Sheerness Port EV chargers. Image: Alfen.
September 1, 2020

Alfen chosen to help electrify Volkswagen’s EV supply chain

​Volkswagen Group UK has chosen Alfen to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging for key import points.
Branksome Chine Beach
September 1, 2020

Renewable generation jumps 32% in Q2 driving down Britain’s carbon intensity

​Renewable generation was up 32% year-on-year during Q2 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown made Britain’s electricity ‘cleaner and cheaper, but harder to control’.
September 1, 2020

A partial test of the 2030s grid: What we learnt from lockdown

Image: The Carbon Trust
August 28, 2020

Heat pumps 'critical' to London's 2030 net zero target

​Heat pumps have a “critical role” to play in London reaching net zero according to a new report from The Carbon Trust.
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August 28, 2020

SSEN unveils projected uptake of LCTs data to help tackle discrepancies

​Southern and Scottish Electricity Networks (SSEN) has published research on the projected uptake of low carbon technologies (LCTs).
The new figure stands at 6.8%. Image: Pexels NC.
August 28, 2020

Wind power continues to break records as Storm Francis hits UK

​Another new wind generation record has been set in the UK as it continues to be battered by storms.
Image: EDF.
August 27, 2020

EDF confirms early Hunterston B closure

​EDF is to close its Hunterston B nuclear power plant in 2021, two years earlier than planned.
EVBox and The Mobility House are already collaborating on the Porto Santo project. Image: Groupe Renault.
August 27, 2020

EVBox to provide V2G hardware for The Mobility House projects

​EVBox is to provide The Mobility House with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) hardware as part of a new partnership.
Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.
August 27, 2020

Smart meter installations fall by 850,000 during Q2

​During the second quarter of 2020, 850,000 less domestic smart meters were installed in Britain than in Q1 due to COVID-19.
Graham Ault
August 27, 2020

SGS smart energy project looking to optimise local authority assets goes live

​A smart energy project led by Smarter Grid Solutions and involving O2 and Siemens as gone live.

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