July 15, 2020

Decarbonising while reducing energy costs: Q&A with Faye Bowser, Siemens Energy Solutions

EVIEs Awards spotlight: EV Start-Up of the Year. Image: Getty.
July 15, 2020

UK Electric Fleets Coalition calls on government to bring forward ICE ban to 2030

​The UK Electric Fleets Coalition has called on the government to bring forward the 100% electric vehicle (EV) sales target to 2030.
Turnbull outlines that the UK has “almost 7GW of shovel-ready pumped storage hydropower projects with over 135GWh storage capacity”. Image: Drax.
July 15, 2020

'First of its kind' Drax inertia contract commences with National Grid ESO

​Drax’s Cruachan Power Station has started to provide National Grid ESO with inertia as part of a six-year contract.
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July 15, 2020

Less than 2% of heat pumps needed are being installed

​Less than 2% of the heat pumps needed to decarbonise the UK’s homes are currently being installed by the government.
Image: ScottishPower.
July 15, 2020

ScottishPower 50MWh battery supplier unveiled as Ingeteam

​ScottishPower Renewables has unveiled the supplier of a 50MWh battery to go in alongside its Whitelee wind farm.
Image: SSE/BOWL
July 14, 2020

SSE calls on Irish government to target green recovery

​SSE has called on the Irish government to pursue a green recovery, to create thousands of jobs and deliver net zero.
FirstGroup secures £150 million funding package to electrify 1,000 UK buses. Image: CNW Group/Alexander Dennis Limited.
July 14, 2020

BYD provides National Express with electric buses in bid for 2030 zero emission fleet

​Electric buses have entered National Express’ West Midlands fleet alongside a battery storage installation to help balance the load on the grid.
Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng. Image: Gov.uk.
July 14, 2020

Battery projects could triple in Britain as government lifts barriers

​The British government has relaxed planning legislation, in a move that could triple the number of batteries serving the grid.
The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy
July 14, 2020

BEIS to target 0.4GW in T-1 auction despite National Grid ESO advice

​The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has set the target for the T-1 2021/22 Capacity Market auction as low as possible at 0.4GW.
Image: Getty.
July 13, 2020

DER registers to be created by DNOs as Ofgem decision comes into effect

​A decision made by Ofgem to require all DNOs to create a standardised register for distributed energy resources (DERs) has now been implemented.

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