Image: Smarter Grid Solutions.
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.
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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.
The implications of the NIS Directive for UK energy companies
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.
Flexibility strategy: game changer or simply warm words?
October 22, 2020

Business investment in utilities shrank 56.8% in Q2 due to pandemic

​Business investment in UK utilities shrank by 56.8% in Q2 year on year, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard.
Image: Kaluza.
October 22, 2020

£2.5 billion savings could come from AI-powered smart homes

​AI-powered smart homes could save the energy industry £2.5 billion by 2030, according to new data from Kaluza.
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October 22, 2020

'Ambitious' UKPN reactive power market project hits new milestone with live trial

​A project looking to create a reactive power market for distributed energy resources (DERs) has started its first end-to-end live trial.
Octopus Energy secured Bulb's services in December 2022. Image: Bulb.
October 22, 2020

Bulb launches UK's first green Smart PAYG

​Bulb has launched a Smart Pay as You Go (PAYG) offering, in what it says is a first for UK customers.
A Southeastern Rail High Speed Javelin Train
October 22, 2020

HS1 set to become first 100% renewable railway thanks to npower REGOs

​High Speed One (HS1), the operator of the UK’s only high-speed railway, is set to become the first in the country to run entirely on renewable energy.

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