Another DNO joins Piclo Flex online marketplace
Electricity North West (ENW) has become the latest distribution network company to join Piclo’s ‘Flex’ consortium.
Inevitable EV infrastructure consolidation could see charging market dominated by a ‘Big Four or Five’
Consolidation in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure market is inevitable and could result in just “four or five big players” dominating networks, a panel of investors has concluded.
Ireland prepares further support for climate change ambitions
A Climate Action Fund is to be launched by the Irish government seeking to fund large-scale projects currently outside of the country’s wider support mechanisms, delivering €500 million (~£441 million) by 2027.
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50% renewable power at no added cost: National Infrastructure Commission backs 2030 power mix
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has stressed that the UK could meet half its power demand from renewables by 2030, and urged the government to ditch new nuclear plans as a result.
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Road to Zero: Long-awaited strategy aims for ‘transformative’ electric vehicle infrastructure
The government has unveiled its long-awaited and oft-delayed ‘Road to Zero’ transport strategy, detailing a raft of measures to transform the country’s low carbon transport transport.
London’s zero carbon city plans kick-started with £500 million energy efficiency fund
The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) has secured £500 million of funding as the capital’s bid to become a zero carbon city by 2050 shifts into gear.
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National Grid confirms forthcoming Capacity Market targets following BEIS approval
National Grid has confirmed it will aim to procure 46.3GW of reserve capacity in the forthcoming T-4 2022/23 auction and 4.6GW in the T-1 2019/20 auction following approval from energy minister Claire Perry.
‘Don’t mess up our energy system’: Energy UK chief fires Brexit missive as uncertainty grows
Energy UK chief executive Lawrence Slade has urged government officials to deliver more certainty and clarity over the future regulatory landscape in the wake of Brexit, claiming that the opacity around future frameworks is already impacting the sector.
WPD to collect residential smart meter data following Ofgem approval
Ofgem has given Western Power Distribution (WPD) the green light to access domestic smart meter consumption data, which the distribution network operator (DNO) says will enable it to tackle “the increasing challenge” of embedded generation on its low voltage (LV) network.