The trade associations RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables and Solar Energy UK have warned that a radical shift in UK energy market design would increase the cost of electricity.

Think tank IPPR has called for a new public fund to ensure the UK doesn’t fall behind international markets in the race to net zero.

In early August, the UK’s electricity networks commissioner, Nick Winser, released a landmark report detailing how GB could halve the time that is required to build grid infrastructure.

National Energy Action (NEA) has estimated that 6.3 million UK households could by left in fuel poverty this October.

Electric vehicle (EV) trade association Recharge UK has called for all charging sites to have accessible charging mandated.

Greenpeace has released a report taking aim at 12 European oil companies, which the charity says are only committing 7.3% of their total investments to the energy transition.

In this week’s EV Roundup, the MoD installs hydrogen charging facilities for its support fleet, myenergi and cinch are partnering to offer lower cost home charging, IEA data suggests 30% of SUVs will be electric by 2030 and Osprey has announced the rollout of new chargepoints across the UK.

Energy regulator Ofgem has fined Morgan Stanley & Co. International (MSIP) £5.41 million for failing to record and retain electronic trading communications.

Distribution network operator (DNO), UK Power Networks (UKPN), has partnered with disability charity Scope to trial an energy voucher scheme for disabled people with credit meters.

Current± sat down with Luca Mezossy-Dona, co-founder at IONATE to discuss how real-time flow control and data can create a future smart grid.