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Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
Information for the public and businesses, including the latest government energy related announcements, consultations, statistics and guidance and regulation.
UK Business Climate Hub
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
The UK Business Climate Hub is a collaboration between the UK Government, businesses and business groups across the UK. The hub provides net zero advice for SMEs in the UK. Topics covered include building and home energy use, electric vehicles and transport, renewable energy, waste and recycling, production and cold storage, supply chain, product labels, farming and land use.
Energy briefings
  • Website
  • House of Commons Library

Regularly updated research briefings covering the energy sector, provided to Members of Parliament in support of their parliamentary duties. Recent briefings include: Taxation of North Sea oil and gas (July 2026),  Gas and electricity prices during the ‘energy crisis’ and beyond (August 2026) and  Petrol and diesel prices (March 2026).

Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES)
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
A comprehensive annual update covering the latest UK energy statistics.
Energy trends
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
Quarterly publication presenting data on the supply and demand of all the major fuels in the UK.
Energy consumption in the UK
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
Annual publication providing a comprehensive review of energy consumption and changes in intensity and output since the 1970s, with a particular focus on trends since 2000.
UK energy in brief
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
Annual UK energy in brief booklets, providing a summary of key developments in the UK energy system.
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Funding

Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks
  • Website
  • Great British Energy
Information on funding opportunities from Great British Energy, including support to increase UK manufacturing capacity for offshore wind and electricity-network components.
Strategic Innovation Fund
  • Website
  • Ofgem
Information on Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund, which supports innovative products and services to help transform gas and electricity networks in England, Scotland and Wales for a low-carbon future.
Innovation funding service
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
Gov.uk portal to search for Innovation competition funding available through Innovate UK, a government sponsored public body. The search filter can be used to find funding available for energy projects.
Heat Networks Delivery Unit
  • Website
  • GOV.UK
Funding for local authorities developing heat networks is available through the government's Heat Networks Delivery Unit.
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Industry reports and guidance

Oil & Gas 2026
  • Website
  • Aug 2026
  • Chambers and Partners
Guide by specialist law publishers Chambers & Partners providing legal and regulatory insights on key oil and gas jurisdictions including: Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Côte d'Ivoire, India, Indonesia, Italy Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, UAE, USA, Venezuela.
Business Outlook Report 2026
  • Website
  • Mar 2026
  • OEUK
Annual report on the UK’s offshore energy sector, highlighting current trends, investment opportunities and the challenges shaping the industry’s future.
Natural resources & energy - articles and reports
  • Website
  • Mar 2026
  • BDO

BDO's latest articles, interviews, podcasts and reports to share best practice and insights for the Natural Resources sector. Its UK Oil and Gas Annual Report 2026
provides analysis of the global and UK oil and gas markets, highlighting key trends and challenges and exploring the economic contribution of the industry together with its progress in addressing climate impact.

Energy Institute reports
  • Website
  • Dec 2025
  • Energy Institute
Annual reports from the Energy Institute include its Energy Barometer, which captures insights from energy professionals on current industry issues. The Statistical Review of World Energy provides detailed data on world energy markets broken down by country, region and sector.
Deloitte Energy & Chemicals practice section
  • Website
  • Oct 2025
  • Deloitte

Reports, videos and webcasts on oil & gas, power, mining, shipping, water and renewable energy, including:

Renewable Energy 2025
  • Website
  • Sep 2025
  • Chambers and Partners

Guide by specialist law publishers Chambers & Partners covering the energy transition and renewable energy technologies in a number of jurisdictions: Austria Bangladesh, Colombia, Finland, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Romania, South Korea and Venezuela

Energy Outlook 2025
  • Website
  • Sep 2025
  • BP
Annual publication from BP projecting long-term trends in energy production, trade and consumption around the world. The full report, individual region and country factsheets and Excel data tables are available to download.
Energy and Infrastructure Consenting Notes
  • Website
  • Feb 2024
  • Herbert Smith Freehills
A blog produced by the London planning team at Herbert Smith Freehills, focused on infrastructure planning in the UK. The blog provides regular updates on interesting and topical nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) developments.
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  • ICAEW
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UK Business Confidence Monitor: Energy, Water & Mining
  • Report
The latest national Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows that the Iran War significantly dented confidence as it dropped to a near four-year low and suffered its sixth successive negative quarterly score. Companies reported rising costs pressures, weaker than expected sales and profits growth for the coming year, while late payment concerns hit a five-year high.
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