75% of customers who do not use direct debit did not realise they pay extra on energy bills. Image: Octopus Energy (Richard Boll Photography).
February 23, 2022

KrakenFlex teams up with Hydro REIN for international flexibility rollout

​KrakenFlex, the energy flexibility arm of Octopus Energy Group, has partnered renewable energy solutions provider Hydro REIN for several projects across Europe and North America.
Winners include gravity storage company Gravitricity. Image: Gravitricity.
February 23, 2022

BEIS unveils nearly £7m long duration energy storage funding

​The UK government has unveiled nearly £7 million in funding to help “turbocharge” long duration storage.
February 23, 2022

The role of the UK’s energy networks is no longer just to deliver electricity to homes and businesses across the UK, but to lead by example

Image: InstaVolt.
February 22, 2022

InstaVolt to be acquired by EQT Infrastructure as ‘significant’ investment promised

The EQT Infrastructure V fund is to acquire rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging firm InstaVolt from Zouk Capital, marking the latest EV charging network to change hands.
Image: Getty.
February 22, 2022

Yü Energy Retail takes on Whoop Energy and Xcel Power’s customers

​Yü Energy Retail Limited has been appointed to take on the customers of collapsed suppliers Whoop Energy and Xcel Power Limited.
‘I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads next year
February 22, 2022

GridBeyond targets battery storage pipeline thanks to financing from Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund

​GridBeyond is to develop a pipeline of behind the meter battery storage projects across the UK and Ireland, thanks to a project financing facility from Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund.
Image: EDF.
February 21, 2022

EDF UK reports significant losses due to high global gas prices

​EDF UK has reported significant losses for 2021 due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and high global gas prices.
February 21, 2022

How electric buses, second life batteries and unique financing are catalysing growth for ​Zenobē

Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.
February 21, 2022

Whoop Energy and Xcel Power shutter

​Two more energy suppliers have collapsed, with Whoop Energy and Xcel Power Ltd leaving 536 customers to be absorbed by the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) mechanism.
Both storage sites will have a capacity of 50MW. Image: Eelpower.
February 18, 2022

Eelpower and Habitat Energy sign battery optimisation agreement

​Eelpower and Habitat Energy have signed a three-year battery optimisation agreement for two battery storage assets.

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