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Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.

December 1, 2021

Zog Energy becomes latest small supplier to collapse

Zog Energy has become the latest supplier to cease trading, as tight market conditions continue into December.

The GHG provided funding for technologies like heat pumps

December 1, 2021

Green Homes Grant a ‘slam dunk fail’ finds Public Accounts Committee

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed the Green Homes Grant (GHG) Scheme, as it “underperformed badly”.

December 1, 2021

ScottishPower appointed as SoLR for Entice Energy and Orbit Energy’s customers

ScottishPower has been appointed as Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) for Entice Energy and Orbit Energy’s combined 70,400 customers.

November 30, 2021

Osprey opens first dynamic EV charging hub ahead of nationwide rollout

Osprey Charging’s first electric vehicle (EV) dynamic charging hub has opened in Wolverhampton today (30 November) .

The project will form part of the Tees Valley hydrogen transport hub. Image: bp.

November 30, 2021

bp unveils 500MWe green hydrogen project in Teesside

Oil and gas major bp has unveiled plans for a 500MWe green hydrogen project in Teeside.

November 30, 2021

Work kicks off at 'UK's largest' public EV charging hub

Work has now begun on an electric vehicle (EV) charging hub that forms part of the Energy Superhub Oxford project being developed by Pivot Power and Oxford City Council.

November 30, 2021

Habitat Energy acquired by Quinbrook as it eyes further global expansion

Global investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired UK-based optimisation and trading platform Habitat Energy Limited.

November 30, 2021

Battery storage sees 'significant' increase to 8GW in T-4 Capacity Market pre-qualification results

Prequalification results for the T-4 and T-1 Capacity Market auctions have been released, with battery storage rising significantly in both.

British Gas announces "cheapest" UK EV charging prices with Hive SmartCharge service. Image: Centrica.

November 29, 2021

Centrica renames British Gas Evolve brand amid energy crisis

Centrica’s British Gas is getting rid of its Evolve branding amidst the energy crisis in the UK.

The software platforms will be integrated by the end of 2021. Image: Jumptech.

November 29, 2021

Jumptech partners ev.energy to combine software platforms and streamline installations

Jumptech has partnered with ev.energy to integrate together the companies’ installer management platform and electric vehicle (EV) owner smart-charging software platform.