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The Minety Battery is claimed to be the biggest in Europe currently. Image: Shell Energy Europe.

100MW Minety battery starts trading

15 Jul 2021, 17:05

Europe’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), the 100MW Minety site, is now fully operation Shell Energy has announced.

British Gas engineers will install Alfen EV chargers and provide ongoing services for EV drivers. Image: British Gas.

British Gas adds EV charging to Hive smart home platform

15 Jul 2021, 13:57

British Gas is now offering smart electric vehicle (EV) charging through its Hive smart home platform and Alfen chargers.

Industry and government should work together to provide pathways to green jobs, such as in emerging areas like heat pumps (pictured here being installed by a British Gas engineer). Image: Centrica.

Green Jobs Taskforce issues call to action to create two million green jobs

14 Jul 2021, 15:01

The independent Green Jobs Taskforce has issued a call to action to support the ambition to create two million skilled jobs by 2030.

The app will enable costs of home and public charging to settled via home electricity bills. Image: Getty.

GenGame to develop home and public EV charging app with simplified payments

13 Jul 2021, 11:50

A Home & Roam charging solution is under development in a collaboration between GenGame, Paua Tech and Evergreen Energy.

In the most ambitious FES21 scenario, 96% of generation is made of wind, solar, nuclear and BECCS.

FES: Britain could reach net zero by 2047 with a ‘coordinated approach’

12 Jul 2021, 15:00

National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios (FES) 2021 outline four different, credible pathways for the future of energy in Britain, details the transformation of the energy mix and flexibility, the residential sector and the transport sector.

Siemens has warned that the introduction of market wide HHS will place pressure on current data processing infrastructures. Image: Siemens.

Siemens teams up with Oracle for Half Hourly Settlement data processing solution

9 Jul 2021, 12:47

Siemens has joined forces with global strategic cloud provider Oracle to offer energy suppliers a high-performance processing solution.

A project on Eday, Orkney at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) tidal energy test site is combining tidal with vanadium flow to produce hydrogen. Image: Orkney Sky Cam, courtesy of EMEC.

'Significant' cost reductions needed for green hydrogen as grid-connected electrolysers deemed more costly

8 Jul 2021, 13:36

Green hydrogen production costs in Europe could fall to between €2 (£1.72) and €2.5/kg, but hydrogen produced by grid electricity will drive up costs.

Hassen Bali, who is co-founder of Flexion Energy and ion Ventures alongside Dan Taylor. Image: Flexion Energy.

Flexion Energy secures £150m GLIL investment to fund 300MW battery portfolio

7 Jul 2021, 16:25

GLIL Infrastructure has invested £150 million into Flexion Energy, a joint venture with ion Ventures aiming to build 1GW of storage over five years.

Limejump has added 400MW of capacity this year, including wind and solar assets. Image: Limejump.

Limejump’s platform passes 1.5GW as volatility remains in power prices

7 Jul 2021, 14:39

Limejump’s power platform has passed 1.5GW of capacity for the first time since the company was established in 2013.