV batteries. As the number of electric vehicles and...

Electrifying! Rail pension fund extends platform, buys ticket to AGR’s returns

Pension fund managers Railpen have bought a 50% shareholding in AGR Power, a privately owned British renewable power developer, with over 1.1GW already generating...

Peak solar season: Smarter household energy storage as solar PV and battery sales surge...

As the UK enters its peak solar season, homeowners are witnessing a significant advantage with the integration of Photovoltaic (PV) panels and battery storage...

Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling factory

Mercedes-Benz has opened a new battery recycling plant covering all steps from shredding battery modules to drying and processing active battery materials. The plant in...

Giving EV batteries a second life can solve residual value challenges

A second life for EV batteries could hold the key to improving vehicle residual values, according to industry experts. EVs are suffering from lower resale...

National Grid starts work on connection for UK’s biggest EV battery factory

A major National Grid engineering project is underway to meet the power needs of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle battery-making facility that’s being built...

The Energy Generation Masterclass: The Best Ways to Sell Your Power

As the demand for renewable energy continues to surge, businesses are increasingly turning to sustainable solutions to reduce costs and lower carbon emissions. However,...

 UK’s first smart substation installed as next generation of power technology

The United Kingdom’s first ‘smart’ electricity substation has been installed in Kent – ready to ‘talk’ to other sites and share power to where...

Iberdrola leads the European PPA market for the second consecutive year with more than...

For the second consecutive year, Iberdrola leads the European power purchase agreement market (PPA) with 1251MW in 2024, a 38% increase compared to 2023,...

Octopus Energy brings power to the people with the launch of ‘the Collective’ investment...

More people across the UK have the opportunity to own a piece of a green energy project thanks to Octopus Energy’s new investment platform...