Technology

The UK’s net zero transition is set to be determined by homes and businesses adopting low carbon technologies (LCTs) in a bid to reduce energy bills amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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.

The UK Government has allocated £15 million in funding to 24 projects aiming to reduce the cost and difficulties in installing heat pumps.

UK-based Habitat Energy has expanded into the US power market with plans to optimise a portfolio of 60MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) assets.

Infra Balance New Energy (IBNE) and IONATE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on combining flexible assets with a visibility and power-flow control technology.

ScottishPower and BT will collaborate on increasing connectivity throughout windfarms and offices to increase bandwidth and reliability at green energy sites.

​Western Power Distribution (WPD) has revealed a project designed to support planners in the management of load when connecting low-carbon technologies.

British-based Moixa has been acquired by Sunrun, one of the largest residential installers of solar panels in the US.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has established several partnerships with Councils to trial an innovative technology as part of its Regional Energy System Optimisation Planning (RESOP) project.

UK Power Networks confirms ‘first-ever’ trial of fibre optic temperature sensing cables in North Surrey.