Utility E.ON and battery storage engineers redT have partnered to install a demonstration solar-plus-storage system at the HQ of warehousing and logistics firm JB Wheaton in Somerset.
Automotive giant Nissan has launched a “groundbreaking” vehicle-to-grid project alongside a new battery storage system which it says will power the firm’s UK offices by 2017.
Good Energy is continuing to push renewable energy provision into new areas after agreeing to explore green tariffs for hydrogen production at refuelling stations across the UK.
Pressure has continued to build on the UK government and its pending decision on the fifth carbon budget after a survey of environment and sustainability professionals showed overwhelming support for adoption of the proposed budget.
Sustainability has become an increasingly important aspect of the hotel sector according to new research from E.ON, which found that a third of guests believe hotels should be judged on how sustainable they are.
Initial trials of Good Energy and Open Utility’s peer to peer energy trading service Piclo have concluded that the system could “bring renewable tariffs to life” and ultimately reduce business energy costs.
A government report has said that energy regulator Ofgem must conduct an impact assessment before any mandatory enforcement of switching to half-hourly settlement can take place.
The government’s controversial consultation on reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) closed this week amid claims its proposals are “counterproductive, and will significantly impact the industry.”
