Image: National Grid.
September 3, 2021

CMA clears National Grid acquisition of WPD

​The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared National Grid’s acquisition of Western Power Distribution (WPD).
This is the first time the Smart Cable Guards - which are designed to act as a stethoscope for the grid - have been used in the UK. Image: UKPN.
September 3, 2021

UKPN hails UK first as DNV Smart Cable Guards installed on network

​UK Power Networks (UKPN) engineers have fitted DNV’s early warning system Smart Cable Guards at two sites, in a UK first.
Digital twin technologies could support energy policymaking
September 3, 2021

Innowatts teams up with Amazon Web Services for new power sector data analytics offer

​Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Innowatts has unveiled a new solution designed to allow energy providers to leverage cloud-based, fully scalable data analytics.
FleetCharge will offer dedicated charging points within five minutes of fleet drivers homes. Image: Octopus Energy.
September 3, 2021

Octopus and JustPark seek to end ‘charging inequality’ for fleets with new service

​Octopus Energy Group and parking platform JustPark have launched a fleet-focused community charging solution dubbed FleetCharge.
Nigel Pocklington, Good Energy CEO (above). Image: Good Energy.
September 2, 2021

Ecotricity offer tempts just 2% of Good Energy shareholders

Just 1.8% of Good Energy shareholders have accepted rival supplier Ecotricity's cash offer for shares in the company.
TfL's Glass Yard charging hub sits just outside the South Circular
September 2, 2021

TfL opens Glass Yard rapid EV charging hub

​Transport for London (TfL) has opened a rapid charging hub for electric vehicles (EVs) in Woolwich.
Image: Caldera.
September 2, 2021

Caldera teams up with myenergi to combine the eddi control system with the Warmstone battery

​Heat battery company Caldera has teamed up with myenergi to develop a customised control system.
Image: Current.
September 2, 2021

EVIEs 2021 nominations window CLOSES TOMORROW

The nominations window for this year’s Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence (EVIE) Awards slams shut tomorrow night (3 September 2021).
Vestel is Crystal's chargepoint partner
September 1, 2021

Good Energy partners Crystal to offer Vestel EV chargepoint installation

​Good Energy has announced a new partnership with electric vehicle (EV) charger installation company Crystal EV Charging.
Ubitricity chargers use the existing street infrastructure such as lamp posts and bollards. Image: © Shell International Ltd.
September 1, 2021

Shell targets 50,000 ubitricity EV chargers by 2025 with new finance offer for local authorities

​Shell has announced a new ambition to install 50,000 ubitricity on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging posts across the UK by the end of 2025.

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