Energy crisis

Cost advantages enjoyed by solar, wind, and hydropower compared to coal and gas generation continued to widen in 2025, even before Iran war triggered spike in fossil fuel prices

Ember study explores how heatwave impacts could be eased by deploying solar panels and air conditioning units in tandem

Italy, Ireland, and the UK most exposed to energy bill increases given gas continues to dominate their wholesale power markets, IEEFA claims

Ofgem confirms average gas bills are set to rise higher than electricity bills under the new price cap, as domestic renewables capacity continues to reduce reliance on expensive fossil fuels

Ember report confirms wind and solar surpassed gas generation last month, as governments rushed to secure 'cheap, homegrown and secure' sources of energy

Survey of over 2,000 UK adults finds strong support for expanding homegrown clean energy to boost Britain’s energy security

As geopolitical disruption returns, the real risk is not over-ambition on electrification – but continued over dependence on fossil fuels and a lack of energy diversification in an era of rising demand, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

Perfect storm of soaring fossil fuel costs and intensifying climate impacts are eating into household incomes and driving up inflation, ECIU report warns

Simon Stiell highlights 'immense irony' that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel proponents are now ‘inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom’

Growing fears of renewed hostilities between the US and Iran see oil prices hit highest point since the start of the conflict, while new data shows UK solar and heat pump installations rose sharply in March