Octopus Energy has urged Andy Burnham to make two major changes it says could cut nearly £200 off every household’s annual electricity bill. The firm, which is one of the largest household energy suppliers in the country, says two key moves could have a major impact on the energy costs Britons face. One is reversing
Ofgem has approved new rules requiring NESO and electricity network operators to exchange detailed planning data more routinely from 6 August. Grid Code modification GC0139 is intended to give the system operator and network companies a clearer view of electricity flows across the boundary between the transmission and distribution systems. The change replaces parts of
© Andrei Stanescu / Getty Images Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) shares are down 13% to $163.04 in midday trading Tuesday, leading a broad selloff across the hydrogen and fuel cell complex ahead of the company’s Q2 2026 earnings report scheduled for after the close. FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) shares are off 7%, Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) shares are
One of the biggest energy businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange has agreed a controversial £5.7bn takeover by private equity, adding to the growing exodus of companies from the UK market. The US private equity groups KKR and Energy Capital Partners are poised to buy DCC Energy after the company’s board recommended the offer
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U.S. solar manufacturer T1 Energy Inc. has executed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire foundational patents and intellectual property for high-efficiency TOPCon solar cells and modules from Evervolt Green Energy Holding Pte Ltd. for a total consideration of $135 million. The transaction transitions T1 Energy from a licensee to the sole owner of the core IP framework, terminating prior licensing agreements and
Ore Onagbesan, Programme Director of African Energy Week, explains the central thinking behind AEW 2026, how the programme reflects the differing priorities of African energy markets and why the continent’s development needs are reshaping the conversation around energy access, industrialisation and investment. As Programme Director, what central question do you want every government, investor and
The consumer cost of all of this is also rising. In short, if you don’t know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow, you need to have a lot of back-up power on standby in case the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine. And if the wind blows too much, or
Irish energy giant DCC Energy has agreed to a €6.5 billion takeover by a consortium of US private equity firms after months of negotiations. The company, which owns the Certa and Flogas brands in Ireland, confirmed it has accepted a takeover offer from KKR and Energy Capital Partners, with its board recommending shareholders back the
Meta’s logo at the company’s offices in Menlo Park, California, U.S. (Photo: Justin Sullivan) Getty Images Technology giant Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – has exited from a clean energy pact it had been a signatory to for over a decade, following a natural gas-powered push for its hyperscale data