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Offshore wind

Offshore wind turbine and support vessel

11/2/2026 News

Developers win latest battle in US offshore wind war with Trump administration

All five of the US offshore wind projects paused by a Trump administration order on 22 December 2025 have been successful in overturning the pause in the US court system.

Hydro

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14/6/2023 News

Global hydropower capacity falls short of net zero targets

Although global hydropower capacity grew by 34 GW over the past year, progress is falling short of the 45 GW requirement to meet net zero 2050 targets, says the International Hydropower Association (IHA).

Oil and gas

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5/11/2025 News

House of Commons report calls for urgent action to save North Sea oil and gas jobs and ramp up clean energy options

A new ‘interim’ report by the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee warns that the UK oil and gas sector is at a ‘critical junction’ since the North Sea basin is now geologically mature and the clean energy transition is ramping up.

Wind

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7/1/2026 News

3.4 GW of offshore wind supported through Poland’s first-ever CfD auction, while Trump Administration pauses US offshore wind construction again

In Europe, Poland’s first competitive auction for offshore wind in late December awarded support to three projects in the Baltic Sea, but the US Administration has acted to block construction of six offshore wind projects on national security grounds.

Renewables

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2/9/2025 Comment / Joe Kwiatkowski

UK suppliers’ renewable energy claims are built on a 20-year-old loophole

Consumers aren't getting what they think from renewable energy tariffs. Joe Kwiatkowski, founder of the transparency initiative Matched, explains why regulation is outdated and how new data sheds light on the gap between promise and reality.

Carbon emissions

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15/10/2025 Comment / Lili Strege

The carbon border shift – UK industries will need to brace for CBAM compliance

The EU is to introduce the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 2027, as a way to prevent companies from evading climate regulations by relocating production to countries with less stringent standards. CBAM is set to cover iron and steel, cement, hydrogen and fertilisers. UK business leaders will need to start building a carbon strategy to ensure compliance and remain competitive, writes Lili Strege, Carbon Analyst at CFP Energy.

Carbon emissions

Head and shoulders photo of Lili Strege

15/10/2025 Comment / Lili Strege

The carbon border shift – UK industries will need to brace for CBAM compliance

The UK is to introduce the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 2027, as a way to prevent companies from evading climate regulations by relocating production to countries with less stringent standards. CBAM is set to cover iron and steel, cement, hydrogen and fertilisers. UK business leaders will need to start building a carbon strategy to ensure compliance and remain competitive, writes Lili Strege, Carbon Analyst at CFP Energy.

Geopolitics

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1/4/2026 Comment / Andy Brown

Letter from Texas

At S&P’s mid-March CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas, US, the talk was of oil and gas at all costs. Energy Institute (EI) President Andy Brown OBE FEI was there.

Health and safety

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EI Member only

25/2/2026 Feature / Charlie Bush

Medical and physiological effects of CO₂ exposure: implications for CCUS deployment

While low ambient concentrations of CO₂ are harmless, acute exposure in enclosed environments can lead to symptoms ranging from headache and dizziness to loss of consciousness and death. Understanding these physiological mechanisms is essential for developing safety thresholds and exposure limits that underpin regulatory standards and emergency response planning, with particular implications for carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) development. Charlie Bush reports.

Energy storage

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EI Member only

24/9/2025 Feature / Andrew Mourant

Weeding out the duds: what’s driving growth of long-duration energy storage in the UK

A big breakthrough or just another small forward step? One key part of the UK government’s drive to hit net zero targets is by boosting national energy storage to help smooth out gaps between supply of intermittent renewables and variation in electricity demand. In spring 2025, energy regulator Ofgem announced plans to incentivise the best schemes while weeding out the no-hopers. The industry is still digesting how this might work out to everyone’s benefit, reports Andrew Mourant.

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