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September 30, 2021

New DNV cybersecurity guidelines to arm power grid operators with 'effective force of defence'

DNV has published new guidelines for power transmission and distribution operators and equipment manufacturers on cybersecurity.

September 29, 2021

Current± Chats: Depsys' Gordon Fairley on using grid edge data to improve DSO fault resolution

September 29, 2021

ENSTROGA, Igloo Energy and Symbio Energy become latest suppliers to shutter

ENSTROGA, Igloo Energy and Symbio Energy have become the latest small suppliers to cease trading.

September 29, 2021

August ends strong five-month smart meter install run

The smart meter installation rate dipped below 200,000 in August, ending a five-month run.

Weather data will be used to determine if conductors could be sufficiently cooled by the surrounding environment to run further capacity through them. Image: NGET.

September 29, 2021

National Grid and Met Office to explore increasing renewables capacity using weather data

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and the Met Office will use innovative weather data to help expand capacity on the electricity transmission network for renewables as part of a new £545,000 project.

September 28, 2021

Robotics in the energy sector value to hit £8.4bn by 2050

The global robotics market in the energy sector will be worth £8.4 billion by the middle of the century, according to new research from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.

The charging station has eight 150kW EV chargers. Image: Motor Fuel Group via Twitter

September 28, 2021

MFG opens flagship 150kW EV charging station

Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has constructed a new dual-fuel station with eight dedicated 150kW electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.

September 28, 2021

E.ON acquires majority stake in smart grid start-up gridX

E.ON is increasing its digitalisation offering through the acquisition of a majority stake in German start-up gridX.

Hudson Energy Supply UK was rebranded as Shell Energy in 2020. Image: Shell Energy.

September 28, 2021

Shell Energy takes on failed supplier Green’s customers

Shell Energy has been appointed as Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) for Green Supplier Limited, which collapsed last week.

Octopus Energy was set up five years ago

September 27, 2021

Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management takes 13% stake in Octopus Energy

Generation Investment Management has taken a stake in Octopus Energy Group as part of a $600 million (£438 million) deal to accelerate global green energy efforts.