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March 13, 2019

Spring Statement: Energy sector gives Future Homes Standard lukewarm response

The green economy has responded to chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement in lukewarm fashion, with feedback flitting between ‘genuine steps forward’ and ‘fiddling… while the planet burns’.

March 13, 2019

Good Energy, Zap-Map and the digital energy world

March 12, 2019

OVO invests in energy tech start-up Electron

OVO has invested in energy technology firm Electron, teasing that it is the first in a series of strategic investments.

Already existing mechanisms could help mitigate the effects this winter. Image: Getty.

March 11, 2019

Major SMETS2 milestone passed as installs ramp up

The Data Communications Company (DCC), the body tasked with maintaining the UK’s smart meter data network, has confirmed a major smart meter milestone has been surpassed.

March 11, 2019

EV deployment ‘curbed’ by lack of government support

Large-scale deployment of EVs is being curbed by a lack government support for charging infrastructure, as well as high production and purchase costs.

Net zero transformation could add £240bn to UK economy . Image: Getty.

March 11, 2019

UK insurers aiming to unlock billions of pounds of clean energy investments

The UK’s insurance giants are proposing regulatory tweaks which could help unlock billions of pounds of investment into clean energy projects.

March 11, 2019

Civic power supply and the need to avoid the Big Six becoming the Big Twelve

March 8, 2019

DPD opens third all-electric ‘micro depot’, needs infrastructure upgrades to do more

Delivery giant DPD has signed a deal to open a third all-electric micro depot in London in a bid to accelerate electric deliveries in the capital.

March 7, 2019

Offshore wind sector deal establishes 30% power production target

The government intends for offshore wind to provide more than 30% of Britain’s electricity by 2030 as part of a new sector deal for the technology.

March 7, 2019

Sonnen anticipating key synergies within Shell’s New Energies portfolio

German battery storage firm sonnen is expecting to benefit from synergies from more companies within Shell’s New Energies unit as the energy transition accelerates.