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21 Aug 26 |
UK: New challenge launched to store clean energy for longer and protect households from price spikes The Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage Challenge will offer £28 million to create tech which can store clean energy for over 100 hours. Following another record-breaking heatwave, this launch boosts government’s clean energy ambitions to combat climate change. |
21 Aug 26 |
UK: London's largest rooftop solar installation at New Spitalfields Market One of the UK’s most important wholesale food markets is now home to the largest rooftop solar installation in London, following the completion of a major renewable energy project at New Spitalfields Market. |
21 Aug 26 |
UK: Energy Safety Awards winners recognised for driving lasting safety improvements through commitment, dedication and passion Inspiring individuals, teams and companies from across the energy sector have been recognised at the 2026 Energy Safety Awards ceremony jointly hosted by Offshore Energies UK and Step Change in Safety at P&J Live in Aberdeen. |
20 Aug 26 |
UK: DeepOcean completes subsea tie-back construction for Teal West development Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has successfully completed subsea construction and tie-in work at the Teal West development on the UK Continental Shelf for Anasuria Operating Company. Teal West is an offshore oil and gas development project located in the Central North Sea, on the UK Continental Shelf. The field has been developed as a subsea tieback to the existing Anasuria FPSO facility. |
20 Aug 26 |
UK: Great British Energy jobs pledge faces further scrutiny Great British Energy has reaffirmed its promise to create jobs in Aberdeen following newspaper reports that more than a third of its workforce lives outside Scotland. |
20 Aug 26 |
UK: Jones Bros secures contract to deliver landmark Carno III Wind Farm A leading civil engineering firm has secured a multi-million-pound contract to deliver key infrastructure for the first significant wind farm development in mid Wales for almost a decade. |
20 Aug 26 |
UK: Harmony Energy energises Skeeby battery energy storage project in North Yorkshire Harmony Energy, one of Europe’s leading developers, owners and operators of utility-scale battery energy storage systems, has successfully energised its Skeeby Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Richmond, North Yorkshire. |
20 Aug 26 |
UK: PM urged to rethink £1.5bn turbine factory snub A row over the UK Government’s decision to block a £1.5billion Chinese investment at Ardersier has reignited, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged to visit the Highlands and explain the decision. Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang had selected Ardersier as its preferred location for a new factory, which it says would create up to 1,500 direct jobs and a further 8,000 across the supply chain. |
19 Aug 26 |
UK: Pathfinder Clean Energy secures planning approval for Lassington Solar and BESS in Gloucestershire, UK Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE), a leading UK-based developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects, has been granted planning permission for Lassington Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 40MW solar and storage development located near Gloucester, Gloucestershire. |
19 Aug 26 |
UK: Top Labour donor Dale Vince backs new North Sea drilling Green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments, arguing Britain should take a more pragmatic approach to North Sea oil and gas. |
19 Aug 26 |
UK: Pathfinder Clean Energy secures planning approval for Lassington Solar and BESS in Gloucestershire, UK Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE), a leading UK-based developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects, has been granted planning permission for Lassington Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 40MW solar and storage development located near Gloucester, Gloucestershire. |
19 Aug 26 |
UK: Ithaca Energy announces first half results for the six months to 30 June 2026 Ithaca Energy has announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2026. Record quarterly production underpins reaffirmed management guidance and upgraded 2026 dividend. Strong strategic execution focused on maximising long-term value of resource base. |
18 Aug 26 |
UK: Government must be honest about UK energy demand in its response to Rosebank consultation The government must be honest about the UK’s energy demand in its response to the public consultation on the Rosebank oilfield, says David Whitehouse chief executive of Offshore Energies UK. The government response to the public consultation which closed Monday August 17th will set the direction of the UK’s future energy policy, industrial resilience and its route to net zero. |
