8+ hour, 17+ min ago   (997+ words) Consumer energy advocates have called on federal and state governments to make plug-in solar and batteries legal to use in Australia within 10 months, following last week’s news that clearing a path for the technology known in Europe as “balcony solar…...

19+ hour, 52+ min ago   (11+ words) Booming demand for solar but labour shortage ‘speed bump’ The Press...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago   (92+ words) SOLAR panels are being spotted more regularly across Limerick city and county, according to data compiled by kilowatt.ie. According to the figures, one in 14 homes in Limerick has now installed grant-aided rooftop solar panels. The county passed a milestone…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (620+ words) Many U.K. electricians have been wary of plug-in solar and battery equipment. But one electrician said that after seeing how widely the systems are used in Germany, he came away believing their real-world safety record is much stronger than many critics…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (368+ words) A heat pump rule change means thousands of households on heating oil across England and Wales will be eligible for a £9,000 grant. The funding, up from £7,000, will help rural households make the move from heating oil to a heat pump,…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (780+ words) Britain’s transmission expansion faces significant delivery risks as the NAO warns annual grid-constraint costs could reach £7.8 billion by 2030 without faster upgrades. The Great Britain grid upgrade faces a delivery test that could push annual electricity-system constraint costs as high as…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1706+ words) Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising Britain is embarking on one of the largest overhauls of its electricity…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (299+ words) White House Weighs Defense Production Act as U.S. Refineries Maxed Out Relief is unlikely anytime soon,… Rosneft has spent 4 trillion… As uptake continues to increase, particularly in regions such as the European Union, researchers are continually improving heat pump technology to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1324+ words) We’ve covered this topic before. Rising network expansion fees push up bills as projects suffer HS2-style cost inflation The subsea cable known as Eastern Green Link 1 will slip into the water at Torness, east of Edinburgh, before resurfacing near the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (943+ words) Hamburg-based digital utility Rabot Energy launched its new standalone home battery designed specifically for apartment renters in June 2026, and ESS News had the chance to speak with Konrad Schade, chief operating officer and managing director at the company, about both…...