General Clean Energy News
Headline: Energy Security Is The Real Driver Of The Clean Energy Transition
Outlet: Forbes
Summary: Despite decades of investment in alternatives, fossil fuels still account for roughly 80% of global energy use. That dominance comes with a structural weakness. Energy security is no longer defined solely by access to global markets. It is increasingly about control over domestic resources, infrastructure resilience, and the ability to withstand external shocks. The shift to renewable energy is no longer driven only by climate ambition and should be positioned as a way to better energy security and reduced vulnerability.
Headline: Cheap energy more important than climate-first strategy, warns Blair
Outlet: The Independent via MSN
Summary: Sir Tony Blair has urged European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer to overhaul their clean energy strategies to prioritise supply and affordability as the conflict in Iran drives fears of soaring prices.
Headline: Plan to ramp up heat pump and EV use under threat as UK electricity price doubles
Outlet: The i Paper
Summary: Britain’s switch to greener energy is wobbling as new figures show the country is lagging behind most others in its use of electricity to power cars, homes and industry – with the cost doubling over 20 years.
TEP Birmingham Specific News
Headline: Water splitting catalyst creates hydrogen at low temperatures – University of Birmingham
Outlet: University of Birmingham
Summary: Birmingham researchers find a novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods.
Headline: Maritime Transports has deployed the first eHGV into the CCEP UK fleet for a live trial
Outlet: Food Manufacture
Summary: Maritime Transport have released the first electric HGVs into Coca-Cola fleet in the UK.
Headline: NW deep tech firm secures funding for breakthrough battery recycling programme
Outlet: The Business Desk
Summary: Runcorn-based Watercycle Technologies, Europe’s first commercial direct lithium extraction plant (DLE), is part of a UK consortium that has been awarded funding (£452m) through the Battery Innovation Programme to develop a pioneering lithium-ion battery recycling technology that strengthens circular supply chains.
Headline: ‘World-first’ plant converting plastic waste to SAF opens in UK – News – The Chemical Engineer
Outlet: The Chemical Engineer
Summary: The first pilot plant converting waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has opened in Kent, UK. This is said to be the first in the world.
