Our online lives are increasingly reliant on digital data, whether it’s asking an AI chatbot a question, generating a video or transcribing an online meeting. Datacentres – giant warehouses stacked with servers to process and store all that data – have been around for decades. But what’s changing is the rapid pace and scale of
The States said a plan had been established to develop Alderney’s offshore wind and tidal energy resources for local use and export. “A budget for 2026 has been approved to advance this work, including the development of a Marine Spatial Plan and efforts to secure a viable route to market for exported electricity,” a spokesperson
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Eight former UK energy ministers have called for the government to curb restrictions and taxes on the North Sea oil and gas industry, arguing that current policy is worsening energy security while doing little to
Scientists checking a large pulsed power machine that creates nuclear fusion in a nuclear fusion research facility. getty The U.S. government has launched the process to develop a regulatory framework to develop fusion machines as emerging nuclear technologies. This step to advance fusion machines was announced Feb. 26 by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in
British Gas has said customers could see huge savings 04:00, 28 Feb 2026Updated 10:21, 28 Feb 2026 British Gas has shared some advice on lowering your energy bills(Image: Suzanne Plunkett/Bloomberg via Getty Images) As the cost of living crisis continues to impact UK households, energy provider British Gas has revealed an easy trick that could
CeraPhi Energy, Departure Lounge Media Group and Saxon Air have been shortlisted for the Energy Innovation Award, sponsored by National Grid. Here, we find out more about the shortlisted businesses. CeraPhi Energy in Great Yarmouth’s closed-loop geothermal technology delivers continuous, zero-emission energy (Image: Karl Farrow – CeraPhi Energy) CeraPhi Energy Based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,
The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) joined Sarah Edwards, Labour MP for Tamworth in Staffordshire, in parliament earlier this week for the launch of her “Trust and Transparency Energy Charter”. During the event, Fed member and south-east London independent retailer Kaual Patel spoke to an audience of MPs, retail and hospitality representatives, as well
Data centers that support AI models have expanded rapidly, bringing a growing list of complex and interconnected challenges, including energy availability and operating and cyber risk. getty Board members and senior executives increasingly recognize data as critical to successful AI adoption. Accordingly, data centers that support AI models have become a core part of their
Experts have told households whose energy bills are pegged to the price cap not to “rest on their laurels” as they could save more than £200 a year on a fixed deal. This week, Ofgem said the price cap in Great Britain would drop by 7% from April. This usually only matters if you are on
During a trip to Europe last week, the Donald Trump-appointed US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, called on the International Energy Agency (IEA) to pivot from clean energy to fossil fuels. At a meeting at the Paris headquarters of the intergovernmental body dedicated to global energy security, Wright referred to the “destructive illusion” of the IEA’s commitment