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The solution involves the installation of battery storage at a bus depot, allowing 16 buses to charge at once. Image: Zenobe

Zenobe partners Supercharge for electric bus charging

23 Jul 2021, 15:44

Zenobe has partnered Supercharge to build a charging system that can simultaneously charge a fleet of 16 electric buses.

The Core4Grid trial combined smart meter data with solar and storage, optimising this to save on energy bills. Image: Getty.

Home optimisation can save 49% on energy bills finds BEIS-backed Core4Grid trial

23 Jul 2021, 14:15

Smart home optimisation can save an average of 49% annually on energy bills according to a Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)-backed trial.

The digitalisation strategy sets out a number of new roles that will need to be created to decarbonise. Image: Northern Powergrid.

Northern Powergrid to invest £234.5m in digitalisation

22 Jul 2021, 15:58

Network operator Northern Powergrid is to invest £234.5 million in data and digitalisation initiatives.

BP is to explore how Open Energi can work across its low carbon portfolio, such as solar developer Lightsource BP. Image: Lightsource BP

BP acquires Open Energi as it looks to optimise its low carbon portfolio

22 Jul 2021, 14:08

BP has acquired Open Energi, with ambitions of scaling up globally and continuing to build on its commercial growth.

Baroness Bryony Worthington is the co-founder of Subak, having previously worked as a lead author of the UK’s Climate Change Act. Image: Subak.

World’s first climate-focused non-profit accelerator Subak launched

21 Jul 2021, 17:04

The world’s first climate-focused non-profit accelerator dubbed Subak has been launched in London, its founding members have said.

The call for evidence is looking for information on barriers, future projects and market reforms. Image: BEIS

BEIS makes call for evidence on enabling long-duration energy storage

21 Jul 2021, 11:10

A call for evidence on how to enable long-duration energy storage is the final document in a deluge of policy papers released by the government yesterday (20 July).

The updated Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan was released today, building on work from 2017. Image: Getty.

Government releases digitalisation strategy as it updates Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan

20 Jul 2021, 15:54

The government and Ofgem have published an updated Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan alongside the UK’s first Energy Digitalisation Strategy.

The 50MW Kemsley battery in Kent, one of two developed as part of a partnership between Pivot Power and Wärtsilä. Image: Pivot Power

Pivot Power kicks off West Midlands Energy Superhub projects with Wärtsilä partnership

19 Jul 2021, 11:46

Pivot Power’s Energy Superhub rollout – combining battery energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging – is moving ahead with plans in place for two sites in the West Midlands.

Sembcorps Wilton International, Teesside site, where the Whitetail NET Power plant will be constructed. Image: Sembcorp.

8 Rivers Capital and Sembcorp team up for UK's first AFC power plant

15 Jul 2021, 17:30

Zero Degrees Whitetail Development (ZDW) and Sembcorp Energy UK are to develop the UK’s first NET Power station at the latter’s Wilton International site on Teeside.