Europe / Caspian / CIS
energy-pedia news
Search energy-pedia news by selecting date, type, and region from the drop-down boxes
The full News Archive is available to Corporate Subscribers only. Non-Subscribers can access up to four years of archived news. For details of how to subscribe click here.
04 Nov 26 |
UK: Shanks confirms pause in renewable energy auctions as government prepares subsidy reforms Energy minister Michael Shanks has confirmed that the UK Government will pause next year’s renewable energy subsidy auction as ministers prepare major reforms aimed at cutting household and business energy bills. |
04 Nov 26 |
UK: Chancellor is right to focus on value for money for billpayers when deciding which clean energy projects should go ahead Commenting on a recent article by the Chancellor John Healey in The Times which included comments on Great Britain’s energy policy, RenewableUK’s Executive Director of Policy Ana Musat said: 'The Chancellor is right to focus on value for money for billpayers when deciding which clean energy projects should go ahead. |
04 Nov 26 |
UK: Downing Renewable Developments secures planning approval for 42MW Freeby Lane Energy Park Downing Renewable Developments has secured planning approval for Freeby Lane Green Energy Park, a solar and battery energy storage development near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The 42MW project will generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of approx. 10,000 homes annually. |
04 Nov 26 |
US: Venture Global awards Worley EPC contract for CP2 Expansion project Worley has signed a reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Venture Global’s CP2 Expansion project. CP2 is a major LNG export facility located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. |
04 Nov 26 |
UK: Wood Group offshore strike action intensifies Strike action involving Wood Group offshore workers intensifies today (3 November) as part of a series of stoppages on assets operated by Harbour Energy. The dispute with the Wood Group is based on the company’s decision to slash the pay, and conditions of dozens of workers including the issuing of fire and rehire notices. |
04 Nov 26 |
UK: Europa Oil & Gas provides Cloughton well planning application update Europa Oil & Gas has announced that, further to its announcement of 18 May 2026 notifying the market that the Local Planning Authority of North Yorkshire Council (NYC) had issued its decision to refuse planning permission for the Cloughton gas appraisal well, Europa is appealing to the Secretary of State against the decision of the NYC. |
03 Nov 26 |
UK: Government grants development consent for Sea Link On 30 October 2026, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero granted development consent for Sea Link, a new 138 km primarily offshore high voltage electricity link between Kent and Suffolk. |
03 Nov 26 |
UK: Chancellor putting billions of offshore wind investment at risk, warns Aberdeen Chamber The Chancellor's new approach to renewable energy risks putting billions of pounds of offshore wind investment and thousands of Scottish jobs in jeopardy, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has warned. |
02 Nov 26 |
UK: bp has completed the sale of a 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak bp has completed the sale of a 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak. bp is using the $6 billion in after-tax proceeds to further reduce financial obligations, in line with its first priority of strengthening the balance sheet. Castrol will now operate as a standalone company with its own management, governance and strategic priorities, and bp will retain a 35% stake. |
02 Nov 26 |
UK: BW ESS announces commercial operations of Hams Hall Battery Energy Storage System Global energy storage owner-operator BW ESS has announced the start of commercial operations for the first phase of its Hams Hall battery energy storage system (BESS) in the West Midlands. The milestone, achieved last week, brings 350 MW / 1,243 MWh of storage capacity into commercial operation; the largest BESS by storage capacity (MWh) in Europe and a significant step forward in the delivery of infrastructure supporting the UK’s transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy system. |
02 Nov 26 |
UK: Kistos announces acquisition of a 30% interest in the Abbey and Baker gas developments, UK Southern North Sea Kistos, an independent energy company focused on unlocking value within its existing portfolio and through value-accretive M&A, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kistos Energy Limited, has entered into a binding farmout agreement with Petrogas North Sea to acquire a 30% non-operated working interest in the UK Seaward Production Licences containing the Abbey and Baker gas fields, together with a 30% interest in the associated infrastructure. |
02 Nov 26 |
UK: Serica Energy secures rig for multi-well UKCS drilling programme Serica Energy has signed a contract for an Odfjell Drilling operated rig the Beacon Pacific, to execute a multi-well UK Continental Shelf drilling campaign targeting high-return, near-field opportunities across Serica’s portfolio. |
01 Nov 26 |
UK: Coire Glas pumped storage hydro could support 3,000 UK jobs and £2bn of spending A new independent economic impact study has found that SSE's proposed Coire Glas Pumped Storage Hydro project in the Scottish Highlands could support almost 3,000 UK construction jobs at peak, deliver a near £2 billion spending boost with UK businesses, and generate £1.5 billion in UK economic value for the UK, if approved for delivery. |
01 Nov 26 |
UK: Major milestone as Secretary of State grants Development Consent Order for Sea Link Sea Link has secured a major planning milestone after the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero granted development consent for the project. The decision enables National Grid to move Sea Link into its next phase, helping meet the UK’s growing need for secure, home-grown and cleaner power. |
