Big business seeks new dawn for environmental laws As Anthony Albanese ties the clean energy transition to economic growth in a major speech, the business lobby is urging a streamlined project approvals process. AAP · Sep 7, 2025
‘There is only one player’: why China is becoming a world leader in green energy As US reneges on climate breakdown pledges, China’s response to crisis will shape geopolitics and our future The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2025
India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit home India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer, the United States The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025
Rhode Island and Connecticut sue over Trump administration’s wind farm halt States claim Revolution Wind project was stopped illegally, threatening jobs, clean energy and billions in investments The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2025
Energy company Orsted sues Trump administration for stopping work on major offshore wind farm The developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut is suing the Trump administration for halting construction The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025
Energy users ‘could save £5bn a year’ if gas plants are removed from market Former energy tsar suggests the ‘radical step’ as one of the few options the government has for cutting bills The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025
Energy Secretary Says Wrapping Earth With Solar Panels Would Produce 20% Of Global Energy, X Users Swiftly Community Note Official Energy Secretary Chris Wright faced a swift fact-check on X after asserting that covering the entire planet with solar panels would still generate only 20% of the world's energy. Benzinga · Sep 3, 2025
UK energy future ‘not a binary choice’, says Forbes The Deputy First Minister hit out at Westminster politicians, who she said are ‘risking the worst of all worlds’. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
World’s largest sand battery switches on in huge boost to clean energy Thermal storage system holds enough energy to heat homes, offices and a school The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside to continue operating until March 2028 The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025
Two UK nuclear power stations given further one-year extensions Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in County Durham are now expected to generate electricity until March 2028. The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
North Sea has ‘much more to do’ to meet emissions targets for 2040 onwards A new report said while emissions from oil and gas had fallen for the fifth year, investment is needed to meet targets for 2040 and 2050. Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025
Trump's Pause On Solar, Wind Project Approvals Impacts These 3 Stocks, With Their Valuation Scores Slipping The Donald Trump administration's recent decision to halt approvals of new solar and wind projects has sent shockwaves through clean energy markets, affecting stocks connected to the renewable sector. Benzinga · Sep 1, 2025
Trump Administration Scraps $679 Million In Offshore Wind Funding, Targeting Key North California Project The Trump administration has withdrawn $679 million in federal funding for twelve infrastructure projects supporting offshore wind power in the United States. Benzinga · Sep 1, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2025 Change windfall tax to make £137bn by 2050, Chancellor told Offshore Energy UK said the the energy profits levy should be replaced next year with a profits-based mechanism.
International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025 Britain's Energy Grid Bets On Flywheels To Keep The Lights On Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems.
International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025 New Wave: Sea Power Turned Into Energy At Los Angeles Port Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los Angeles, silently converting the power of the sea into useable electricity.
Space · Aug 30, 2025 Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.
Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2025 Trump nixes $679m in funding for offshore wind farms amid fossil fuel push The cancellation is Trump’s latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a ‘scam’.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects
Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025 Nvidia Joins Investment Of Nuclear Fusion Startup Backed By Bill Gates, Google Support from the White House administration for nuclear energy has led to more investments in the sector and investors are looking for the stocks to watch in the sector. Private nuclear companies are also landing more investments, with one startup picking up support from the world's most valuable company.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025 Make Drax wait for its next subsidy deal. An FCA investigation is serious Ministers should find out what the regulator says before signing away a further £1.8bn of public money
The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2025 Dozens of jobs created for proposed £100m Highlands power line A £100 million project to build pylons for a proposed power line in the Highlands will see a Scottish firm take on new staff ...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025 Latest Drax inquiry will raise fresh questions about its billions in subsidies FCA will look at allegation the biomass power station misled investors, and Whitehall, about its wood sourcing
AAP · Aug 27, 2025 Calls to power up energy workforce as shortfall looms Australia's clean energy future is at risk if it fails to meet fast-growing demand for energy, gas and renewables workers.