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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Image: Arctic Circle.
September 3, 2020

Sturgeon sets out £100 million Green Jobs Fund to helps support recovery

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon set out the country’s Programme for 2020-21 this week, including the announcement of £100 million for a Green Jobs Fund.
ESO to free up 8GW of projects via TEC amnesty. Image: Pxhere (NC).
September 2, 2020

Effortless Energy becomes first small supplier to go bust during COVID

​Effortless Energy has become the first supplier to go bust during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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September 1, 2020

Renewable generation jumps 32% in Q2 driving down Britain’s carbon intensity

​Renewable generation was up 32% year-on-year during Q2 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown made Britain’s electricity ‘cleaner and cheaper, but harder to control’.
September 1, 2020

A partial test of the 2030s grid: What we learnt from lockdown

Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.
August 27, 2020

Smart meter installations fall by 850,000 during Q2

​During the second quarter of 2020, 850,000 less domestic smart meters were installed in Britain than in Q1 due to COVID-19.
Image: Alfen.
August 26, 2020

EV segment proves particularly resilient as Alfen posts strong results

​Alfen has posted significant increases in its smart grid, energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) charger solutions segments according to its most recent financial results.
Centrica's profit hit £3.308 billion due to gas and nuclear. Image: Centrica.
August 20, 2020

Centrica must ‘wake up and smell the gas’ as 95% of employees vote for strike

​British Gas employees are on the verge of striking following the company’s controversial ‘fire and hire’ plan.
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August 19, 2020

EV sales set to reach 45m globally by 2040 as high price barrier falls away

​Globally the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads is expected to jump to 323 million by 2040 according to new research by Wood Mackenzie.
Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.
August 17, 2020

UK power industry to lose £1.1bn due to COVID-19 lockdown

​The UK power industry has lost £1.1 billion due to the impact of COVID-19, according to energy trading company Hartree Solutions.
Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.
August 13, 2020

Smart meter installations jump 120% in July

​The number of smart meters installed in the UK jumped by 120% in July from the previous month.

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