July 30, 2021

Current± ​Chats: EDF's Maria Brucoli on helping local energy movements become active players in flexibility

Image: ENA.
July 30, 2021

Record levels of flexibility tendered in 2021 but still ‘only the tip of the iceberg’

​Record levels of local flexibility have been contracted in 2021, with an uplift of 45% on 2020 already.
Lindsay Wallace
July 30, 2021

Scottish National Investment Bank invests £2m in EV charging firm Forev

The Scottish National Investment Bank is aiming to help tackle the lack of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Scotland with a £2 million investment.
The report outlines that China has a "near monopoly" in certain net zero supply chains. Image: Getty.
July 29, 2021

Renewables made record-breaking 43.1% share of UK power generation in 2020

​Renewables made up a 43.1% share of UK power generation in 2020, generating more electricity than fossil fuels in the year.
Orbital's O2 tidal turbine has begun generating electricity for the grid. Image: Orbital.
July 29, 2021

World’s most powerful tidal turbine begins generation off the coast of Orkney

​The world’s most powerful tidal turbine has begun generating power off the coast of Orkney, Orbital Marine Power has announced.
A Trojan Energy chargepoint in use. Image: Trojan Energy.
July 29, 2021

First on-street chargers in STEP trial go live in Brent

​Five Trojan Energy on-street chargers have gone live as part of the Subsurface Technology for Electric Pathways (STEP) project, led by Element Energy.
Vattenfall’s 22MW/16MWh battery is co-located with the 228MW Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm in South Wales. Image: Vattenfall.
July 29, 2021

Arenko to optimise Vattenfall’s 22MW battery following end of EFR contract

​Arenko has signed a new contract to optimise Vattenfall’s 22MW/16MWh battery, the first battery storage site to be co-located with a wind farm in the UK.
Image: GeniePoint.
July 29, 2021

GeniePoint, char.gy latest to join Zap-Pay EV charging app

​Zap-Pay has added electric vehicle (EV) charging networks GeniePoint and char.gy to its simplified payment service.
EVIEs Awards spotlight: EV Start-Up of the Year. Image: Getty.
July 28, 2021

EVIEs 2021 nominations window closes NEXT MONTH

The nominations window for this year’s Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards, sponsored by Envevo and hosted by Current± publisher Solar Media, closes in one month’s time.
The V2G offering is to be available to fleet owners of Nissan’s LEAF and e-NV200 models. Image: EDF
July 28, 2021

EDF teams up with Nissan for fleet V2G offering

EDF, through its subsidiary DREEV, has partnered Nissan to launch a commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging service using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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