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• No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push

  20-01-2026 23:30
  Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a yearAnalysis: Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK householdsThere will be no phaseout date for gas boilers in the government’s warm homes plan despite its pledge to wean the UK off fossil fuels, but billions of pounds will go towards heat pumps and insulation upgrades.Labour’s principal attempt to solve the UK’s cost of living crisis, t
  
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• Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK households

  20-01-2026 23:30
  Grants, loans and ‘innovative finance’ will fund green technology, with insulation no longer the main objectiveNo ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn pushAttempts to insulate the UK’s draughty homes have failed time and again, with botched schemes over the past two decades leading to a massive drop in the number of insulation upgrades. With its long-awaited warm homes plan, the Labour government has a different strategy: to bypass insulation
  
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• Reeves plans to refund some visa fees in effort to attract ‘trailblazer’ investment to UK

  20-01-2026 06:00
  Chancellor, who flies to Davos on Tuesday, will announce changes aimed at encouraging global firms to bring highly skilled staff to BritainRachel Reeves will pledge to refund visa fees for some global businesses on Tuesday, as she flies to the World Economic Forum in Davos aiming to showcase the UK as a haven of stability, despite Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats.The chancellor, who will be accompanied by the business secretary, Peter Kyle, will hold a series of meetings with business
  
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• Iver buys ENO Energy service arm in Germany

  19-01-2026 16:18 via renews.biz
  Iver buys ENO Energy service arm in Germany
  
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• SSE secures consent to extend Coomatallin life

  19-01-2026 14:51 via renews.biz
  SSE secures consent to extend Coomatallin life
  
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• Suzlon appoints Paulo Soares president for Europe

  19-01-2026 13:51 via renews.biz
  Suzlon appoints Paulo Soares president for Europe
  
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• Smulders wins Dunkirk substation jacket EPC

  19-01-2026 13:41 via renews.biz
  Smulders wins Dunkirk substation jacket EPC
  
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• PNE sells 40MW Polish solar project to ORLEN

  19-01-2026 13:20 via renews.biz
  PNE sells 40MW Polish solar project to ORLEN
  
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• Goldwind signs deal for 108MW Türkiye project

  19-01-2026 12:07 via renews.biz
  Goldwind signs deal for 108MW Türkiye project
  
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• ENGIE, Masdar seal funding for 1.5GW Khazna solar

  19-01-2026 11:55 via renews.biz
  ENGIE, Masdar seal funding for 1.5GW Khazna solar
  
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• R.Power lands first German project finance

  19-01-2026 11:25 via renews.biz
  R.Power lands first German project finance
  
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• VERBUND and Nordex agree 700MW turbine deal

  19-01-2026 11:08 via renews.biz
  VERBUND and Nordex agree 700MW turbine deal
  
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• Fortescue starts Nullagine wind construction

  19-01-2026 10:23 via renews.biz
  Fortescue starts Nullagine wind construction
  
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• Norwind Offshore takes delivery of Norwind Maestro

  19-01-2026 09:40 via renews.biz
  Norwind Offshore takes delivery of Norwind Maestro
  
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• NKT seals contracts for two Scottish HVDC links

  19-01-2026 09:34 via renews.biz
  NKT seals contracts for two Scottish HVDC links
  
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• Netherlands plans new 1GW offshore wind tender

  19-01-2026 09:21 via renews.biz
  Netherlands plans new 1GW offshore wind tender
  
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• OMS Group orders two cable layers from Ulstein

  19-01-2026 09:15 via renews.biz
  OMS Group orders two cable layers from Ulstein
  
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• How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US

  17-01-2026 16:00
  Guardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%Trump’s failed energy bill pledge leaves US households struggling: ‘It’s obscene’Donald Trump has comprehensively failed to meet a key election promise to slash Americans’ energy bills in half within the first year of his presidency, with power prices instead surging across the US.The average household electricity bill in the US was 6.7% more expens
  
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• US court allows CVOW work to resume

  16-01-2026 19:57 via renews.biz
  US court allows CVOW work to resume
  
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• JERA Nex bp takes Mona reins but Morgan abandoned

  16-01-2026 19:46 via renews.biz
  JERA Nex bp takes Mona reins but Morgan abandoned
  
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• Iberdrola powers up US-Canada link

  16-01-2026 13:50 via renews.biz
  Iberdrola powers up US-Canada link
  
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• BnM completes Bellacorick wind farm removal

  16-01-2026 12:20 via renews.biz
  BnM completes Bellacorick wind farm removal
  
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• Fraunhofer IWES behind offshore assessment tool

  16-01-2026 10:53 via renews.biz
  Fraunhofer IWES behind offshore assessment tool
  
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• egg Power secures up to £400m financing

  16-01-2026 10:25 via renews.biz
  egg Power secures up to £400m financing
  
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• German developer buys 381MW wind portfolio

  16-01-2026 09:56 via renews.biz
  German developer buys 381MW wind portfolio
  
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• DEME takes delivery of new jack-up

  16-01-2026 09:42 via renews.biz
  DEME takes delivery of new jack-up
  
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• Solar powers majority of rising US electricity demand

  16-01-2026 01:00 via renews.biz
  Solar powers majority of rising US electricity demand
  
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• Judge allows offshore windfarm halted by Trump to resume construction

  15-01-2026 23:22
  Setback for president, who has called windfarms ‘losers’, as Empire Wind project allowed to move forwardA federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would probably kill the project in a matter of days.District judge Carl J Nichols, an appointee of Donald Trump, ruled construction on the Empire Wind project could go forward while he considers the me
  
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• Vineyard Wind 1 files complaint against shutdown

  15-01-2026 22:32 via renews.biz
  Vineyard Wind 1 files complaint against shutdown
  
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• UK delays North Falls permit decision

  15-01-2026 17:55 via renews.biz
  UK delays North Falls permit decision
  
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• Equinor cleared to resume Empire Wind build

  15-01-2026 17:55 via renews.biz
  Equinor cleared to resume Empire Wind build
  
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• BREAKING: Equinor cleared to resume Empire Wind build

  15-01-2026 17:55 via renews.biz
  BREAKING: Equinor cleared to resume Empire Wind build
  
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• VSB powers up Extertal wind farm

  15-01-2026 16:37 via renews.biz
  VSB powers up Extertal wind farm
  
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• Record AR7 'secures £3bn supply chain boost'

  15-01-2026 15:46 via renews.biz
  Record AR7 'secures £3bn supply chain boost'
  
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• GWS becomes member of GWO

  15-01-2026 15:33 via renews.biz
  GWS becomes member of GWO
  
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• Forth Green Freeport unlocks £25m funding

  15-01-2026 14:30 via renews.biz
  Forth Green Freeport unlocks £25m funding
  
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• EnBW pulls out of 3GW Morgan-Mona complex

  15-01-2026 14:27 via renews.biz
  EnBW pulls out of 3GW Morgan-Mona complex
  
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• Nordex claims German top spot in 2025

  15-01-2026 12:22 via renews.biz
  Nordex claims German top spot in 2025
  
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• Ogrezeni hybrid build starts in Romania

  15-01-2026 12:05 via renews.biz
  Ogrezeni hybrid build starts in Romania
  
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• EIB backs 274MW wind build in Portugal

  15-01-2026 11:28 via renews.biz
  EIB backs 274MW wind build in Portugal
  
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• EBRD backs 300MW solar in Uzbekistan

  15-01-2026 11:10 via renews.biz
  EBRD backs 300MW solar in Uzbekistan
  
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• Record permit approvals lift German onshore wind

  15-01-2026 11:03 via renews.biz
  Record permit approvals lift German onshore wind
  
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• Report backs interconnectors to cut UK bills

  15-01-2026 09:41 via renews.biz
  Report backs interconnectors to cut UK bills
  
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• EDF scraps Blyth 2 floater

  14-01-2026 18:58 via renews.biz
  EDF scraps Blyth 2 floater
  
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• UPDATED: Judge to issue ruling in Empire case

  14-01-2026 18:30 via renews.biz
  UPDATED: Judge to issue ruling in Empire case
  
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• Labour still faces risks on energy despite ‘record’ wind power auction | Nils Pratley

  14-01-2026 17:44
  Government hails step towards clean power in Great Britain by 2030 – but the auction shows trade-offs are now neededOffshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auctionEd Miliband: With this record wind power auction, we’ve proved the rightwing doubters wrongThe government has defied gloomy price expectations for its latest auction for offshore wind capacity. The worry a few months ago was that bill payers would be forced to pay more than £100 a m
  
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• PNE cuts earnings guidance over market conditions

  14-01-2026 16:51 via renews.biz
  PNE cuts earnings guidance over market conditions
  
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• Envision completes 240MW Azerbaijan wind project

  14-01-2026 15:32 via renews.biz
  Envision completes 240MW Azerbaijan wind project
  
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• Q Energy enters Nova Scotia offshore bid race

  14-01-2026 14:52 via renews.biz
  Q Energy enters Nova Scotia offshore bid race
  
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• Will Great Britain’s offshore wind subsidy auction mean lower energy bills?

  14-01-2026 14:43
  Why ‘historic’ process is crucial to help government hit 2030 clean energy targetsOffshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auctionNils Pratley: Labour faces risks on energy despite ‘record’ wind power auctionEd Miliband: With this record wind power auction, we’ve proved the rightwing doubters wrongGreat Britain has secured enough new offshore wind to power 12m homes after the most competitive – and financially generous &ndash
  
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