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US energy companies are pouring record sums into building power plants and transmission lines to meet electricity demand from data centres, raising concerns that the costs…

Tucked between two massive buildings in the hills of the Nevada desert, 805 retired EV batteries lie in neat formation, each one wrapped in nondescript white…

Lowering energy costs for thousands of businesses by scrapping green levies will form a central part of the government’s new 10-year industrial strategy.The plan, which may…

“Decisions around where data centers get built have shifted dramatically over the last six months, with access to power now playing the most significant role in…

When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Senior ministers are in urgent negotiations about boosting…

The European Commission has insisted there will be no return to Russian gas, as it published plans to phase out fossil fuel imports from its eastern…

Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel PlantsEven without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coalBy Benjamin Storrow…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A series of Israeli attacks on Iran’s oil…

Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesIsrael’s strikes on Iran, and Iran’s response, caused a shudder on global financial markets on Friday.The price of oil surged in…