Tech

The UK government has revealed that OVO Energy, Scottish Power and British Gas have been responsible for over 70% of forced prepayment meter installations in 2022.

Under new plans released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), heat pumps and solar panel installations will be included as part of £1.8 billion plans to boost energy efficiency in buildings.

Flexibility marketplace Piclo is targeting further international expansion into new regions across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific, having raised £8.3 million.

US-based nuclear power plant developer Last Energy has signed an agreement to supply 24 of its modular micro nuclear power plants to the UK.

Octopus Energy is celebrating migrating a million Bulb customers onto its system in less than three months.

The National Grid has developed a new drone-mounted system in partnership with the University of Manchester, that will use electric field (e-field) sensor technology to carry out live inspections of overhead transmission line insulators.

The energy sector has criticised the lack of focus within the Spring Budget on the development of renewables, energy efficiency and infrastructure, despite some technology support.  

Exmouth Leisure Centre in Devon is the first UK site to benefit from free heat supplied by British tech start-up, Deep Green’s, heat-recapture cloud technology.

The campaign company, Smart Energy GB, has run a new public poll to reaffirm the benefits of smart meters in the light of current national criticism.