Milan Topalov

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers may be costing themselves £1,000 in the long run by failing to install solar-compatible chargepoints, home tech manufacturer myenergi has warned.

During the Mercedes-Benz tech talks at CES 2023, chief technology officer Markus Schäfer announced plans for a branded Mercedes-Benz high-power charging network, which will begin in North America this year, followed by rollout in Europe, China and other main markets.

​From April, UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users will see a unit discount of up to £19.61/MWh applied to their electricity bill, the Government has announced.

Ultra-rapid EV chargepoints grew by almost 80% in 2022 as pure-electric cars outsold petrol vehicles for the first time in history in December, Zap-Map confirmed.

​In the first edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by LCP Enact – for 2023, we take a look at the record-low Day Ahead prices as all metrics again dip below zero amid record renewable generation.

Trade association Make UK and PwC have released their 2023 ‘Executive Survey,’ which shows that 60% of manufacturers are experiencing growing concerns about blackouts in the coming months due to a lack of security in energy supply.

The number of messages sent from smart meters surged to more than 12.1 billion in 2022, nearly doubling the 6.3 billion messages the previous year, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC).

Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) has released ‘Heat pump talk’, a new guide to support heating engineers to help those considering installing heat pumps in their home make an informed decision.

The UK government has outlined a number of potential reforms for the Capacity Market (CM) in a bid to unlock the nation’s renewable sector and clean energy future.

As a result of high wholesale electricity costs, Cornwall Insight has disclosed that several EV chargepoint operators (CPOs) have utilised dynamic pricing across public networks.