Tomatoes denied by extreme weather!

Extreme cold and floods have seen crop yields hit hard

Pakistan grid breakdown leads to power loss in all major cities

“A loss of frequency caused a major breakdown,” the Energy Ministry said

Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs 50m LED light bulbs

This is after 12 million Ukrainians have become disconnected from the grid, following Russian attacks

Sri Lanka down to last drop of petrol

The newly-appointed Prime Minister has revealed that the country is on its last day of supply

Biden orders ‘unprecedented and largest ever’ release of US oil reserves

The president plans to release one million barrels of crude oil daily for six months starting in May

Russia stocks LNG behind NATO lines

It is looking to maintain fuel supplies in case conflict in Ukraine severs access to pipelines

Octopus Energy starts the Italian Job with acquisition of energy provider SATO

The renewable energy provider aims to have 1m customers in Italy by 2025

Why the smart grid is at the forefront of the energy revolution

The way the energy industry works hasn’t changed all that much for decades now. But we’re at the start of an energy revolution, with the smart grid at the forefront.

UK’s electricity system was cheaper and cleaner during coronavirus lockdown but more difficult to control’

That’s according to a new independent analysis conducted via Imperial Consultants by academics from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights.

Tesla granted electricity generation licence in the UK

The electric car manufacturer and technology firm hopes to develop virtual power plants in the UK and in other countries using its ‘Autobidder’ real-time trading and control platform