Pod Point has become one of the first to launch a 150kW ready rapid charger in anticipation of a new wave of electric vehicles to have larger batteries and a need for faster charging, while dutch company Fastned has gone further with a 350kW charger.

Vattenfall has announced plans to invest up to €100 million in developing solar plants over the next two years.

Northern Powergrid has launched a six-stage plan to reduce losses and carbon emissions across its network, utilising smart meter data to enhance its knowledge of the 3.9 million homes and businesses it serves.

RedT Energy has won a £750,000 grant from the UK government to further develop its flow machine technology in the latest push for long duration energy storage technologies.

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The capacity market is rapidly becoming “outdated” after the latest auction failed to secure capacity and value for new technologies like energy storage, which is now in “a state of flux” following changes to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