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​Northern Powergrid (NPg) has launched a new tool to help identify the best locations for new electric vehicle (EV) charging points.

​The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) is calling for better data, better buildings and better financing from the government, to support individual families in reaching net zero.

​The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched a consultation on its 2020 Work Plan for the Open Networks Project.

​The government is looking into making information on all public chargepoints openly available in a standard format for the first time, it says.

​Transport electrification could very easily “fall into the trap of being siloed”, said Philip New, chair of the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce.

The Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce has issued its proposals for enabling the transition to e-mobility, including making smart charging a default and opening up flexibility services to EVs.

​The Energy Systems Catapult has released a draft of its Data Best Practice Guidance, including suggestions into how to make data safe, interoperable and discoverable to ensure that it can aid the UK in moving towards a net zero energy system.

​Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) has published its digital strategy, with a heavy focus on open data.

​Western Power Distribution (WPD) is ramping up its EV and low-carbon technology (LCT) monitoring service with a new tool utilising artificial intelligence (AI).

​Exports of battery storage and solar PV have seen “exponential” growth as weather independent generation falls to less than 40%, according to data from ElectraLink and the Renewable Energy Association (REA).