In brief | 11 September '25

BMW: BMW Group and E.ON introduce Germany’s first customer solution enabling electric cars to actively participate in the energy market

Bidirectional charging allows EVs to feed energy back into the grid when needed.

electrive: Octopus launches all-in-one EV leasing, charging and home energy offer in Germany

Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the UK-based Octopus Energy Group, is preparing to launch an EV leasing service in early 2026.

Bloomberg: Norway’s $2 trillion fund looks to expand renewables investments

Investments could include power grids, according to its global head of energy and infrastructure.

German environment agency UBA: Shall the CBAM be expanded further downstream?

Report assesses products along the automotive value chain.

Bloomberg: Scientists link major carbon emitters to worsening heat waves

Emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies play a significant role in extreme weather events, according to a new study.

Bloomberg Opinion: The myth of peak fossil-fuel demand is crumbling

The use of oil and gas will continue to climb for decades, according to a draft of the International Energy Agency’s annual report.

Clean Air Task Force (CATF): Enhanced geothermal systems are at the cusp of large-scale deployment

EGS advancing beyond the research phase toward becoming a commercially viable, scalable source of clean, reliable power, report finds.