The energy as a service model could be the way forward for the UK's supply market, but it relies heavily on data from smart meters, Shell's transition manager has said.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that the government will indeed legislate for a net zero economy by 2050, albeit with certain caveats, has been lauded by the power sector.

The UK government will legislate for a net zero economy by 2050 Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed, in one of her last acts in office.

There has never been a better time for innovative, low carbon energy technologies to come to market, the government has claimed.

Current± editor Liam Stoker and Energy-Storage News editor Andy Colthorpe take a thorough look at what was being exhibited at this year’s Intersolar in Munich, where a maturing European solar industry was taking to high-efficiency modules, electric vehicles and cloud-based virtual power stations with ease.

BP Chargemaster has unveiled its new 150kW ultra-fast charger, which is to start being deployed across its Polar network.

ScottishPower’s plans to build a 50MW battery next to its Whitelee onshore wind farm have been rubber stamped by the Scottish government.

The government has issued a deadline of 31 December 2019 for suppliers to provide an export tariff for solar generators.

The UK must scale-up decarbonisation of heat and transport, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest in-depth review of UK energy policies.