Solar Media Team

September 9, 2020

‘Great synergies’ led Together Energy to acquire Bristol Energy’s customers

Together Energy has acquired Bristol Energy’s customer book, systems and brand for £14 million.

September 8, 2020

Invinity signs new electrolyte rental partnership for Oxford Energy Superhub

Pivot Power and Invinity Energy Systems have signed the first rental contract in the UK for grid-scale vanadium flow batteries, to support the Oxford Energy Superhub.

Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.

September 8, 2020

Over five million second generation smart meters installed as rollout hits new milestone

Over five million SMETS2 smart meters have been installed in the UK according to the Data Communications Company (DCC).

September 8, 2020

Swarco eVolt to deliver 40 EV chargers for SPEN's Project PACE

Swarco eVolt and Schneider Electric have been chosen as suppliers for SP Energy Networks' (SPEN) Project Pace.

September 8, 2020

Beam Energy shifts focus to renewable energy due to Robin Hood Energy sale

Council owned energy supplier Beam Energy has announced its intention to sell its customer book, and shift its focus to renewable energy.

US-UK partnership to bolster EV and offshore wind supply chains. Image: Pxhere.

September 7, 2020

‘Little evidence’ government has confronted scale of net zero

There is still ‘little evidence’ that the UK government has confronted the enormous scale of reaching net zero, according to a new report by the Institute for Government.

The 49MW Red Scar battery is one of three to be optimised by Habitat. Image: Gresham House.

September 7, 2020

Habitat Energy becomes second company to enter BM as a VLP

Habitat Energy has entered the UK’s Balancing Mechanism (BM), thanks to National Grid ESO’s Virtual Lead Party (VLP) route.

September 7, 2020

Ofgem bashed for ‘manifestly flawed’ and ‘miscalculated’ RIIO-2 proposals

Ofgem’s RIIO-2 Draft Determinations risk system reliability and will result in missing 2030 targets according to SSEN Transmission, with SPEN also wading in to brand the proposals “unacceptable”.