The UK Government has today (17 January) announced £3.27 million funding will be given to upgrade the electric vehicle (EV) charging network across Northern Ireland.

Ireland is set to benefit from a new agreement between Statkraft and investment management firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner (CIP) in which up to 2.2GW of offshore wind will be developed in the nation.

Origami, an independent energy data platform, has confirmed the appointment of two senior hires as it eyes an expansion into the battery energy storage systems (BESS) market.

​Britishvolt going into administration has been dubbed “a real shame” by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA), in particular given the need for an effective battery energy storage supply chain in the UK.

Consumers based in Northern Ireland were able to avoid paying a collective total of £500 million thanks to the nation’s wind farms having provided 42% of electricity for the year.

GRIDSERVE has opened its latest High Power Electric Super Hub near Stonehenge at Solstice Park, Wiltshire, as the firm continues to rollout EV charging stations to increase accessibility.

The UK Government and energy regulator Ofgem, have today (17 January) published the Electric Vehicle (EV) Smart Charging Action Plan, designed to unlock the “significant potential of smart charging and make it the preferred method of long duration charging by 2025.”

Research by Cornwall Insight into Britain’s power market out to 2030 has shown that energy prices will remain greater than £100/MWh annually, with highs of £150/MWh in winter 2025 due to delays to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, increasing high-cost peaking capacity and nuclear power station closures.

​The eighth Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) test is set to run this evening (17 January) as temperatures throughout Britain dip.

In this week’s Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at wind generation records, import records and one of the last Triad warnings.