Milan Topalov

July 30, 2021

Record levels of flexibility tendered in 2021 but still ‘only the tip of the iceberg’

Record levels of local flexibility have been contracted in 2021, with an uplift of 45% on 2020 already.

July 30, 2021

Scottish National Investment Bank invests £2m in EV charging firm Forev

The Scottish National Investment Bank is aiming to help tackle the lack of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Scotland with a £2 million investment.

July 29, 2021

Renewables made record-breaking 43.1% share of UK power generation in 2020

Renewables made up a 43.1% share of UK power generation in 2020, generating more electricity than fossil fuels in the year.

Orbital's O2 tidal turbine has begun generating electricity for the grid. Image: Orbital.

July 29, 2021

World’s most powerful tidal turbine begins generation off the coast of Orkney

The world’s most powerful tidal turbine has begun generating power off the coast of Orkney, Orbital Marine Power has announced.

A Trojan Energy chargepoint in use. Image: Trojan Energy.

July 29, 2021

First on-street chargers in STEP trial go live in Brent

Five Trojan Energy on-street chargers have gone live as part of the Subsurface Technology for Electric Pathways (STEP) project, led by Element Energy.

Vattenfall’s 22MW/16MWh battery is co-located with the 228MW Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm in South Wales. Image: Vattenfall.

July 29, 2021

Arenko to optimise Vattenfall’s 22MW battery following end of EFR contract

Arenko has signed a new contract to optimise Vattenfall’s 22MW/16MWh battery, the first battery storage site to be co-located with a wind farm in the UK.

July 29, 2021

GeniePoint, char.gy latest to join Zap-Pay EV charging app

Zap-Pay has added electric vehicle (EV) charging networks GeniePoint and char.gy to its simplified payment service.

The V2G offering is to be available to fleet owners of Nissan’s LEAF and e-NV200 models. Image: EDF

July 28, 2021

EDF teams up with Nissan for fleet V2G offering

EDF, through its subsidiary DREEV, has partnered Nissan to launch a commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging service using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

EV charge points increased by 34% between 2021 and 2022. Image: Connected Kerb.

July 28, 2021

Transport Committee warns of blackouts without further government action on EV charging

The Transport Committee has set out a series of recommendations to government to increase electric vehicle (EV) uptake while ensuring the electricity demand of charging can be met.

The NeRDA tool is to be trialled in Oxfordshire

July 28, 2021

SSEN to trial data sharing tool with Project LEO

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is launching the Near Real-time Data Access (NeRDA) tool as it looks to support a cost-effective net zero transition.