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January 21, 2021

BP Pulse partners with Jumptech as it looks to expand charger installations beyond 100,000

BP Pulse has signed a new contract with Jumptech to help grow electric vehicle (EV) charger installations.

January 20, 2021

Technology no longer a barrier to ‘fully functional, local flexibility markets’: A look at the Cornwall LEM

January 20, 2021

Customers’ bills to jump with price cap increase of £66 as wholesale energy prices recover

The default tariff price cap is set to increase by £66 from April 2021 as wholesale power prices jump.

The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy

January 20, 2021

ESO and ENA call on generators to make hardware upgrades to improve network resilience

National Grid ESO and the Energy Networks Association (ENA) are urging generators to claim "thousands of pounds" in funding towards mandatory hardware upgrades.

January 20, 2021

Autonomous energy assistant to facilitate domestic DSR in new Living Lab trial

An autonomous digital energy assistant is to be trialed by Edinburgh-based Amp X in 50 Living Lab homes run by the Energy Systems Catapult.

January 19, 2021

Delayed TERRE implementation course to be further developed in early 2021

TERRE implementation course set to be released early in 2021, with a TERRE-like mechanism operating in standalone mode being assessed.

January 19, 2021

Councils plan to install just 35 on-street EV chargers on average by 2025

Across the next four years, only 9,317 on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers are planned for installation by local councils, according to new data released by Centrica.

January 19, 2021

Smart meter installs drop 27% in 2020 as COVID-19 bites

Installations of smart meters were significantly impacted in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic according to new data from ElectraLink.

January 19, 2021

Flexitricity and ev.energy to become first to trade EVs in Balancing Mechanism

Flexitricity is to register the first domestic electric vehicle (EV) aggregated unit in the Balancing Mechanism (BM) thanks to a new partnership with ev.energy.

January 18, 2021

Gemserv acquires Ecuity in bid to expand net zero services

Professional services firm Gemserv has acquired Ecuity Advisory as it looks to expand its services for its clients looking to support the transition to net zero.