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UK Power Networks (UKPN) has officially launched its largest Flexibility Tender to date, aiming to unlock 500MW of capacity across the network.

Octopus Energy, under its generation arm, has acquired UK solar developer Zestec Renewable Energy to support the rollout of solar on the roofs of British businesses.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a £9.2 million scheme that will help establish 9,000 training courses for heat pump and energy efficiency installers.

The Borough of Ealing, London, is set to gain 48 on-street EV chargepoints across 12 individual locations as part of a new partnership.

The High Court has approved the transfer of failed energy supplier Bulb to Octopus Energy following a judicial review earlier this week.

Battery storage software provider Arenko has officially launched the beta version of its Nimbus Portfolio Performance Tool offering data on the UK’s battery energy storage projects.

Failed energy supplier Bulb has confirmed a judicial review has been lodged that may delay the transfer of customers and employees to Octopus Energy.

OVO Energy has joined National Grid ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) to incentivise the reduction of energy use during peak usage times.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has provided over £32 million to five energy storage projects across the nation to support the development of new technologies such as thermal batteries and liquid flow batteries.

Simon Clarke MP, the former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has received significant support for an amendment to lift the de facto ban on onshore wind farm developments dated 23 November.