Energy Usage

Two wind stories from the UK this week, including RWE's use of a bubble curtain and progress for an RES wind farm in Wales.

Distribution network operator (DNO) Electricity North West has shared new plans to help it be a positive force in local communities.

Volvo Energy has introduced a new portable battery energy storage system (BESS) to help bring EV charging to more locations.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has opened its latest flexibility auction and announced a major funding boost for its network in Scotland.

The London Borough of Haringey has partnered with Veolia to introduce electric street cleaning to the streets of Tottenham. Meanwhile Zapgo will deploy Alpitronic’s DC fast chargers across the UK.

EV charger infrastructure developer TUAL has announced a focus on the 8,000 automotive retailers facing critical grid constraints in the UK.

Great Britain set a new maximum solar generation record on 1 April, generating 12.2GW between 12:30 and 13:00.

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has today (2 April) published final plans allowing the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to draw up specific regional plans for the future of the UK energy network.

Cornwall Insight has said that Third Party Charges (TPCs) could lead to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in North Wales and Merseyside paying nearly £19,000 more in electricity bills on average compared to their counterparts in London.

Ofgem and Innovate UK have revealed the strategic challenges that they are asking innovators to help solve for Round 5 of the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).