Shell ‘refreshes strategy’ as it puts power sector in its crosshairs
Oil and gas major Shell has outlined an overhaul of its company strategy as it bids to take advantage of worldwide electrification.
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8 - 9 October 2019, London
Tumbling demand and surging renewables sent the country’s wholesale power market into a tailspin over the bank holiday weekend. Liam Stoker suggests that, in terms of the clean energy transition, that may not be so bad after all.
Microsoft, Snam to improve network efficiency with IoT
Tech giant Microsoft and European natural gas utility Snam have formed an agreement to improve the efficiency and safety of energy networks.
Smart meter installs continue to falter, rendering 2020 deadline ‘unfeasible’
Domestic smart meter installations continued to falter in Q1 2019, rendering the government’s 2020 deadline ‘unfeasible’.
Iberdrola on the hunt for network innovations in new start-up challenge
Global utility group Iberdrola has launched a new start-up challenge programme in a bid to identify new innovations aimed at the energy sector.
Toyota to launch ‘world first’ P2P trading pilot with V2G capability
Toyota is to conduct the ‘world's first’ peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading pilot to include EVs as a power supply, alongside The University of Tokyo and TRENDE.
Rolec, EV.Energy unveil new smart charger and mobile app
Rolec EV is launching a new range of smart home EV chargers that allow drivers to manage charging through an app.
UKPN invests £15 million in ‘world’s most advanced’ network control system
UK Power Networks (UKPN) is to create what professes to be the world’s most advanced electricity network control system, enabling more than 500MW of distributed energy to connect to its network cheaper and faster than before.
A year in the life of Current±, and what’s coming next
Today marks exactly one year since we launched Current±, a publication we very much intended to both demystify and accelerate the clean energy transition. Liam Stoker reflects on the year just gone, and teases plans for next 12 months.