NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has announced the opening of what it says is “one of the country’s first net-zero integrated care centres” in Wiltshire.

Zenobē Energy’s 100MW/107MWh Capenhurst battery energy storage system (BESS) has begun delivering reactive power services to the grid, as part of a world first contract.

The latest figures from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit’s (ECIUs) Winter Power Tracker, show that renewables generated 42TWh of electricity between 1 October 2022 and 10 February 2023, negating the need for 85TWh of gas.

Habitat Energy is set to optimise a 18MW battery energy storage asset near Manchester.

OVO Energy has thrown its weight behind community-led projects with the energy supplier having joined Community Energy England as a principal supporter.

Yorkshire Water has enlisted UK Power Networks Services to install and maintain 1,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across its sites and employees' homes to charge its 1,450 EV fleet.

The purchase and installation of an Octopus Energy heat pump could cost around £2,500 after government grants – a similar price to gas boilers.

In this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a forward look at potentially tight margins as the relative stability of recent weeks is savoured, as well as check in with SMS about demand reduction and Open Energi about the growing role of batteries in the Balancing Mechanism.

​National Grid ESO will again run a Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) test over this evening’s (13 February) peak.

​A new consortium has received a successful bid in the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme with it now eyeing up to £5 million in the next stage to boost its energy planning technology.