Green bank loans out £800m for cleaner home improvements
Green finance bank Tandem says its customers are investing in solar and heatpump upgrades Tandem Bank has passed the £800 million mark in home improvement lending, with the bulk of that cash funding green upgrades like solar panels, insulation and heat pumps. The scaling digital lender says more than 165,000 customers have taken out loans […]
1TWh milestone for floating wind power
WindFloat offshore platforms hit 1TWh power milestone as floating wind moves to commercial scale Principle Power has announced that its WindFloat® floating wind technology has surpassed 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) of total electricity generation since 2011, marking a major milestone for the offshore wind sector. The figure includes output from the 2MW WindFloat 1 pilot, the […]
EV battery research surges 135% since 2019 – but recycling and recovery remain underexplored
Battery research is booming but sustainable recovery of critical raw materials isn’t explored enough Research into electric vehicle (EV) batteries has more than doubled in the past five years, rising 135% between 2019 and 2025. According to Elsevier’s Scopus research database, just 4,728 documents were published in 2019, compared with 11,111 in 2025. China continues […]
Global training standards launched to power solar workforce boom
Unified framework aims to boost safety, quality and speed in utility-scale solar rollout New global training standards for solar technicians have launched to support the rapid expansion of the solar industry and help meet 2030 renewable energy targets. The Global Solar Council (GSC) and the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) have unveiled the Global Solar Training Standards – […]
Rain offers little relief as Yorkshire reservoir levels drop to 32%
Recent showers fail to reverse impact of driest spring and hottest summer on record Yorkshire has seen welcome rainfall in recent days but not enough to reverse the ongoing water crisis, as reservoir levels across the region have dropped to just 32.6% — far below the seasonal average of 72.7%. The decline follows an extremely […]
Smart data drives smoother switching
Smart data drives smoother switching as Energy Switch Guarantee expands coverage The Energy Switch Guarantee (ESG) has published its 2024-25 Good Practice Report, showing how suppliers are using smart data to improve the customer switching process. The initiative also announced Ecotricity as its latest member, extending coverage to nearly 95% of the retail market. Launched […]
Renewables will overtake coal later this year
IEA predicts renewables to surpass coal as electricity demand rises by 3.3% Renewables are poised to overtake coal as the world’s largest source of electricity, as early as the end of this year or start of 2026. The IEA reports that change comes with the backdrop of global electricity demand set to grow at one […]
Trump pulls plug on $679m offshore wind port funding
Trump cancels offshore wind port funding, halting clean energy infrastructure and sparking industry backlash The Trump administration has cancelled $679 million(£500m) in federal funding intended to support offshore wind infrastructure at ports across the US, dealing a major blow to the country’s clean energy ambitions. The decision affects 12 projects awarded under the Biden administration, […]
Summer ’25 is a record breaker!
Met Office says 2025 is officially the hottest summer on record It’s official — 2025 is now the UK’s hottest summer on record, smashing the previous high set in 2018 and consigning the legendary scorcher of 1976 to the second tier. According to provisional Met Office figures, the UK’s mean temperature between 1 June and […]
World goes nuclear!
Nuclear deployment and power output surges to highest level ever Nuclear power supplied more electricity in 2024 than ever before – smashing the previous record set in 2006 and cementing its role in the global clean energy mix. According to the World Nuclear Performance Report 2025, reactors worldwide generated 2,667 terawatt hours of electricity, beating the old […]
