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April 15, 2020

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy invests in EV charging platform company Virta

Japan’s biggest petroleum company, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, has become the latest fossil fuel firm to invest into electric vehicles (EVs).

InterGen's Spalding Power Station. Image: John Fielding.

April 15, 2020

Ofgem fines InterGen £37m for market manipulation sending ‘strong message’

Ofgem has fined InterGen £37 million for sending National Grid misleading signals to make what the regulator has described as a “substantial profit”.

April 15, 2020

CfD auction set to be highly competitive with over 10GW likely to compete

The upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction is set to be highly competitive, with over 10GW of capacity likely to compete.

California’s sun sharing the perfect model for European electricity

April 15, 2020

PPA platform Zeigo raises £800,000 in seed funding round

Energy tech platform Zeigo has raised £800,000 in its Seed Funding Round, with the capital to help it continue to scale.

The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy

April 14, 2020

National Grid ESO unveils 2019 Power Responsive annual report into demand side flexibility

National Grid ESO has published its Power Responsive Demand Side Flexibility (DSF) annual report for 2019, highlighting the uncertainty that remains within the sector.

Flex Providers must be able to stack multiple revenue streams in order to build the investment cases for their assets.

April 14, 2020

Energy demand hits record low levels over sunny bank holiday weekend

Energy demand reached a new low in the UK over the bank holiday, setting two new records according to Drax Electric Insights.

April 14, 2020

Sixth Carbon Budget delayed to allow CCC to include impact of COVID-19

Advice to the government on the level of the Sixth Carbon Budget will be delayed until December due to COVID-19.

Electricity generated from renewables increases by 10.5% in 2022, says DESNZ. Image: Pxfuel NC.

April 14, 2020

CfD auction to go ahead as planned despite COVID-19 disruption

Despite disruption caused by COVID-19, the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will go ahead unchanged.

April 9, 2020

IONITY completes first high-power charging site of Extra MSA deal

IONITY is continuing its rollout of high-power charging (HPC) with the completion of its latest site.

April 9, 2020

Energy sector working with communities to ‘make a real difference’ during challenging times

As the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic continues in the UK, energy companies and projects around the country are working with local communities to support them through this challenging time.