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June 8, 2022

Greater certainty for investors must be provided by government to meet net zero goals, finds Cornwall Insight

The UK must strengthen domestic supply chains and ringfence the crisis of energy suppliers to deliver net zero, new research has found.
ECIU estimates that each onshore wind farm can produce 9MW for each square kilometre of space. Image: Pxfuel.
June 8, 2022

Cost of wind curtailment hits record high of £507m in 2021

​The cost of curtailing wind generation in 2021 hit a record high, costing Britain £507 million.
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June 8, 2022

Public EV charging costs continue to climb as wholesale prices bite

EV charging companies have raised prices for public charging over the past few months, with Current± detailing the changes.
Equinor's Hywind Scotland floating wind farm. Image: Øyvind Gravås / Woldcam.
June 8, 2022

Floating Offshore Wind Task Force launched to lay the groundwork to make the UK a ‘superpower’

​RenewableUK has launched a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force to support the UK’s ambition to be at the forefront of the rollout of the technology.
The Burns & McDonnell team in Scotland. Image: Burns & McDonnell
June 8, 2022

Burns & McDonnell to offer engineering and construction services in Scotland with new office

​Burns & McDonnell is to provide engineering and construction services to electricity network operators and renewable energy developers in Scotland following the opening of a new office in Motherwell.
The Renewable Energy Trading Summit is taking place in London over 7-8 June 2022. Image: Current/Molly Lempriere
June 7, 2022

‘This winter is going to be challenging’: Stability key to preparing the power market of the future

Stability key focus of future market design, the How are we preparing for power markets of the future? panel agreed at the Renewable Energy Trading Summit.
EB Charging was recently acquired by Blink Charging. Image: Q-Park
June 7, 2022

Q-Park partners EB Charging for rollout of 600 EV chargepoints

EB Charging is to roll out nearly 600 electric vehicle charging points across 80 sites in the UK and Ireland in a new partnership with Q-Park.
The Norwegian-based business has called the UK a “huge growth market” following the installation of over half a million EV chargers. Image: Getty.
June 7, 2022

Battery electric vehicle sales continue to rise as overall new car sales slump

​Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose 17.7% year-on-year in May to 15,448 in a continued strong performance according to the latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures.
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June 6, 2022

Current± Briefings: Getting to grips with smart EV charging

In the latest Current± Briefings, we'll take a deep dive with Shell Recharge Solutions into the smart charging regulations set to come into force this month.
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June 6, 2022

Current± Price Watch: British power prices remain steady despite interconnector dynamics

In the second in our Current± Price Watch series – powered by LCP Enact – we take a look at how European market dynamics have compared with Britain over the last week in light of negative prices and nuclear outages.

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