Shell has competed its acquisition of First Utility and immediately placed one of its VPs Colin Crooks in charge.

The Competitions and Markets Authority has opened an investigation into the proposed merger of SSE Retail and Npower.

SmartestEnergy has handed Origami Energy a technology contract to manage its clients’ energy assets and consumption.

The capacity market is rapidly becoming “outdated” after the latest auction failed to secure capacity and value for new technologies like energy storage, which is now in “a state of flux” following changes to de-rating factors.

Two of the country’s Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) have said they are tackling the issue of so-called ‘grid grabbers’ through greater interventions in the country’s grid connection queues.

The government has confirmed that it will seek an exemption for green energy tariffs from its looming price cap.

Over 700 lamp post charging points are to be installed in the London borough of Wandsworth after councillors unanimously agreed to deliver the project and make electric vehicle 'the norm, not the exception’.

Nominations for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018 are now open, and one category we expect to be highly sought after this year is Utility-scale Storage Project of the year.