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October 27, 2020

Energy industry calls on Ofgem to put net zero at heart of RIIO-2

A variety of energy companies and organisations have written to Ofgem to urge the regulator to make net zero central to the next price controls.

October 27, 2020

Tesla Energy Plan launched inviting homes to become part of Virtual Power Plant

Tesla has launched the Tesla Energy Plan, combining solar and Powerwall batteries with a fixed tariff.

October 26, 2020

Current± Chats: Modo Energy's Alex Done on Dynamic Containment trends and expectations

October 26, 2020

IONITY sees increase in EV charging on its network following lockdown

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network IONITY has registered an increase in the use of its charging stations following the first COVID-19 lockdown phase.

October 26, 2020

Project PACE set to save taxpayers £2.6m says SPEN

SP Energy Networks’ (SPEN) electric vehicle (EV) partnership with the Scottish government is set to save taxpayers £2.6 million.

October 23, 2020

ROUND-UP: New hires unveiled by InstaVolt and Smarter Grid Solutions

In this round-up, electric vehicle charging company InstaVolt appoints a new chief financial officer and Smarter Grid Solutions hires a new chief technology officer to help advance its software products.

October 23, 2020

Zero Carbon Humber calls on government to back major funding bid

Zero Carbon Humber has sent an open letter to energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng, calling on the government to back a major funding bid.

Image: Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce.

October 23, 2020

EV Energy Taskforce can't 'rest on its laurels' as key actions for electrification identified

The Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce has reconvened with an aim of turning its proposals for facilitating the transition to EVs into action.

Cyber security concerns were profiled in national media reports last month. Image: SSEN.

October 23, 2020

Network operators aim to be ‘proactive through the EV transition’ thanks to Project Skyline

Electricity networks, car dealerships and chargepoint operators have joined forces for the Skyline project to help plan ahead for the coming boom in electric transport.

October 23, 2020

National Grid ‘reviewing the timescales’ of dynamic frequency services

The timescale of implementation of the remaining two dynamic frequency services and the subsequent phasing out of FFR is currently under review due to COVID-19.