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.

Italy is opening the door to billions in new green energy investment as EU fiscal flexibility creates room to expand renewables, strengthen grids and reduce its reliance on natural gas.

The EU has approved €290 million to support sustainable aviation fuel production in the Netherlands, helping expand cleaner jet fuel, lower emissions, and accelerate sustainable aviation.

Global EV sales continued to accelerate, floating offshore wind took a step towards lower costs, and electrification continued reshaping energy markets and reducing emissions worldwide.

New energy infrastructure, rapid battery storage growth, and the importance of critical minerals highlight another week of major developments across the global energy and technology sectors.

Andy Burnham's first major energy policy removes VAT from household electricity bills from October, cutting costs while signalling a push to make electricity more affordable as the UK electrifies.

China unveiled its latest AI strategy, sodium-ion batteries entered mass production, and advances in clean energy and hybrid aviation highlighted another week of rapid technological progress.

The EU has unveiled a major Electrification Action Plan targeting 46% electrification by 2040, aiming to lower energy bills, reduce fossil fuel imports and strengthen industrial competitiveness across Europe.

Electric and plug-in hybrid cars will face a new pay-per-mile tax from 2028, marking a major shift in UK motoring taxation as fuel duty revenues decline and the automotive industry raises concerns.

Global solar reached a record 3 terawatts, offshore wind expanded into Poland, and new hydrogen and solar technologies continued pushing clean energy innovation forward.

Flexible AI data centres could lower electricity costs, ease grid pressure and support renewable energy by shifting computing workloads away from peak demand, according to new research.

Record renewable savings, rapidly expanding battery infrastructure, and breakthroughs in energy-efficient computing highlight the latest developments transforming global energy.

The UK's automotive industry says high energy costs, ambitious EV targets and new trade barriers threaten investment, manufacturing and the country's transition to zero-emission vehicles.

Record renewable energy growth, smarter electricity grids, and booming AI data centre investment highlight the latest developments shaping the future of global energy and infrastructure.

With Keir Starmer stepping down, attention is turning to Andy Burnham's views on net zero, energy affordability, public ownership and the future of domestic energy production.

Asia's electrification potential, record global energy investment, and growing efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains highlight the latest shifts shaping energy markets and industrial development.