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US-UK partnership to bolster EV and offshore wind supply chains. Image: Pxhere.

January 22, 2020

BEIS Oral Questions: EVs, green jobs and new technologies take centre stage

In the first Oral Questions session for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) this year, talk quickly turned to net zero, electric vehicles (EV) and clean job growth opportunities.

The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy

January 22, 2020

Over £1bn paid out to capacity providers following CM reinstation

Capacity providers have received £1 billion in deferred Capacity Market (CM) payments, the Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) has said.

Total is the main EV charging operator in the MRA-Electric region.

January 22, 2020

Total wins Europe’s largest concession contract for EV charging points in the Netherlands

Total will install 20,000 new public electric vehicle (EV) charging points, after winning Europe’s largest concession contract from ‘Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Electric’ (MRA-Electric) it says.

January 21, 2020

DfT looking to create standard format for real-time EV charging data

The government is looking into making information on all public chargepoints openly available in a standard format for the first time, it says.

The Norwegian-based business has called the UK a “huge growth market” following the installation of over half a million EV chargers. Image: Getty.

January 21, 2020

Costs and battery life biggest concerns for fleet electrification, E-Flex project finds

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could help with electrification of commercial fleets, but barriers such as cost and battery life remain.

January 21, 2020

UK leads in EV infrastructure but must not get ‘complacent’, Delta-EE warns

A new study by energy consultancy Delta-EE has found that the UK is one of the leaders in EV infrastructure in Europe.

Kaluza has built a software platform to replace legacy infrastructure. Image: Kaluza.

January 21, 2020

‘Significant moment’ as Kaluza provides the first paid flexibility service to WPD

Kaluza has become the first residential flexibility platform to provide a paid service to a UK distribution network operator, Western Power Distribution (WPD).

January 21, 2020

Bulb net loss surges to £129m as revenues and members rise

Bulb’s net loss has soared to £129 million, as it also reports surging growth in members and revenue.

January 21, 2020

E.On to switch to ‘renewables-backed’ supply for commercial customers

E.On is aiming to supply over 100,000 small business customers with 100% renewables-backed electricity over the next year.

January 20, 2020

SSEN to support knowledge sharing by developing ‘key tool’ with Ofgem funding

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has won £343,000 for its Regional Energy System Optimisation Planning (RESOP) project, from Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance.