Ex-Dyson engineers plot electric boiler to rival heat pumps
Former Dyson engineers behind Luthmore have raised £12.4m to launch a battery-powered electric boiler designed to replace gas combis in smaller UK homes.
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Rise of the zero-bill home? Ed Miliband pins hopes on solar power
Ed Miliband plans a £13bn Warm Homes push to expand solar, heat pumps and batteries, aiming to cut household energy bills and create ‘zero-bill’ homes.
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Solar developers look for the exit as falling power prices squeeze returns
Solar developers in Spain are struggling to sell projects as electricity prices fall, valuations slide and oversupply squeezes returns, raising wider questions for Europe’s renewable ambitions.
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Ofgem fast-tracks UK electricity ‘superhighways’ to cut wind curtailment costs
Ofgem has approved early investment in three major UK electricity superhighways, aiming to cut billions in wind curtailment costs and reduce pressure on consumer energy bills.
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Starmer moves to align UK with tougher EU net zero targets under electricity market talks
Sir Keir Starmer is negotiating a deal to rejoin the EU’s electricity market that could bind the UK to far tougher net zero targets, prompting warnings over energy bills, competitiveness and loss of control.
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Britain could see its greenest-ever Christmas Day as renewables dominate power mix
Britain could record its lowest-ever carbon intensity on Christmas Day, with new wind and solar capacity helping renewables dominate the power grid, according to the National Energy System Operator.
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law in bid to speed up UK energy projects
The UK’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received Royal Assent, aiming to speed up major energy and infrastructure projects by cutting planning delays and legal challenges.
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Ex-Dyson engineers unveil battery-powered boiler designed to outperform heat pumps
Former Dyson engineers have raised £6.9m to launch a battery-powered electric boiler that delivers gas-like performance, offering a low-carbon alternative to heat pumps now in trials across the UK.
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Octopus Energy launches UK’s first fully agile tariff for small businesses
Octopus Energy has launched Shape Shifters: Agile—the UK’s first fully dynamic electricity tariff for small businesses—offering more than 25% savings by shifting energy use to cheaper, greener times.
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Wind farms generate record power on cold November evening
Britain’s wind farms generated a record 22.7GW of electricity on a cold November evening, supplying over half the UK’s power mix and enough for 22 million homes, Neso reports.
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