Energy networks lay to rest 10GW of “zombie” connection projects
Electricity network operators have abolished 10GW of so-called “zombie” projects since the launch of ENA’s Strategic Connections Group, freeing up vital grid capacity, figures...
New protections from rogue energy brokers
Energy brokers and price comparison websites will be among those set to be held to account by a new regulatory regime, to provide better...
Buying and Using Utilities Live – 16th October
On the 16th October at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Centre (AMTC) in Coventry the MEUC’s Buying and Using Utilities Live, Autumn Conference and...
ENSEK acquires Zoa to expand tech offering to utilities
ENSEK, a leading retail energy SaaS software provider, has announced it has acquired Zoa in a deal which will see it significantly expand the...
Government secures record pipeline of clean energy projects
Millions of homes and businesses across Britain will be powered by a new supply of clean, cheap, homegrown energy as a record number of...
AMPYR Distributed Energy announces £10m partnership with Harvest Green Developments
Leading investor in onsite sustainable energy solutions AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE) has signed a £10m framework agreement with Harvest Green Developments. Working together, the...
EDF and Utilita sign an exclusive agreement for the provision of wholesale market services
EDF and Utilita sign an exclusive structured trading agreement for the provision of wholesale market services.
EDF Wholesale Market Services will guarantee Utilita access to...
RWE signs long-term power purchase agreements with Meta to generate clean electricity from two...
RWE, the third largest renewable energy company in the US, announced it signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with Meta from two solar...
Biggleswade power project visited by National Infrastructure Commission
Senior members of the National Infrastructure Commission visited Biggleswade to see progress on a major project which will provide electrical networks for thousands of...
ESO unveils proposal to connect 4.5GW of clean power in the Celtic Sea and...
Today, 13th Aug, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) has unveiled Beyond 2030: Celtic Sea, its recommended design to connect up to 4.5GW of floating...
Iberdrola acquires €5 billion valued Electricity North West in the UK
Iberdrola has today signed an agreement to acquire 88% of Electricity North West (ENW) in the UK for an equity value of £2.1 billion...
Open Energy Market Fund outpaces market averages on both gas and electricity by over...
True, powered by Open Energy Market (OEM), a leading provider of energy procurement services and net zero technologies, today announces the performance of...
Next-gen utility platform, Kraken, appoints Amir Orad as CEO
Octopus Energy Group today announces the appointment of Amir Orad as the dedicated CEO for Kraken, the end-to-end platform for utility digitisation and transformation.
Kraken,...
Drax sells SME business, Opus Energy Group, to EDF
Drax has reached agreement for the sale of up to 90,000 Small & Medium-sized (SME) customer meter points from Opus Energy Group Limited (Opus)...
Hidden commissions just the tip of the iceberg, according to energy litigation expert
Mis-sold commercial energy claims are on the rise nationwide, but leading litigation experts are warning there could be thousands of small businesses who still...
Champions! UKPN pledges £1m to volunteer co-ops delivering advice against fuel poverty
Britain’s biggest distribution network franchisee is pledging £1 million to help energy co-operatives & local groups scale up their Net Zero programmes.
Working with Lewes-based...
Microgrid clean power traders UrbanChain secure supplier licence
Peer-to-peer energy exchange provider UrbanChain has succeeded in its application for a supply licence. Seeking new equity from investors is set to follow.
Backed by...
Johnson Matthey & Thyssenkrupp pledge to advance blue ammonia
Metallurgists & sustainable technologists Johnson Matthey are teaming up with chemical plant builders Thyssenkrupp Uhde to promote ways of making ammonia, with lower carbon...
PPA contracts: Getting the knowledge you need, when you need it
In recent years Power Purchase Agreements have gone from a niche product exchanged between expert parties to mass market electricity products.
Get it right and...
UK risks “missing green growth among small businesses”, BT finds
Britain’s 5.5m small businesses overwhelmingly need more help from politicians & policy makers to reduce their environmental impact, research conducted for telecoms giant BT...