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April 24, 2020

SSE to develop EV charging sites at London lock-up garages

SSE Enterprise is to develop electric vehicle (EV) charging sites at lock-up garages in a partnership with InfraTech Property Solutions (IPS).

Flexitricity aggregated Philip Dennis Foodservice’s two batteries. Image: Flexitricity.

April 24, 2020

Flexitricity hails milestone as first VLP to trade in the new BM

Flexitricity has become the first Virtual Lead Party (VLP) to trade in the balancing mechanism (BM) since the wider access agreements were brought in.

‘I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads next year

April 23, 2020

European consortium launches new ‘sustainable’ flexibility solution Equigy

Some of Europe’s biggest Transmission System Operators (TSO) have collaborated to launch a new, blockchain-based flexibility platform, Equigy.

Nesta's experiment also revealed public misunderstandings surrounding the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee. Image: Pixabay.

April 23, 2020

SEA calls on government to bring in carbon intensity standard to decarbonise heat

The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has called on the government to bring in a carbon intensity standard to help drive down emissions in heating.

April 23, 2020

Oxford Energy Superhub hits milestone as first EVs arrive at ‘pioneering’ project

The first electric vehicles (EV) for the Oxford Energy Superhub have arrived, marking an important milestone for the "pioneering" project.

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

April 23, 2020

SSEN to trial portable EV chargers in £320,000 LEVEL project

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) is looking into portable electric vehicle (EV) chargers in a new project.

The report showed that although 47% of people working in the renewable sector expect a >5% pay increase

April 22, 2020

Plummeting EU power prices may not recover until 2025

Power prices across Europe - which have on average fallen between 30% and 40% - may not fully recover until 2025.

April 22, 2020

Drax to take £60m COVID-19 hit as its supply arm falters

Drax is estimating that it is to take a £60 million hit from the impact of COVID-19 as its Customers business feels the bite due to plummeting demand.

April 22, 2020