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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.

Flexibility strategy: game changer or simply warm words?

February 18, 2022

Smart meters installations increased 24% in January year-on-year

Installations of smart meters in January increased 24% year-on-year in Britain, but are still down 25% from pre-pandemic levels of January 2020.

February 18, 2022

Investing in a net zero transmission system

The Indra Smart Pioneer allows drivers to earn back rewards for their smart charging. Image: ev.energy

February 18, 2022

Ev.energy collates data from 50k+ drivers in new EV offering

A new data services offering which includes insights on consumer behaviour, infrastructure and electric vehicle (EV) charging has been launched by ev.energy.

The Norwegian-based business has called the UK a “huge growth market” following the installation of over half a million EV chargers. Image: Getty.

February 17, 2022

SMMT calls for binding targets for chargepoint rollout as EV adoption continues to surge

The UK automotive industry has called for binding targets for public chargepoints as part of a new, seven point plan for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.

Cruachan Dam, Scotland, an existing 440MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facility, one of only four in the UK. PHES is the most commercially mature LDES technology, with a duration typically between 4 and 20 hours. Image: Drax Power.

February 17, 2022

Up to 24GW of long duration storage needed for 2035 net zero electricity system – Aurora

Deploying large quantities of long duration electricity storage (LDES) could reduce system costs and reliance on gas, but greater policy support is needed to enable this, Aurora Energy Research has found.

February 17, 2022

Ofgem introduces new short-term measures in effort to stabilise supplier market

Ofgem has brought in two new measures to help stabilise the supplier market in the wake of the slew of supplier collapses in 2021.

February 17, 2022

GRIDSERVE and Moto open first high-powered EV charging hub in Wales

GRIDSERVE and Moto have opened a first high-powered electric vehicle charging hub in Wales, the first in the country according to the companies, as they continue their UK wide rollout of sites.