Capita makes play to add EV charging to DCC’s remit
The Data Communications Company, set up to manage the UK’s smart meter data communications infrastructure, is stepping up efforts to expand its remit into...
South Somerset council now live with 30MW of battery storage
The final 5MW of battery storage at South Somerset District Council’s (SSDC) Fideoak Mill site in Taunton is now live, taking it to 30MW.
The...
Yü acquires Bristol Energy’s business customer book
Yü Energy has acquired Bristol Energy's business customer book, some 4,000 meter points, following a competitive tender.
Bristol City Council is also seeking a buyer...
SEEIT enters rapid EV charging sector with £50m EVN deal, eyes £150m more
Listed energy efficiency fund SEEIT is set to take a significant stake in the EV charging market, agreeing to fund an initial 112 rapid...
Gridserve buys Anesco’s Clayhill solar and storage farm
Gridserve has acquired Anesco's co-located solar and storage farm at Clayhill.Â
The deal comes as Gridserve gears up to open its first electric forecourt at...
Carmen Electron: What a water firm has learned so far from trialling electric vehicles
SES Water has been trialling EVs ahead of a wholesale switch. Energy and carbon manager, Henrietta Stock, says there are potholes to navigate, but...
Think inside the box: Liberty Charge CEO on convergence of telecoms, data and transport
Liberty Charge CEO, Neil Isaacson, outlines its plan to enable a national network of on street electric vehicle chargers through telecoms infrastructure. Get this...
Ofgem sets out plans to protect small businesses, but stops short of regulating brokers
Ofgem is today expected to set out plans to give the UK’s smallest businesses better protection from miss-selling and profiteering by energy brokers.
The regulator,...
Waitrose to electrify delivery fleet, trial vans from Arrival
Waitrose is aiming to electrify its delivery fleet and will start trialling two new designs from UK e-mobility firm Arrival early next year.
Waitrose and...
DPD hits electric vehicle target ahead of schedule, plots route ahead
Delivery firm DPD last week hit its target to electrify 10 per cent of its fleet five months ahead of schedule. It now has...
Future Energy Scenarios: National Grid models big increases in DSR and its value
National Grid modelling suggests the volume of 'pure' demand-side response could double within two to three years as the value of flexibility sharply increases.
The...
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...