Vattenfall to ramp up demand response capability through Senfal acquisition
European energy giant Vattenfall has made a play for the C&I demand side response market by acquiring Dutch energy software start-up Senfal.
Octopus partners Amazon Alexa to ‘hack’ energy supply
Octopus Energy has integrated with Amazon’s Alexa product suite to allow its customers to “hack” the domestic energy market.
SSE future-proofs software suite with Contigo deal
SSE has moved to future-proof its back end systems by moving to Contigo’s energy nomination and scheduling platform.
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Renewables, networks bolster E.On amidst ‘unrelentingly fierce’ supply market pressures
E.On has reported strong performance from its renewables and networks divisions, but cited “unrelentingly fierce competition” in European supply markets for sliding returns from its solutions arm.
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EV ROUND-UP: NewMotion claims industry first, Gemserv calls on industry to step up
In this round-up of new from the electric vehicle industry, Gemserv unveils proposals to increase EV uptake and new Fastned rapid charging hubs are to be installed in the North East of England.
Nippon Koei enters UK battery storage JV, targets two grid-scale projects
Nippon Koei, one of Japan’s largest engineering firms, has formed a joint venture with a British battery storage firm to construct two 50MW behind-the-meter storage projects in the UK.
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With Ofgem’s proposed cap on cost of capital under RIIO-T2 price controls, UK transmission network operators will be challenged to rethink how they deliver capital programmes. Burns & McDonnell’s Jeff Casey and Jonathan Chapman discuss how harnessing the expertise within the engineering-construction sector will be critical to their success.
Alfen bids to ‘unlock’ EV market with new domestic smart charge point
Alfen has unveiled a new domestic EV smart charge point, arguing that its price point will help unlock the residential EV market.
Spring Statement: Energy sector gives Future Homes Standard lukewarm response
The green economy has responded to chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement in lukewarm fashion, with feedback flitting between ‘genuine steps forward’ and ‘fiddling… while the planet burns’.