This week saw positive developments in the UK's electric vehicle (EV) charging network including a new metering partnership to support the fast-tracked installation of 10,000 chargepoints and an NHS trust leading the way in fleet electrification.

The Crown Estate has set out how developers will be required to consider the role of ports and driving social value in Wales and the South West as it prepares for an auction round for floating offshore wind later this year. 

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission have formally established their joint venture to build a 525kW Scotland-England subsea transmission cable.

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. 

This morning (04 July) saw National Grid ESO (ESO) present its conclusions on investment policy for net zero as part of the organisation's Net Zero Market Reform project.

SP Energy Networks has been awarded £10 million to create a digital twin of the electricity network to test future demand.

Ofgem's CEO has written to energy suppliers warning that they must “act in the interests of customers” instead of dividends.

The nominations window for the 2023 Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards (EVIEs) closes in one month today on 4 August.

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.