A new report by Cornwall Insight suggested a number of regulation and policy changes that would build a partnership between the Government and UK businesses to support corporate investment in decarbonisation.
It’s been a busy week for electric vehicles (EVs) including international expansions and chargepoint digitalisation as the UK’s EV charging networks continues to grow.
Current± summarises this week’s top stories below.
Energy data transfer regulator ElectraLink said the final figure for smart meter installations in 2022 reached 2.37 million – slightly lower than the 2.42 million reported in 2021.
Water and wastewater regulator Ofwat has launched its £4 million Water Discovery Challenge calling on support from a range of sectors, including energy, to innovate within the water industry.
At the start of the week, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) “named and shamed” a number of energy companies that had the lowest voucher redemption rates for the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS).
Electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Mer, has expanded and upgraded King’s College London’s EV charging network after winning the contract put out to tender by the university.
A consortium headed by Fuuse has received nearly £200,000 in grant funding from the UK government to support the development of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology.
The Welsh Government has launched its first public consultation on a target to deliver 100% of its electricity needs from green energy by 2035 with an extra proposal to target at least 1.5GW of renewable capacity from local sources, excluding heat pumps.
