The survey shows that 45% of respondents felt the government was “too close” to large oil and gas companies
September 21, 2020

Energy white paper to be published in autumn says Kwarteng

​The heavily delayed energy white paper will be published in autumn, minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed last week.
Orkney has been used as something of a test bed for the energy transition
September 21, 2020

Britain’s first smart grid to open to connection applications again

​Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has called for new renewable generation and storage connection applications to be added to its smart grid on Orkney.
September 18, 2020

Current± Chats: Social Energy’s Steve Day on the ‘enormous’ potential of using domestic batteries for FFR

The implications of the NIS Directive for UK energy companies
September 18, 2020

New BM IT interface goes live with Tesla as first user

​National Grid ESO has introduced a new interface for the Balancing Mechanism (BM) in a bid to make it simpler for smaller participants to join.
Banning petrol and diesel vehicles could help create jobs
September 18, 2020

Labour call for ‘ambitious but achievable’ 2030 date for ICE ban

​The Labour party has joined calls to bring the ban of the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) and hybrid vehicles forward to 2030.
ESO to free up 8GW of projects via TEC amnesty. Image: Pxhere (NC).
September 17, 2020

Origami launches new machine learning energy trading software

​Technology provider Origami has launched a machine learning software product to help enhance trading options for energy companies.
From April
September 17, 2020

Green Finance Institute launches Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce to unlock investment

​The Green Finance Institute has launched a Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce, to develop a portfolio of financial solutions to unlock investment in the sector.
September 17, 2020

‘Extraordinary lean’ principles and ‘careful planning’ fueling People’s Energy expansion

Octopus Energy, Good Energy and E.On pay £8 million due to missed payments to customers. Image: Getty.
September 17, 2020

Over one million smart meters installed so far in 2020

Over one million smart meters have been installed so far in Great Britain this year according to data from ElectraLink.
The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy
September 16, 2020

UK electricity system price spikes to over £500/MWh due to low wind

The UK’s electricity system price spiked to over £500/MWh last night (15 September) in response to low levels of wind generation.

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