​Good Energy has become the latest supplier to launch an EV charging service, after having EVs in its sights for a long time.

​Secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Andrea Leadsom, spoke to the BEIS Committee on the 15 October, highlighting that the departments “number one priority” is meeting the UK's net zero goal.

More than 100GW of additional wind and solar capacity, alongside 30GW of short duration energy storage, is needed in the UK if the country is to meet its net zero obligations.

OVO Group revenues topped £1 billion for the first time in 2018, but the energy firm slipped to a loss for the year as its customer base grew.

​Octopus Energy has acquired nCube Home, the UK's first independent smart home energy management platform.

​Exports of battery storage and solar PV have seen “exponential” growth as weather independent generation falls to less than 40%, according to data from ElectraLink and the Renewable Energy Association (REA).

​On Monday 14 October, National Grid ESO announced a tender for reactive power absorption to solve a high voltage requirement in the Mersey region.

According to new analysis by Carbon Brief, in Q3 this year the UK’s windfarms, solar panels, biomass and hydro plants generated 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh) of power, while coal, gas and oil generated just 29.1TWh.

​Great Britain must “hone and optimise network flexibility” as decarbonisation objectives ramp up, according to a new report from Cornwall Insight, called Market design amidst global energy transition.

KiWi Power has signed a contract with fund manager Gresham House New Energy for the optimisation of a 15MW battery in Bristol.