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SP Energy Networks awarded £10m to develop digital twin of electricity network. Image: Energy Systems Catapult.
May 13, 2021

BEIS launches new Digitalisation Taskforce to follow on from ‘pioneering’ Energy Data Taskforce

​The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), together with Ofgem and Innovate UK, has launched a new Energy Digitalisation Taskforce (EDiT) .
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December 7, 2020

GRIDSERVE celebrates 'major milestone' as UK’s first Electric Forecourt opens for business

GRIDSERVE’s Electric Forecourt near Braintree in Essex has officially opened for business.
EV charger reliability: A UK and US roundup. Image: Getty.
October 13, 2020

Competition for £10m of innovative battery funding goes live

​The UK government’s £10 million fund for innovative battery technologies for electric vehicles is now open for applications.
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August 14, 2020

Start-up Trojan Energy launches ‘innovative new charging points’ project

​Electric vehicle charging start-up Trojan Energy has launched a new project to install its ‘world-first’ technology across two London boroughs.
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June 3, 2020

Network project DINO to manage loads ‘dynamically’ using AI

​Artificial intelligence (AI) could help manage local grids, to ensure that they are not overloaded by rapid growth in demand.
April 8, 2020

Current± Disruptors: Smart Power Networks' Anastasios Oulis Rousis on creating a smart local energy network

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April 2, 2020

UPS, Moixa and UK Power Networks Services launch ‘truly innovative’ fleet electrification project

​Global logistics company UPS has teamed up with UK Power Networks Services and Moixa to launch the EV Fleet-Centred Local Energy Systems (EFLES) project.
Image: Sprint Power.
January 17, 2020

Sprint Power awarded funding for wireless taxi charging trial

​A consortium led by Sprint Power has been awarded funding by the UK government for a wireless taxi charging trial.
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December 3, 2019

UKPN launches V2G Hub to give full picture of projects around the world

​UK Power Networks (UKPN) has launched a new website showing global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) projects, as it goes “full throttle” in its support of the technology.
Image: Engie.
June 20, 2019

Engie partners Innovate UK for £4 million energy transition competition

Innovate UK and French energy giant Engie have teamed up to launch a £4 million competition to help fund projects at the forefront of the energy transition.

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