UK Power Networks will be able to speed up its electricity connection upgrade services through a new partnership with Google involving digitalisation of its electricity cable maps.
Connection costs can contribute to “making or breaking” an investment case for electrification, the latest report from the Optimise Prime trial found.
An expansion of the Rapid Charging Fund (RCF) to cover all road transport could deliver enough capacity for en-route Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) charging and hydrogen re-fuelling at up to 78% of motorway service areas in England.
This week’s Queen’s Speech should include an Energy Bill focused on securing low carbon investment and creating jobs, delivering value to energy consumers and establishing a low carbon governance framework.
Electricity use is to be smartly managed across new housing developments - allowing them to include technology such as solar, heat pumps and electric vehicle (EV) chargers - as a result of a new solution from E.ON.
Improving grid connections and boosting investor confidence should be key priorities for the government, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has said.