Moto, one of the UK’s largest motorway services operators, plans to install just over 1,600 ultra-rapid EV chargers by the end of the decade.

An independent evaluation of the UK government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGVS) has found that around 19% of a possible 600,000 properties made applications for the initiative.

National Grid ESO has again called off its contingency coal units, after a request from France for additional capacity was withdrawn.

A new report by Cornwall Insight suggested a number of regulation and policy changes that would build a partnership between the Government and UK businesses to support corporate investment in decarbonisation.

It’s been a busy week for electric vehicles (EVs) including international expansions and chargepoint digitalisation as the UK’s EV charging networks continues to grow. Current± summarises this week’s top stories below.

Energy data transfer regulator ElectraLink said the final figure for smart meter installations in 2022 reached 2.37 million – slightly lower than the 2.42 million reported in 2021.

Water and wastewater regulator ​Ofwat has launched its £4 million Water Discovery Challenge calling on support from a range of sectors, including energy, to innovate within the water industry.

​At the start of the week, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) “named and shamed” a number of energy companies that had the lowest voucher redemption rates for the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS).

Current± Briefings: Maintaining EV charging confidence through maintenance will run at 10am GMT on Thursday 23 February.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Mer, has expanded and upgraded King’s College London’s EV charging network after winning the contract put out to tender by the university.