Electrification
Iberdrola to invest €41bn in electrification and grid upgrades by 2026
Spanish utility Iberdrola said on Thursday that it will invest €41bn ($44.54bn) to accelerate electrification and upgrade grids in various…
Lessons from San Francisco: 150 years of electric public transport
Walking through the streets of San Francisco’s inner city might feel, to those less used to skies saturated with cables…
Global investment in energy transition technology surges record 17% in 2023
Global investment in the energy transition surged by 17% in 2023 to $1.7trn, according to a report from research provider…
Clean energy to power increase in global electricity demand – IEA
Low-emissions energy sources are expected to power all forecasted additional electricity demand between now and 2026, according to a new…
EU approves €2.6bn state aid for Germany’s steel industry
On Tuesday, the European Commission approved €2.6bn ($2.85bn) in state aid to help support Germany in decarbonising its ailing steel…
British Steel to cut up to 2,000 jobs with furnace electrification plans
British Steel has confirmed plans to replace blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe site with electric arc furnaces (EAFs) in a…
Atlas Materials secures $27m for new nickel processing technology for EV batteries
US-based critical minerals company Atlas Materials has raised $27m for its new technology that enables the processing of low-grade nickel…
UK National Infrastructure Commission set to echo CCC warning on EV chargers
A new report from the UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) due on 18 October is likely to echo concerns laid…
Weekly data: 70% of planned steel projects are dirty blast furnaces
Statistics around steel boggle the mind. Just under two billion tonnes of the metal are produced worldwide every year, and…
BMW announces £600m package for Oxford EV plant
BMW will spend more than £600m ($752m) to upgrade its car factory in Oxford, UK, to allow for electric vehicle…
