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Battery manufacturer BYD’s deal to supply up to five electric double-decker buses for London is a “big win” for the company but not enough for them to start discussions on a European base, according to Lux Research’s Lilia Xie.

UK renewable heating business Innasol has announced that it is rebranding to Super Power.

The UK government has been urged to make energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority in a report by the influential Aldersgate Group.

The Competitions Market Authority (CMA) has ruled that “competition in the wholesale gas and electricity generation markets works well” in its provisional findings.

The National Trust is to make its “biggest ever” investment in renewable energy, pledging £30 million to install various generation technologies across its estate.

Belgium-based energy management company Smappee is launching a new energy monitoring and control product for small and medium-sized businesses.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published a report which outlines the benefits of businesses across the UK adopting on-site generation technologies, but has warned that there are a number of challenges hampering widespread adoption.

Marks & Spencer has launched a community energy fund to support community renewable energy projects across the UK.

Energy management company, Schneider Electric has revealed that it has won a contract with distributed network operator, Electricity North West to install a Distribution Management System (DMS).

A total of 9,406 ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) were registered in the first quarter of 2015, as revealed by the latest figures published by the Department for Transport.