Octopus Electric Vehicles is set to spearhead the “EV revolution” with £650 million having now been raised thanks to a new agreement with Pollen Street Capital.

Current± caught up with Charlie O’Donoghue, head of product UK at Easee to discuss the integrated future of EV charging.

A group of businesses led by Chameleon Technology has secured government funding to develop heat pump optimisation technology to encourage consumer confidence and increase adoption. 

The Scottish Government has release its new ‘Vision’ for the future of public electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Scotland.

A new survey by Paragon Bank has found that 54% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have raised their prices to cover the unprecedented rise in energy costs.

PragmaCharge has this week (19 June) launched a modular platform to offer electric-trucking-as-a-service’ for commercial fleet operators.

Distribution Network Operator (DNO) UK Power Networks has launched 98MW of opportunities to provide electricity network flexibility across London and the East and South East. 

This week’s issue of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – explores the summer spike in demand which led to a coal fired power plant being ordered onto standby, the prediction of a falling price cap on household energy bills in Q4 2023, and National Grid ESO publishing its Early View of Winter Outlook report proposing the return of the Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) for the winter period of 2023/24.

A cost benefit assessment of locational pricing systems in Britain has found that implementing a nodal pricing system could deliver up to £51 billion in consumer savings, but benefits face regional disparities.