InstaVolt, has activated a “record” 80 electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargepoints this March, in what the EV charging company says is “its most active month to date.”

The National Grid ESO has completed work on 12 units which will provide inertia to the electricity network and ensure stability in the case of sudden changes in generating capacity. 

Xlink’s project connecting the UK and Morocco with a power line has reportedly received backing from Abu Dhabi-based energy company Taqa.

Energy Systems Catapult is set to explore the viability of a “digital spine” concept for the UK energy system via a partnership with Arup and the University of Bath.

Tim Pick, the UK’s first Offshore Wind Champion, has called on the UK government to mobilise investment in supply chains to reduce grid constraints and compete with the UK Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan.

A consortium led by SP Energy Networks has been awarded funding from Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). 

Clean heat technology start-up Futraheat has closed a £1.5 million seed round to accelerate product development and commercialisation of its high temperature heat pump technology.

A total of eight research and development projects led by the National Grid have been collectively awarded £896,000 during the ‘discovery phase’ of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme.

Following investment from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), UK Power Networks is set to launch a “major series of innovation projects” to help the UK achieve a “Silicon Valley of energy.”