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February 5, 2025

Renewable UK: Planning changes should support co-location with offshore wind

A report by trade association Renewable UK has made a case for reforming the planning system and financial support mechanisms to encourage more battery projects to co-locate with offshore wind.

February 5, 2025

JOLT and Vauxhall pioneer advertising collaboration to enable free EV charging

EV charging company JOLT is offering free charging for owners of Vauxhall electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles across its North West London charging network.

February 5, 2025

UK and Ireland saw record-breaking EV sales in January

Figures from New Automotive, an independent transport research organisation, show that EVs had their strongest start to any year on record in 2025.

February 5, 2025

Amazon to procure clean energy from ERG Group Irish wind farm

Italian developer ERG Group has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amazon for energy generated at a Northern Irish wind farm.

February 4, 2025

Government to set direction for UK land use, energy and farming to ‘coexist’

The government will consult on a framework for how the UK's land is used, ensuring “high quality farmland” is not lost to renewable energy projects.

February 4, 2025

Greenvolt Group launches UK distributed energy offering

Greenvolt Group, part of investment fund KKR’s portfolio, will expand its operations into the UK with the launch of Greenvolt Next UK.

February 4, 2025

Network data key to coping with increased EV demand

In this contributed blog, Adrian McNulty, vice president of utility solutions at IQGeo, explores how networks can handle the added demand of EV charging.

February 3, 2025

GB-France interconnector trip sees batteries step in

On 30 January, the IFA2 interconnector between Great Britain and France tripped, causing frequency to drop as low as 49.62Hz.

February 3, 2025

Believ installs UK’s northern-most ultra-rapid EV chargepoint

EV chargepoint operator (CPO) Believ has partnered with a hotel in Scotland to fund charger installations in the Scottish Highlands.

February 3, 2025

Good Energy Group invests further £1.85 million in Zapmap

Good Energy Group has invested a further £1.85 million into EV chargepoint mapping service Zapmap through an extension of its existing secured convertible loan note.