Cornish Lithium secures UK Government DRIVE35 funding to progress Cross Lanes Geothermal Lithium Project

Cornish Lithium has secured grant funding of £7.2m through the UK Government’s DRIVE35 programme to part-fund a £14.5m programme of drilling and testing. This...

Mitie and Revera break ground on major battery storage project in Scotland

Mitie Power & Grid, is developing Windyhill Battery Energy Storage Site (BESS), a major new project in Bearsden, near Glasgow. Once operational, Windyhill BESS...

Battery storage for commercial clients: is now the right time to invest?

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have moved from a niche consideration for large industrial users to a mainstream item on the commercial energy agenda....

Business energy trends owners need to know in 2026

Business energy consultant, Utility Bidder reveal the biggest business energy trends shaping UK businesses in 2026, and what SME’s need to be aware of. UK...

Flexibility: the strategic advantage businesses cannot afford to ignore

By Helen Gardner, Flexibility Lead, npower Business Solutions (nBS) For years, most businesses approached energy with a familiar mindset: buy well, use less, and keep...

Eku Energy acquires transmission connected 300MW/600MWh Didcot BESS from TBC Partners

Global energy storage specialist Eku Energy today announced it has acquired the planned 300MW/600MWh Didcot BESS project about two miles north of Didcot in...

GE Vernova to replace two 315MW units to improve Dinorwig’s reliability, availability and efficiency

First Hydro Company (joint venture between ENGIE and La Caisse), and GE Vernova Inc., announce the next phase of the modernisation/replanting of the Dinorwig...

University of Birmingham joins National Grid partnership to shape future electricity network

With growing demands for power, renewable generation and secure, flexible systems, Birmingham’s experts will join a five-year partnership connecting them with National Grid engineers...

Global battery energy storage installed capacity to rise sixfold by 2030, forecasts GlobalData

The global battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity is expected to continue to rise to manage growing demand from electrification, industry, and AI/data centres....

Greenvolt signs agreement to sell solar PV project in Hungary to PPC Group for...

Greenvolt Power, part of the Greenvolt Group, has signed an agreement to sell Kira, a 57.47MWp solar PV park, located in Királyegyháza, southern Hungary,...

UK business electricity bills surge 24% year on year

POWWR, an energy software provider, today releases its latest Quarterly Energy Barometer Report, revealing that UK businesses are paying 24.3% more for their electricity...

Close Brothers’ Energy team funds construction of new battery energy storage system

Close Brothers has provided funding for the construction and operation of Unibal’s latest battery project in Kilwinning, Scotland.   The 27MW BESS (battery energy storage...

Good Energy signs its largest ever energy supply deal to support next phase of...

Good Energy, a leading UK renewable energy provider, today announces the largest energy supply deal in its 26‑year history, signing a major new Power...

Why bad energy data is going to start inflating your DUoS and TNUoS bills...

Energy Procurement is going through a seismic shift in how we pay for network transmission costs. We are moving away from the pay for...

Trina Storage and OX2 strengthen strategic partnership with new Swedish BESS project

Trina Storage, the energy storage business of Trinasolar, has signed an agreement with OX2 to supply an integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) for...

Gaining the flexibility advantage | WEBINAR – 15th July | 1:30pm

Think energy flexibility is only for large businesses? Or those with on-site energy generation? Think again. Register here to find out more. For a long time,...

New drone investment must be backed by robust sovereign supply chain

Following the government’s announcement of a £5 billion investment into drones and autonomous systems over the next four years, Johan Andersson, chief commercial officer...

National Grid DSO launch flexibility service to strengthen network resilience during storms

National Grid's Distribution System Operator (DSO) is launching a new innovative flexibility service designed to strengthen network resilience during severe weather events by encouraging...

Statera Energy secures 1.6GW in Ofgem’s LDES cap and floor scheme

Statera Energy has welcomed Ofgem’s minded-to decision to include three of its projects in the Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) cap and floor regime,...

Eku Energy acquires first battery energy storage system in Germany

Eku Energy, a global energy storage specialist, announced today its entry into the German market with its first project: a 400 megawatt / 1,600...