EVs: Understand grid constraints before diving in
Total’s James Turner says businesses that plan ahead for EV uptake will save cost and effort in the long run.
When it comes to installing...
Businesses outline incentives needed to boost EV infrastructure
The Energyst asked businesses what incentives or policies would help them switch to electric vehicles and install charging infrastructure. Here is a selection of...
Electric vehicles and infrastructure: Making the numbers stack up
EVs are going to hit the UK in big numbers. The question is when and how should businesses prepare?
National Grid has modelled up to...
Kaluza: electric vehicles can displace large-scale battery storage
Conor Maher-McWilliams, head of flexibility at Kaluza, believes domestic flexibility could be bigger than the business-to-business market, “based on the fact that we are...
Calling all fleet operators: Free vehicle-to-grid charging infrastructure
The consortium behind a large-scale vehicle-to-grid trial has urged more fleet operators to get involved.
E-Flex aims to develop vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services using up to...
Vattenfall signs EV charger roaming agreement with Shell’s New Motion
Vattenfall and New Motion have signed a roaming agreement that provides open access to 400 UK public electric vehicle (EV) chargers via a single...
Centrica strikes electric vehicle deal with Ford
Centrica has struck a deal with Ford to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure to its customers and dealerships. The energy supplier hopes Ford’s customers...
Cyan Finance plans EV splurge, hires former BP Chargemaster commercial chief
Cyan Finance has hired James Jean-Louis, formerly of BP Chargemaster, as it bids to significantly expand its footprint within electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.Â
Jean-Louis...
Planning permission granted for Oxford 50MW lithium-vanadium hybrid battery
Planning permission has been approved for the key substation site proposed for the Energy Superhub project in Oxford.
Flow storage company RedT said it enables...
UK Power Networks launches time of use smart EV charging trial
UK Power Networks has launched a smart charging trial that will incentivise electric car drivers to charge at times that best suit the local...
All new rapid EV chargers must have card payment functionality
All new rapid and super fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed from April 2020 must offer card payment functionality.
While the mandate only applies to...
BP Chargemaster to install 200 rapid EV chargers at Mitchells & Butlers pubs
BP Chargemaster has signed a deal to install up to 200 rapid electric vehicle chargers at Mitchells & Butlers pubs and restaurants, with 50...
Engenie lands £35m Cube investment, plans 2,000 rapid EV chargers
Engenie has secured £35m in backing from infrastructure investor Cube. The company will use the funds to rollout 2,000 rapid electric vehicle chargers over...
EVs: Engenie and Gridserve push on with charging network plans
Electric vehicle charging company Engenie will install 12 rapid (50kW) chargers in Cardiff as the city aims to reduce air pollution. Cardiff Council has...
Engie acquires electric vehicle charging firm Charge Point Services
French-owned utility Engie has acquired electric vehicle charging provider Charge Point Services (CPS), which owns the Genie Point nationwide EV charging network.Â
The charging company's...
Centrica bundles EV charging, solar and battery storage
Centrica Business Solutions is hoping to take a slice of the burgeoning EV market by bundling charging infrastructure with solar, storage and energy supply.
The...
Vehicle-to-grid study suggests £400 annual revenue per electric vehicle
A UK study into the income potential of using electric vehicles to balance the grid suggests around £400 per annum may be the upper...
Electric vehicles: Define ‘smart’ charging, urge DNOs
UK Power Networks and Northern Powergrid on the need to define what smart charging actually means, greater low voltage network visibility and how businesses...
Free vehicle-to-grid chargers: Businesses sought for EV trial
Businesses with electric vehicle fleets are sought for a London vehicle-to-grid trial.
Firms within the M25 with compatible vehicles (Nissan Leaf, Nissan e-NV200 or Mitsubishi...
Mitie: Getting hold of electric vehicles a major challenge
Mitie has ambitious plans to convert its fleet to electric vehicles. But getting hold of the vehicles is no mean feat.
Mitie plans to switch...