02 Apr As Reported Energy Price, news updates and expert commentary
AIKO has announced a new collaboration with Solar Team Eindhoven, bringing its high-efficiency ABC (All Back Contact) solar cells to power Stella Juva, the world’s first solar-powered ambulance designed to operate entirely on solar energy while supporting onboard medical equipment. Developed by students from Eindhoven University of Technology, Stella Juva aims to enable healthcare delivery in remote or infrastructure-limited regions. The project reflects the team’s ongoing focus on expanding the applications of solar-powered vehicles beyond experimental prototypes toward practical and functional use cases. Related News
Scientists have developed a new catalyst technology that could significantly improve the performance and lifespan of lithium-air batteries. The breakthrough focuses on tungsten diselenide (WSe₂), a two-dimensional material whose surface was previously only partially active in chemical reactions.
The method has led to improved capacity, faster charge-discharge performance, and longer-lasting stability, significantly enhancing overall efficiency and durability of lithium–oxygen batteries. Related News
Renewables generated a record share of the UK’s electricity in 2025, according to provisional figures from the Energy Department (Desnz).
The data, released on Thursday, shows that output from renewable technologies such as wind and solar accounted for 52.5% of electricity generation last year.
Together they generated 152.5 terrawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity – an increase of 5.7% compared to 2024. Desnz said the rise was driven by more renewables being rolled out across the UK, coupled with more favourable weather conditions.
The UK added 3.8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity to the grid, bringing the total to 65.1 GW, up from 61.3 GW in 2024 and 9.3 GW in 2010, the figures show. Related News
SSE plc is today updating the market on its performance
Full year 2025/26 adjusted Earnings Per Share is expected to be between 147 – 152 pence. This updated guidance reflects continued strong operational performance and strategic delivery during the year, as the Group progresses its five-year £33bn investment plan.
The regulated Networks businesses are expected to deliver an around 60% year-on-year increase in capital investment, as momentum continues in the delivery of their long-term business plans. The majority of this increase has been delivered in Transmission, which now has five of the 11 major projects under construction and 26 of the 34 required major consents received.
Renewable generation output is expected to be around 14.5 TWH, a 10% increase year-on-year, reflecting increasing capacity from the construction programme balanced by the mixed weather conditions experienced during the course of the year.
Operating profit expectations for the Group’s other Business Units, as well as all other forward-looking guidance previously provided, remains unchanged.
SSE continues to closely monitor developments in the Middle East, but there has been no immediate impact to the Group’s overall performance given the resilience of our business mix.
Capital investment for the Group is expected to be around £3.5bn for the year. Adjusted net debt and hybrid capital is expected to be just over £10bn at 31 March 2026, underpinned by a strong liquidity position totalling well over £5bn.. Related News
At CERAWeek 2026, the energy industry’s foremost annual gathering, Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth and other Chevron leaders led discussions on the future of energy—and how Chevron will help shape that future. Wirth explained that the world continuously needs more energy. As demand rises, he said, the focus should be on adding supply instead of replacing one source with another.
“This is energy addition, not transition,” Wirth said. “Energy abundance underpins long-term success.” He pointed to the link between reliable, affordable energy and national economic benefits, adding that realizing those gains will require investment, new infrastructure and more effective use of data and AI. As the use of AI grows, so does the need for energy to power data centers. Existing grids and renewable buildouts are not set up to meet the growing demand in the near term.
Chevron aims to use natural gas, an abundantly available energy resource in the U.S., to help satisfy AI’s appetite. “Developing power for data centers, using more traditional sources of fuel, with a pathway to lower carbon solutions over time, is something that fits us very well,” said Jeff Gustavson, Chevron’s president of New Energies. Related News
Eni’s Board of Directors, chaired by Giuseppe Zafarana, today approved the possible issuance of one or more bonds, to be placed with institutional investors according to market condition, with a value up to a maximum aggregate amount of 10 billion euro, or its equivalent in other currencies, to be issued in one or more tranches by 31 March 2028.
The bonds, if issued, will enable to maintain Eni’s well-balanced financial structure and will be used for Eni’s general corporate purposes. The bonds may be listed on one or more regulated markets. Related News
Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2% last year, provisional government data showed on Thursday, as emissions from industry fell.
Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, which will require a huge increase in renewable electricity and a switch to cleaner electric vehicles. Total greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 367 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2025, down 7 million tons from 2024, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said.. Related News
Eni’s Board of Directors, chaired by Giuseppe Zafarana, today resolved to distribute to Shareholders the fourth of the four tranches of the provision in place of the 2025 dividend from Eni S.p.A. available reserves of € 0.27 (compared to a total annual provision, in place of the dividend, equal to € 1.05) per share outstanding at the ex-dividend date as of 18 May 2026[2], payable on 20 May 2026[3], as resolved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 14 May 2025. Holders of ADRs, outstanding at the record date of 19 May 2026, will receive € 0.54 per ADR, payable on 5 June 2026[4], with each ADR listed on the New York Stock Exchange representing two Eni shares. Related News
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