Petrobras has confirmed an oil discovery off the Amazon coast, with President Lula calling it a "passport to the country's future" despite fierce opposition from environmental groups.

The UK has launched a £28 million challenge to fund battery and underground hydrogen storage capable of holding clean power for over 100 hours, cutting reliance on gas.

The world's largest electric aircraft has completed its first flight, a milestone behind Heart Aerospace's 30-seat ES-30, designed to make short electric flights commercially viable by 2031.

EVs expand across global markets, California's battery boom grows, solar pushes out fossil generation, and mineral production highlights this week's key energy and technology developments.

Record European heat is forcing nuclear reactors offline, with France cutting a sixth of its fleet's output and Hungary's Paks plant pushed to near-shutdown on the shrinking Danube river.

Tesla's huge Texas solar factory, surging EV sales across Southeast Asia, rising heat pump costs and soaring critical mineral prices highlight this week's energy and technology developments.