UK Power Networks (UKPN) is to trial smart charging across 1,000 EVs, using OVO Group’s smart energy platform, Kaluza, for 300 of these.

Nominations for the inaugural Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards (EVIEs) are now open, and throughout the summer Current± will be profiling each of this year’s categories.

Electricity generated from renewables almost doubled nuclear as coal fell to a record low in the second quarter of this year, EnAppSys found.

Flexibility providers called on by National Grid ESO jumped into action last week in response to grid frequency falling to 49.59Hz.

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has entered a commercial partnership with flexibility platform Piclo.

Government has unveiled proposals for new build houses to be fitted with chargepoints and pledged to ensure new rapid chargers will provide ‘pay as you go’ payment options.

Equipment manufacturers, energy suppliers and technology companies must collaborate in order to realise the full benefits flexibility can offer, Kaluza has said.

National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios (FES) 2019 – released last week – outlined four potential scenarios for the next 30 years of the energy system. And for the first time, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) used sensitivity modelling to create a net zero scenario.

Shell is continuing its investment drive, this time backing US blockchain firm LO3 Energy.