Weekly round-up

This week’s top stories track capital moving into late-stage offshore wind, AI-linked data centres and heat networks, alongside permitting decisions and stalled grid reform shaping where projects can progress. Deals in the UK, Spain and the Nordics sit against regulatory uncertainty in Romania and continued pressure on power access across Europe. The analysis pieces widen the lens to examine how industrial policy, energy security shocks and UK political instability are feeding into the investment environment.