This year’s Data Center World Power show, held in San Antonio, Texas, produced an unexpected star turn: an industrial-scale gas turbine created from the retrofitted engine of a decommissioned passenger aircraft. The high level of interest in this unconventional mini power plant — manufactured by power services group ProEnergy and which can produce enough dispatchable
A story of supply and demand Although electricity demand has fallen in the UK for nearly 20 years with the decline of heavy industry and more efficient appliances, demand is forecast to soar by 50% in the next decade to 2035 as the electrification of heat, industry and transport accelerates. In 2019, the UK government
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is a green industrialist and founder of the Ecotricity energy company At the heart of the UK’s cost of living crisis is our high energy costs. And at the heart of our energy
In a world of polarised politics and with a shift from globalisation to national self-interest, energy resilience is a growing concern for governments. Securing stable supply requires managing considerations such as where a country’s fuel is sourced, how energy is stored and distributed, and how the system is protected from attack. Several events this decade
A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to modelling by the National Energy System Operator (NESO). In a new report, the organisation that manages the UK’s energy infrastructure says its “holistic transition” scenario would have the lowest cost over the next 25 years, saving
Doctors in Nottingham have issued a warning about the potential dangers of heavy energy drink consumption after a man in his 50s suffered a stroke that left him with lasting symptoms. The case details how the otherwise fit and healthy patient had been drinking an average of eight energy drinks a day, raising new questions
PALERMO, Italy, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — JA Solar, a global leader in photovoltaic products and integrated energy solutions, announced the successful commissioning of a solar-plus-storage microgrid at a modern C&I facility in Sicily. This project represents a practical implementation of JA Solar’s “PV+Storage+X” model – a flexible approach that combines solar generation and battery
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Britain’s energy costs are set to halve over the next 25 years as the shift to renewables cuts the multibillion-pound bill for imported oil and gas, according to the UK’s energy system operator. The National
LABOUR’S plan to get the UK to Net Zero by 2050 could end up costing every household in Britain £500 a year. Ministers have been warned that transitioning to meet green targets over the next 25 years could cost the country a staggering £350 billion more than taking a slower approach. Sign up for the
Overview Energy emerged from stealth today with a plan to use the world’s solar panels as nighttime collectors of power beamed down from space. The startup plans to use large solar arrays in geosynchronous orbit — about 22,000 miles above the Earth where satellites match the planet’s rotation — to harvest sunlight. It will then