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A North Sea pilot project has demonstrated how autonomous control centres could transform remote offshore oil and gas fields

A North Sea pilot project has demonstrated how autonomous control centres could transform remote offshore oil and gas fields

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Bilfinger and Schneider Electric deploy autonomous offshore control system for remote oil and gas fields

June 21, 2026

UK Power Networks Services secures nuclear win at Sizewell C

UK Power Networks Services secures nuclear win at Sizewell C

Energy & Utilities

UK Power Networks Services secures nuclear win at Sizewell C

June 18, 2026

Shell has signed a new multi-year agreement with C3 AI to expand the deployment of AI across the energy company's global asset operations.

Shell has signed a new multi-year agreement with C3 AI to expand the deployment of AI across the energy company's global asset operations.

Energy & Utilities

Shell expands C3 AI partnership to scale agentic AI for predictive maintenance

June 8, 2026

Emerson helps Holy Cross Energy unify control of renewable power

Emerson helps Holy Cross Energy unify control of renewable power

Energy & Utilities

Emerson helps Holy Cross Energy unify control of renewable power

June 3, 2026

Water, automation, and the power of a different voice

Water, automation, and the power of a different voice

Energy & Utilities

Water, automation, and the power of a different voice

May 20, 2026

As logistics operators begin transitioning to eHGVs, vehicles will require high power output and networks currently have limited insight into where and when that demand will appear.

As logistics operators begin transitioning to eHGVs, vehicles will require high power output and networks currently have limited insight into where and when that demand will appear.

Energy & Utilities

UK Power Networks clearing the path for electric heavy vehicles

May 14, 2026

Stonesthro & Cornerstone execute landmark Micro-Edge computing

Stonesthro & Cornerstone execute landmark Micro-Edge computing

Energy & Utilities

Stonesthro & Cornerstone execute landmark Micro-Edge computing

April 15, 2026

Engineering firm Rolls-Royce SMR said this week it is to begin detailed design work on the UK’s first three small modular nuclear reactors after signing a contract with Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N), formally moving the programme into its delivery phase.

Engineering firm Rolls-Royce SMR said this week it is to begin detailed design work on the UK’s first three small modular nuclear reactors after signing a contract with Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N), formally moving the programme into its delivery phase.

Energy & Utilities

UK nuclear SMRs explained: 4 ways factory-built reactors will drive automation growth

April 15, 2026

SUBLIME Energie liquefies all biogas directly on the farm

SUBLIME Energie liquefies all biogas directly on the farm

Energy & Utilities

SUBLIME Energie liquefies all biogas directly on the farm

April 14, 2026

By Professor Fiona Charnley, Professor of circular innovation at the University of Exeter and researcher at the ReMake Value Retention Centre (RVRC). The UK’s renewable energy transition is often judged by the number of projects delivered, yet its long term success hinges on something far less visible - whether the technologies we deploy are capable of retaining value throughout their life cycles, or whether they shed it, ultimately adding to the waste burden we are trying to reduce.

By Professor Fiona Charnley, Professor of circular innovation at the University of Exeter and researcher at the ReMake Value Retention Centre (RVRC). The UK’s renewable energy transition is often judged by the number of projects delivered, yet its long term success hinges on something far less visible - whether the technologies we deploy are capable of retaining value throughout their life cycles, or whether they shed it, ultimately adding to the waste burden we are trying to reduce.

Energy & Utilities

Circular economy: the energy is renewable, but is the infrastructure?

April 3, 2026

ABB brings GenAI into energy management

ABB brings GenAI into energy management

ABB brings GenAI into energy management

March 30, 2026

Renesas unveils first bidirectional 650V-class GaN switch

Renesas unveils first bidirectional 650V-class GaN switch

Renesas unveils first bidirectional 650V-class GaN switch

March 23, 2026

RCM Technologies says it has used advanced engineering and process optimisation to more than double ethanol output in a legacy ethanol plant in the US Midwest.

RCM Technologies says it has used advanced engineering and process optimisation to more than double ethanol output in a legacy ethanol plant in the US Midwest.

Energy & Utilities

Precision engineering unlocks hidden capacity in Midwestern ethanol facility

March 14, 2026

Schneider Electric unveils next generation Altivar HVAC drives to boost energy efficiency

Schneider Electric unveils next generation Altivar HVAC drives to boost energy efficiency

Energy & Utilities

Schneider Electric unveils next generation Altivar HVAC drives to boost energy efficiency

March 12, 2026

Is the US data centre market ready for the AI era?

Is the US data centre market ready for the AI era?

Is the US data centre market ready for the AI era?

March 9, 2026

ABB factory in China cuts emissions and runs fully on renewable electricity

ABB factory in China cuts emissions and runs fully on renewable electricity

Energy & Utilities

ABB factory in China cuts emissions and runs fully on renewable electricity

March 4, 2026

ABB’s Bella Vista plant cuts emissions and advances Mission to Zero in Argentina

ABB’s Bella Vista plant cuts emissions and advances Mission to Zero in Argentina

Energy & Utilities

ABB’s Bella Vista plant cuts emissions and advances Mission to Zero in Argentina

February 25, 2026

£12 million upgrade strengthens South West London power network

£12 million upgrade strengthens South West London power network

£12 million upgrade strengthens South West London power network

February 18, 2026

Naked Energy announces VirtuMAX, a new ground-mount solar thermal technology designed to deliver high-performance renewable heat for industrial-scale projects.

Naked Energy announces VirtuMAX, a new ground-mount solar thermal technology designed to deliver high-performance renewable heat for industrial-scale projects.

Energy & Utilities

Naked Energy announces new ground solar thermal technology

February 11, 2026

Researchers at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed a new silicon-carbide-based power module designed to dramatically improve the efficiency of electricity conversion, as rising demand from artificial intelligence data centres and advanced manufacturing strains global energy systems.

Researchers at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed a new silicon-carbide-based power module designed to dramatically improve the efficiency of electricity conversion, as rising demand from artificial intelligence data centres and advanced manufacturing strains global energy systems.

Energy & Utilities

ULIS SiC power module promises fivefold energy density gains for industrial automation

January 26, 2026