Solar Media Team

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology continues to be explored in the UK with Indra having revealed the results from the first-ever NHS project.

It’s been a busy few weeks for the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure sector in the UK, with new partnerships, the rollout of installations and the careful management of rising power prices. Here are three of the key stories from the last week.

​Centrica has officially reopened the Rough gas storage facility, increasing the UK’s storage capacity by 50%.

ScottishPower Renewables has provided £50 million in funding, via dedicated Community Benefit Funds, to local communities.

The price that EV drivers are expected to pay to charge their vehicles has increased by 14% since June, Zap-Map said via its Price Index.

Wind generation hit a new record on 26 October with 19.936GW being generated across the UK, the National Grid ESO said.

​Shell has posted profits of £8.2 billion ($9.5 billion) in Q3 2022, but has paid no windfall tax.

The UK’s energy storage owners and operators must be “ruthlessly entrepreneurial” to navigate current Energy Market Reform conversations and prepare for the rapid growth expected in the near future.

​Two EDF Energy-led projects have been awarded grant funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) under its £60 million Heat Pump Ready Programme.

​So Energy is looking to raise £50 million in capital as the energy sector remains volatile.