What mattered this week

Finally BRITISH electricity for BRITISH homes. Get rid of those filthy FOREIGN electrons

What? Daily Mail pulled a new angle on energy security this week: Racism.
But there’s a serious point Energy security matters. Especially in wartime. So, the 15GW of wind/solar UK built since 2022 keeping power prices down. 39% less gas being burnt. Pity Mail was against it.
Read more: Daily Mail; Ember “Clean Power fortifies Britain against gas price shocks”

Heat pumps outsell gas boilers in Germany, for first time

But do they work? Germany just answered: 48% of all new heating in 2025.
Why not elsewhere? Complex - need industry, installers, public to all line up.
Read more: CleanEnergyWire

Fortescue builds massive solar/batteries, takes entire mine off fossils, saves $100m/year

Big? Big. One of world’s biggest miners is dropping fossils and entirely using solar+batteries in one of its biggest mines.
Give me stats and a picture of a big electric digger. 5GWh of batteries planned.
Read more: Reuters

One thing to worry about

India is running out of glass jars.

Because, the factories run on gas. And there’s no gas.

Their 400 year old glass industry is teetering (Curlytales).

One thing to be optimistic about

Norway has ordered the world’s largest fleet of electric ferries - 12.

And they look awesome. (Electrive)

If you’ve got more time…

Read JPMorgan: Salem's Lot

There's a lot of hot takes flying around on the war. This isn't one. Cembalest at JPMorgan runs the actual numbers:

• US energy independence isn't the firewall you think: American price rises are worse than Europe's

• A single operation burned through four years of Tomahawk supply

• Iran has worked out that holding Hormuz hostage costs less than defending it — and wants $2m per ship to prove it ($70-90bn/year)

• The maths on cutting US fossil dependence by just 20%? Fourteen years at current build rates. He calls it a fever dream.

Cool headed analysis. But, terrifying.