UK power provider Ecotricity is to open a new office in Bristol which will become the firm’s new technology hub.

Digital technologies within the UK power system have and will continue to unlock a whole range of new benefits that can be delivered by solar, as well as cost reductions, increased performance and optimised revenue, according to a new report from trade body SolarPower Europe (SPE).

Centrica has warned that UK businesses are at an increased risk of power-related failures that could endanger employees and profit margins.

Motor Fuel Group has added Ecotricity to the roll-out of electric vehicle chargers at its petrol station forecourts, with a small number already installed, before ChargePoint Services begins its installations next month.

Energy tech start-up Open Utility has landed more than £400,000 of government funding to help develop an online marketplace for local flexibility trading.

Power market stakeholders have united to form a new alliance on smart power that has received ringing, cross-party endorsement from government.

Centrica has thrown its weight behind New York-based start-up LO3 Energy, which specialises in blockchain solutions for the energy market.

SSE and Drax have signed an open letter to chancellor Philip Hammond calling for a “robust and strong” carbon price following the recent publication of the Clean Growth Strategy (CGS).