Renewables are increasingly displacing gas power stations reducing the
amount of time gas is setting the price of British electricity and shielding
bills payers from volatility in gas markets
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As North Sea oil and gas continues to ⬇️, dependency on imported gas will continue to ⬆️
In 2024 a typical household with a gas boiler, petrol car and
average energy demand depended on imported energy to meet 67% of its
primary energy needs
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Industry body North Sea Transition Authority: North Sea gas production will 📉 by
4️⃣9️⃣% between 2025 and 2030 with existing drilling
4️⃣4️⃣% if new licences were to deliver their maximum possible output
With gas prices higher again as a result of the conflict in Middle East,
analysts like Cornwall Insight warn that energy bills could rise again for millions of UK homes
UK’s dependence on gas for home heating leaves households especially exposed to volatility in international energy markets
Spike in gas prices hit UK worst in W. Europe following Russian invasion, acc IMF
G7 ministers to discuss possibility of coordinated action to cushion impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran on oil prices
www.reuters.com/business/en...
Commenting on news that Reform UK are pledging to end the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, which providers homeowners with grants to install heat pumps, Simon Cran-McGreehin, @eciu.net said:
"The facts speak for themselves on this one."
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Commenting on a new report from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social, @gredmondking.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:
“Several food experts and academics have warned recently of growing risks to Britain' food security - including the threat that shortages could lead to civil unrest."
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Lengthy US-Iran war would affect ‘lives and households of everybody’, says Starmer
Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrel
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/...
🔉 In our latest webinar, Nate Hultman, @ctrglobsust.bsky.social, discusses the U.S. administration's current approach to energy policy and the reality of the falling costs electricity and transport associated with clean energy technologies👇
With the price of Brent Crude today passing $100 a barrel, Colin Walker, @eciu.net said:
"It's all too reminiscent of the oil price surge after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a stark reminder that the UK has no real control over the price of oil."
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Polling of non-EV drivers reveals that many remain ill-informed about EVs, suggesting that misinformation is clearly affecting people’s knowledge and understanding of EVs, dissuading them from making the switch to cheaper and cleaner electric driving.
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Bar chart showing heat pump manufacturing shares by region, with Europe dominating across indoor, monobloc, and outdoor units.
Over 80% heat pumps installed in Europe are assembled in Europe and only around 10% produced in China, acc European Heat Pump Assoc
EHPA director general: Europe’s 300 factories could produce over 3X more as demand ⬆️
www.coolingpost.com/world-news/...
Monobloc = type of air source heat pump
In uninsulated buildings:
📍 1️⃣7️⃣% of homes suitable for a heat pump today
📍 3️⃣0️⃣% suitable with minimal changes to ⬇️ bills eg loft and cavity wall insulation
This means
HALF of all 🇬🇧 homes suitable for heat pumps with no or minimal insulation upgrades
In flats 🏢:
@KensaHeatPumps new compact ground-source heat pump is:
📍 5️⃣❎ more efficient than a gas boiler
📍 small enough to fit in a cupboard.
Thurrock: Kensa replaced direct electric heaters in 273 tower block flats with the system
t.co/jPOVD2UAPE
A historic stone church with a tower and arched windows is set in a grassy cemetery area, showcasing its medieval architecture.
In old or existing buildings ⛪:
@HistoricEngland: heat pumps “work well in a range of different historic building types and uses”
One 11th Cen church in Lympne, Kent, has even been retrofitted with a heat pump.
bit.ly/4dqp7oX
Is every type of home suitable for a heat pump?
Yes, acc Govt-funded electrification of heat programme led by
Energy System Catapult:
"All housing types are suitable for heat pumps... from Victorian mid-terraces to pre-WWII semis and a 1960s block of flats”
bit.ly/3Lxpr9E
UK heat pump sales increased significantly, reaching 125,037 units in 2025, with 36% manufactured domestically.
In 2025 UK heat pump sales saw a 27% ⬆️ compared with previous year
And around 36% of heat pumps sold were UK manufactured, an ⬆️ of 38% compared to 2024
www.edie.net/uk-heat-pum...
📊 Heat Pump Association
Heat pumps:
♨️ 3x more energy efficient than gas boilers
💨 No air pollution
❄️ Work in cold weather - just ask heat pump mega-fans Norway, Finland, and France
Qatar is the world's 2nd-largest LNG exporter: 20% of global supply
Asian countries are the primary buyers of Qatari LNG, purchasing over 80% of total exports
This has an impact UK energy prices as we compete on international gas markets.
"These changes in energy prices are not hitting EV drivers"
ECIU's @colin-walker.bsky.social on LBC Radio explaining why oil volatility means the UK's 1.8M EV drivers are more insulated from price shocks
UK drivers reveal why they are not switching to EVs: misinformation
Many drivers of petrol and diesel vehicles are significantly misinformed about EVs
51% of non-EV drivers could correctly answer only 2 or fewer out of 10 statements about EVs
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news...
Gas prices ⬆️ from 78p/therm to 161p/therm in a week
Still a long way off record highs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
But, for comparison: in mid-2021 - as demand rose after the pandemic - it took almost 3 months to see the same price change
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DTEK is installing the 500-megawatt Tyligulska Wind Power Plant, the first wind park ever built in a war zone.
It is a crucial source of electricity in southern Ukraine and will supply 900,000 households when it’s finished
Wind and solar arrays with independent transmission lines are scattered over landscape = harder to hit and easier to repair.
Coal power station could be taken out by a single missile
To do equiv amount of capacity damage at a wind farm: 40 missiles
acc to DTEK, Ukraine’s largest energy company
Ukraine installed at least 1.5GW of new solar generation in 2025
Enough to power roughly 1.1M homes
Grid operators intend to almost double renewable energy production over the next 4 years
Why is Ukraine rapidly expanding its renewable generation during conflict?
Energy security: net zero renewables are more decentralised, flexibile, and harder for to bomb
Since the invasion, Ukraine has added over 3 GW of new renewable energy capacity
Emissions (grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour) from North Sea gas vs LNG imports. Source: Carbon Brief analysis
Factcheck: North Sea gas is not ‘four times cleaner’ than LNG imports | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive
Read here: buff.ly/IoMIeUt
Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..
Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.
This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.
44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.
