John Lubbock

The energy trade associations RenewableUK, Energy UK and Scottish Renewables have written to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps, urging the government to urgently reform the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) scheme.  

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced that 60 locations in England will offer £500 discounts for heating engineers to train as heat pump installers. 

Energy company Octopus says it has hit a record ‘plunge price’ on its Agile tariff which pays customers to use electricity when prices are negative. 

Figures released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) at the end of June show that “renewable generation reached a record share of 47.8% of total generation”. 

The UK government has announced that it is ending ‘unfair’ charges for prepayment meter customers.  

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure provider Pod Point has partnered with UK Power Networks (UKPN) to provide flexibility services using EV charging schedules to match renewable generation. 

Energy market analytics company Aurora says that Britain is not on track to meet the government’s renewables targets without innovation. 

Current± summarises the top electric vehicle (EV) stories from this week below – from a new Cornwall Insight report on EV charge point growth, to Zest's latest charge point project and Piclo's new flexibility project to ease grid constraint and benefit EV drivers.

Distribution and transmission network operator SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has completed a £23 million upgrade to miles of overhead electricity lines around Wrexham, Whitchurch and Crewe.

As we look forward to this year’s Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards (EVIEs) in November, there’s still time to submit applications for categories such as the EV Marketing / Branding Campaign of the Year.