Octopus brings 1.3 million Shell customers on board in record time
Octopus Energy has beaten its own record for customer adoption, successfully migrating all of Shell Energy’s 1.3 million customers onto its systems in record...
UKPN unveils location tool for community & council green energy projects
Distribution system operator UKPN has launched a planning tool to help volunteer energy co-ops and town hall planners identify sites for low carbon power...
Government offers c.£400m. British Industry Supercharger to level field for energy-intensive industries
Around 370 businesses in energy intensive industries employing an estimated 400,000 workers are set to benefit from lower costs as a result of the...
Scrap blanket subsidies for pensioners to fund more progressive Warm Homes Discount, think tank...
The government should expand the Warm Homes Discount scheme to reach more households, and phase out the poorly-targeted Winter Fuel Payments, to help poorer...
First York puts 12 repowered electric buses into service
First York has put into service a fleet of 12 Optare Versa single-deck repowered electric buses that have been converted by Equipmake.
The buses incorporate...
Government confirms grant to SMR builders planning Hartlepool nuke plant
The government has confirmed an early financing deal to develop a next generation nuclear reactor for a new station in Hartlepool.
Joint recipients today of...
Bradford clears way to big green hydrogen plant
One of Britain’s biggest planned clean hydrogen plants has been approved for Bradford, west Yorkshire.
Development partners Hygen and N-Gen have secured planning consent for...
Flex partners bring EV charging into grid’s STOR reserve for first time
Power storage aggregators Flexitricity say they've teamed up with a leading EV charging operator to bring vehicle-to-grid (V2G) flexibility into the National Grid’s reserve...
First electric vans for Michelin Services and Solutions
Michelin Services and Solutions has taken delivery of its first electric vans in the UK, as it looks to shift to having an all-electric...
Consumer champion presses minister to help 500k heat networked homes
As Ofgem's latest price cap sends average household energy bills to their lowest level in two years, a consumer body is sounding the alarm...
Polestar to deliver 650,000 charging points for Europe
Polestar, in partnership with Plugsurfing, is launching a new public charging network that will give drivers access to more than 650,000 charge points across...
Using PPAs to further your net zero commitments
GridBeyond, possibly more well known among The Energyst’s readers as a energy flexibility company not only now offers power purchase agreements for both suppliers...
Hadrian’s wally: B6 boundary implicated in <£1 Bn curtailment waste, says battery firm
Faster deployment of grid-scale proven battery technology could spare Britain’s power consumers over £730 million in curtailment fees wasted annually in temporarily disconnecting Scotland’s...
Watt -erloo sunset: ambitious electricity project to speed decarbonisation of River Thames
Power storage’s expanding acronym soup of competing technologies received another ingredient this morning. On Britain's rivers, V2G may soon include “vessel-to-grid”, as an alternative...
Mapping for wind & solar: England “can produce 13x more clean energy than now”,...
Easing barriers to new onshore wind and solar power could see England alone producing 13 times more low carbon electricity than at present on...
Europcar adds 25 fully electric MG4s as ‘runner’ vehicles
Europcar has taken delivery of 25 fully electric MG4 EVs to support the delivery and collection of vehicles for customers.
The company has deployed the...
Zest EV charging for Frenchgate Shopping Centre
EV infrastructure operator Zest has installed 14 charging bays at Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster - a mix of 22kW fast chargers and 50kW...
npower offers cash to community groups in Midlands and Yorks
Leading energy supplier npower Business Solutions has launched a new community fund, designed to support projects improving the environment, encouraging responsible business and supporting...
RWE signs first UK solar PPA, commits Notts & Northhants farms to Kerry Group
German energy leviathan RWE, a leading power producer in the UK, has signed its first solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Britain.
Benefitting for at...
Bristol’s hydrogen trial powers airport baggage trucks; planes next?
A ground-breaking airside hydrogen refuelling trial, led by easyJet with support from aviation service providers, has been successfully completed at Bristol Airport, in the...