​The increased peak demand from as many as 11 million electric vehicles on UK roads by 2030 could be just 8GW thanks to the use of smart charging technologies, according to National Grid’s latest forecasts.

2018 has already proved to be a significant year for OVO Energy, with the independent supplier taking on a range of new initiatives, products and business models. Director of strategy Toby Ferenczi explains to Current± how OVO is setting itself apart within the energy sector.

​Customers of Northern Powergrid (NPg) have cut their electricity consumption by an average of 11% as a result of a new trial testing the effectiveness of mobile gaming to incentivise residential demand side response (DSR).

Electricity North West (ENW) has become the latest distribution network company to join Piclo’s ‘Flex’ consortium.

Consolidation in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure market is inevitable and could result in just “four or five big players” dominating networks, a panel of investors has concluded.

​A Climate Action Fund is to be launched by the Irish government seeking to fund large-scale projects currently outside of the country’s wider support mechanisms, delivering €500 million (~£441 million) by 2027.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has stressed that the UK could meet half its power demand from renewables by 2030, and urged the government to ditch new nuclear plans as a result.

The government has unveiled its long-awaited and oft-delayed ‘Road to Zero’ transport strategy, detailing a raft of measures to transform the country’s low carbon transport transport.

The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) has secured £500 million of funding as the capital’s bid to become a zero carbon city by 2050 shifts into gear.