The John Lewis Partnership on network upgrades, electric vans, and why hydrogen may not...
The John Lewis Partnership is making major investments to eliminate fleet fossil fuels. The Energyst spoke to general manager of fleet, Justin Laney, about...
Free 2020 EV report: The road ahead
The Energyst has produced a new, free report on electric vehicles and infrastructure.
The 2020 EV report: The road ahead features a survey of business...
Transport and power: The revolution will not be fossilised
Graeme Cooper, project director for transport decarbonisation at National Grid, says electric vehicles and renewables are mutual enablers, while digisation of energy and transport...
Simec Atlantis breaks Uskmouth into two phases, eyes data centre build
Simec Atlantis intends to break its 220MW Uskmouth coal conversion project into two 110MW phases.
The firm said it had made the decision after talking...
Big firms push for 2030 petrol and diesel ban, EV mandates for carmakers
An alliance of UK firms have urged government to bring forward the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to...
Suffolk Council combines second-life battery system with solar and EV chargers
Suffolk County Council is adding second-life EV batteries to a low carbon energy system at the University of Suffolk’s Ipswich campus.
A new facility called...
Bigger batteries: Government lifts planning cap
Government has confirmed that batteries are exempt from the national planning regime.
To date, developers have capped schemes at 49.9MW to avoid going through the...
EVs: Moto and WPD trial ‘capacity in a box’ rapid charging solution
Western Power Distribution and Moto service stations are trialling new rapid charging technology that they think could cut costs by around £500k per site.
The...
Former Ofgem chief Alistair Buchanan becomes Electricity North West chairman
Former Ofgem chief executive Alistair Buchanan will become chairman at Electricity North West in October.
Buchanan spent a decade helming the regulator. On his watch...
Inspired plans £35m fundraise to buy rest of Ignite, eyes more deals
Inspired Energy plans to raise up to £35m to acquire the rest of Ignite and take advantage of market conditions to make further buys.
The...
WPD seeks another 45MW of flex, plus demand turn up
Western Power Distribution is seeking a further 44.55MW of flex and needs providers in five new locations.
In one location, at Hawton, Nottinghamshire, the DNO...
EVs: Range anxiety the least of fleet operators’ concerns
When it comes to electric vehicles, range anxiety appears to be the least of fleet operators’ concerns, for small vans and cars at least.
Polled...
Government urged to unlock 18GW of ‘shovel ready’ batteries, solar and wind
Analysis by Regen shows there are 18GW of ‘shovel ready’ battery storage, solar and wind projects that could be quickly kickstarted if government genuinely...
Ofgem tightens up gas and power transmission spending, networks aghast
Ofgem has set out plans for less lucrative price controls for gas networks and electricity transmission operators from 2021.
The draft five-year framework intends to...
British Gas orders 1,000 electric vans
British Gas has ordered 1,000 electric vans from Vauxhall.
The UK's third largest fleet operator said the Vivaro-e vans will be delivered over the next...
Gresham House Energy Storage launches ‘grid bonds’ to buy more batteries
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is aiming to raise an initial £15m to buy more grid scale battery storage.
The fund has an operational storage...
Smartest Energy signs PPA for 42MW Newhurst EfW plant
Smartest Energy has signed what it claims is one of the largest power purchase agreements to date in the energy-from-waste sector.
The Marubeni-owned firm has...
Electric vehicle registrations top 6 per cent as sales accelerate
New registrations of electric vehicles reached 6.1 per cent in June and have moved ahead of industry projections against a backdrop of steep overall...
Statkraft and GE team up on inertia tech to keep grid stable
Statkraft has inked a contract with GE that will enable it to help keep the grid stable by providing inertia via a large spinning...
Ofgem tells DNOs to get on with 1MW+ asset register and plan for national...
Distribution network operators must compile a database of all assets connected to their networks above 1MW – and make them publicly available after Ofgem...