Triton Showers’ first electric shower compatible with Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems

Triton Showers has unveiled ENlight with HeatRepeat, its first electric shower designed to connect to Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems (WWHRS). The launch coincides with...

Vattenfall assesses ownership of district heating operations 

As part of its continuous portfolio evaluation, Vattenfall will investigate future options for its district heating operations in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands,...

New data on UK heat pump sales by type

On the first day of Heat Pump Week 2024, the Heat Pump Association (HPA) has published an update to its UK heat pump sales...

Why power grid vulnerability is a real business threat

Based on time in years between blackouts, the UK’s National Grid is one of the most reliable systems in the world, bettered only by...

Navigating volatile energy prices in the UK energy market: a guide for commercial organisations

In recent years, UK energy prices have seen significant fluctuations, driven by geopolitical events, supply chain issues, and changing environmental policies. When it comes...

The Practicalities of Smart Metering. Find the Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions

The Practicalities of Smart Metering. Find the Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions Smart metering is an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that responds...

Octopus brings 1.3 million Shell customers on board in record time

Octopus Energy has beaten its own record for customer adoption, successfully migrating all of Shell Energy’s 1.3 million customers onto its systems in record...

Be prepared for Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement in 2025

Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) is a major initiative being introduced by energy regulator Ofgem to significantly reform how electricity is generated, used and stored...

Over £100 million investment for clean heat in largest GHNF announcement to date

Eight low carbon heat networks in London, Bristol, the West Midlands, Lincolnshire, and the North West are set to receive major investment to kick-start...

Konnichiwa, Kraken ! ‘Ows tha doin‘, Coventry?   

Staff at fast-growing Octopus Energy were today celebrating two business successes, saluting separately the mystical Orient and the somewhat less mystical West Midlands of...

SSE pots a deal to Stoke up UK’s first geothermal heat network

Britain’s first city heat network powered by hot rocks welcomed SSE into its kiln of Kilowatts today. IGas told investors it has signed a 12...

SMS sells part of metering book to Equitix for £291m

Smart Metering Systems has sold a chunk of its meters to Equitix for £291m. SMS said the disposal represents a minority of its assets...

New study highlights AI’s potential in building energy efficiency

A study published on July 14 in Nature Communications highlights that integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the building sector could cut energy consumption by...

Hydrogen ‘safe’ in 20% blends over Keele’s pipes, trial decides

Advocates of hydrogen blended with conventional ‘natural’ gas to lessen harms from the methane-dependent fluid, were today celebrating the success of Britain’s first test...

Morocco unbound: £16 billion green power pipe mooted to Devon giga-battery

British energy entrepreneurs Xlinks have unveiled ambitious plans to link solar and wind power generated in the Moroccan desert with UK power consumers via...

Kraken to launch energy tech super-centre in Manchester

The ever-expanding software platform underpinning Octopus Energy, Britain’s biggest power retailer, is launching what it calls Britain’s first superhub for digital energy technology. Manchester...

Heat pumps installations: is Government intervention ‘make or break’?

The UK's climate change watchdog has set a target for half of all homes in the UK to have a heat pump by 2040....

Johnson Controls latest update to improve energy management, network efficiency and security

Johnson Controls today launched its latest update to building automation system, Metasys, which serves the needs of commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. The new iteration,...

ESCOs, EPCs and EaaS: are the FAANGs set to bite utilities?

Steven Fawkes outlines how energy service companies are gravitating towards energy as a service (EaaS) models – and suggests internet giants are well placed...

Ofgem delays Triad cull

Ofgem has delayed killing off Triad avoidance until 2022. The regulator had intended a new charging methodology to come into force in 2021, but National...