Grid consultancy Roadnight Taylor has written to Ofgem on behalf of energy scheme developers to call for reform to the mechanisms for charging for supergrid transformer reinforcement.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced a programme of investment in the transmission network in Scotland to connect offshore wind to the UK’s energy grid.
Regen, on behalf of six trade bodies, has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary Grant Shapps to address network constraints with many facing connectivity delays of up to 15 years.
RSK has highlighted the need for a cleanse of grid capacity registers, a shift in capacity to areas with generation potential and the streamlining of relevant energy developments as a means to unlock the UK’s renewable energy sector.
New processes mean Western Power Distribution (WPD) can now approve most new connections for domestic electric vehicle (EV) chargers and heat pumps on the same day or the next day.
Western Power Distribution (WPD) is developing new technology to make installing rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at motorway service stations easier and quicker.
BP’s VP of advanced mobility, Roy Willliamson, has blamed the speed of putting DNO infrastructure in place for slowing down the roll-out of ultra-fast chargers, whilst stressing the value of data in a digital economy.