The 50MW/50MWh battery energy storage system went live in June. Image: Pivot Power.
October 15, 2021

Pivot Power 50MW battery the first tertiary connection to export to the grid

​Pivot Power’s 50MW/50MWh lithium-ion battery storage site in Oxford is the first tertiary connection in the country to export to the grid.
L-R: Peter Wells
October 15, 2021

National Grid to add 500MW to system with expansion of SmartValve project

​National Grid Electricity Transmission is to scale up its deployment of SmartValve’s to unlock a further 500MW of capacity on its system.
Image: EDF/Powervault.
October 15, 2021

Government must 'take immediate action' to reduce VAT on domestic renewables, industry coalition warns

​Remove VAT rates on domestic renewable energy and clean technologies, a coalition of nearly 30 industry organisations have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Image: Inaccess.
October 15, 2021

Inaccess signs global framework agreement with Total Eren

Inaccess, a leader in monitoring, control and grid integration platforms, has signed a global framework contract with Total Eren.
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October 14, 2021

Octopus Renewables to invest £3bn in green hydrogen in new partnership with RES

​Octopus Renewables and RES have announced £3 billion in investment into green hydrogen as part of a new partnership.
The Government has said that these upgrades will deliver high power charging hubs in Northern Ireland for the first time. Image Getty.
October 14, 2021

Over a quarter of EV drivers still charging at peak hours despite costs and carbon impacts

Over a quarter of electric vehicle (EV) drivers currently charge at peak hours despite changes in behaviour capable of saving them up to £360 a year.
Image: Pure Planet.
October 14, 2021

Pure Planet points to challenges created by the price cap as it and Colorado Energy fail

​Pure Planet and Colorado Energy have become the latest suppliers to shutter in the UK market.
V2G as part of the Electric Nation project. Image: WPD.
October 14, 2021

WPD commits to same or next day connections for domestic EV chargers and heat pumps

New processes mean Western Power Distribution (WPD) can now approve most new connections for domestic electric vehicle (EV) chargers and heat pumps on the same day or the next day.
Image: Octopus Energy.
October 13, 2021

Octopus Renewables wins £150m corporate pension mandate

Octopus Renewables has won a new £150 million corporate pension mandate from a large UK-based institutional investor to invest in renewables projects throughout Europe.
ECIU estimates that each onshore wind farm can produce 9MW for each square kilometre of space. Image: Pxfuel.
October 13, 2021

Doubling onshore wind could reduce bills by £16.3bn finds RenewableUK

​Doubling the UK’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 would reduce consumer bills by £16.3 billion over the course of the decade.

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