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Australian EV charging network JOLT has secured AU$215 million (£107 million) in funding from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to fast-track the expansion of its EV charging and digital out-of-home (DOOH) network across Canada.

Future of roads minister Lilian Greenwood has confirmed that the department will extend the plug-in van grant for another year.

Monta and GridBeyond have integrated 2,000 EV chargepoints into the UK’s grid-balancing programme, cementing EV's place in the energy stability race.

Energy regulator Ofgem has announced a 6.4% increase of the energy price cap for the period covering April to June this year.

Volvo Buses has received its first order from London bus operator Go-Ahead for 25 electric single deck buses.

The UK government is consulting on reforms to its renewables auction scheme, contracts for difference (CfD), that it says would “pave the way” for more renewables projects to come online by 2030.

A new research paper by ScottishPower Renewables and Stillstrom, a cleantech business venture owned by Maersk, has found that battery-powered boats could be a feasible option for servicing offshore wind farms.

The LionLink subsea interconnector project has selected the town of Walberswick, Suffolk, as its preferred landfall location.

Octopus Energy has partnered with housebuilder gs8, which focuses on sustainable building, to develop a ‘Zero Bills’ housing development in Thornwood, Epping.

A new report released today (21 February) by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has declared that the current rate of investment in electricity distribution networks must double by 2050 to ensure rising demand from renewables can be met.