Chris Bernkopf, Founder and CEO of Podero, believes that policy relief measures planned by the UK Government to take effect in April are only a short-term solution and that the real structural challenge the UK is facing right now is how to shield households from future votality.

EDF power solutions has announced the commissioning of the 420 MW Koruson 1 cluster, including three wind farms, on the border of the Northern and Eastern Cape of South Africa, developed by a consortium led by EDF power solutions, together with South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partners, H1 Holdings, Gibb-Crede, and a local community trust.

Global multi-technology renewable energy company Zelestra has progressed with the construction of the 27.5 MWdc Klevenow solar project in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with most of the ground mounting posts now in place, half of the low-voltage cables laid and the HV transformer installed in the substation area.

Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp. has been awarded $10 million in funding through the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction program to construct a fully integrated anaerobic digestion and carbon sequestration facility that will produce natural gas exclusively from livestock manure in partnership with with KCL Cattle Company and Kasko Cattle Co.

Geothermal Energy Lithium (GEL) is now generating geothermal electricity from its United Downs plant in Cornwall, while also producing zero-carbon lithium carbonate at the site at commercial scale.

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. announced  that it has completed the sale of its 200 MWh Fort Duncan Battery Storage facility to Hunt Energy Network, L.L.C. Canadian Solar expects to recognize the revenue from the transaction in the first quarter of 2026.

Scottish energy technology firm IR Power, a subsidiary of MWNW Group, has introduced a solution to the problem of industrial energy being wasted when factory machines slow down.

Low-carbon hydrogen is rapidly emerging as a crucial solution to support a cleaner energy future. Its greatest potential lies in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, including iron and steel production, chemical manufacturing, and long-haul transport. 

Ascendance, European pioneer in hybrid-electric technologies for aviation, announced that its ATEA aircraft has entered its final integration phase, with the completion of the demonstrator's structure at its Toulouse facility. 

The UK Government finally announced the £15 billion Warm Homes Plan late last month, aiming to provide funding for solar, heat pumps and home batteries. This has generated fresh attention with regard to whether this investment will genuinely bring down energy bills or merely risk adding to system costs without the right coordination.

Chris Bernkopf, CEO of Austrian software company Podero, believes that without the use of home energy devices, consumers will continue to foot the bill for expensive grid upgrades, even as the adoption of low-carbon tech accelerates.

REM talked to Chris about how homes can actively support the energy system, easing pressure on the grid, reducing infrastructure costs and helping households to achieve faster and more meaningful savings.

Acciona se disparó este miércoles un 8,3% en bolsa y cerró en 219,4 euros por acción, su nivel más alto desde la crisis financiera de 2008, tras el fuerte avance de su participada Nordex. Detrás del repunte está el buen rendimiento del fabricante alemán de aerogeneradores, que se ha disparado más de un 19% en la Bolsa de Frankfurt tras presentar resultados y mejorar sus previsiones de rentabilidad, lo que ha desatado el optimismo de los inversores y sitúa a la compañía española como el valor más alcista de la jornada.