Ofgem recommends an independent body to help lead Britain’s green transformation

Ofgem has recommended electricity system operation and ownership of the transmission network, with National Grid currently in both roles, should be independent to help...

Founded in Berlin, Ubitricity operates in several European countries, and has an EV charging network in the UK of more than 2,700 charge points. Ubitricity...

Webinar: Taking net zero action in 2021 – The business opportunity

npower Business Solutions webinar: TAKING NET ZERO ACTION IN 2021 - THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY | 10am on Wednesday 10 February 2021 2021 is being hailed...

Sky takes delivery of eleven fully electric Renault Kangoo vans

Sky has acquired eleven Renault Kangoo Z.E. vans, its first all-electric commercial vehicles. The vans will mainly work out of the media firm’s UK headquarters...

Harnessing high-altitude winds for power generation

RWE Renewables GmbH and SkySails Power GmbH have high-flying ambitions. They are planning to fly a 120-sqm kite to a height of up to...

COP26 President’s challenge to reach critical net zero tipping points

The UN High-Level Climate Champions, COP26 President Alok Sharma, COP25 President Carolina Schmidt, together with the UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, today launch the...

Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for Extreme E championship demonstrates potential for off-grid charging

Extreme E and AFC Energy have unveiled the Hydrogen fuel cell power system that will be used to sustainably charge the Championship’s ODYSSEY 21...

Council awards BP Pulse £584,000 EV charging point contract

Warwickshire County Council has awarded BP Pulse a £584,000 contract to install an additional 118 EV charging points in council-owned residential car parks and...

DAF launches fully electric LF truck

DAF has unveiled its new 19-tonne fully electric LF urban distribution truck with a range of up to 174 miles. The e-motor of the LF...

bp completes entry into offshore wind, with strategic partner Equinor

bp and Equinor completed the formation of their strategic US offshore wind partnership. This includes bp’s $1.1 billion purchase from Equinor of a 50%...

Enterprise adds 17 Toyota Mirai hydrogen cars to UK fleet

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of 17 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric cars for a pilot programme in which the company will examine...

Alfen to supply 10MW battery storage solutions to Centrica Business Solutions

Alfen has been selected by Centrica Business Solutions as a preferred partner for the supply of sub 10MW battery energy storage solutions. This three-year...

DC could solve issues with grid flexibility

Improvements in technology and growth in power electronics on the grid has brought DC back into focus. Alan Binning, regional sales manager at energy...

Energy storage solution for Singapore’s first virtual power plant

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been selected to deploy its innovative energy storage solution to support the development of Singapore’s first Virtual Power Plant...

Science-based targets for Sainsbury’s net zero journey

Sainsbury’s has committed to set an absolute target* to reduce its Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions by 30% by 2030, together with a net...

Government invests £20m in EV charge points

The Department for Transport (DfT) is providing £20m to local authorities in an effort to boost the number of on-street EV charge points in...

Power in our hills is waiting to be used

1000s of hillsides across the UK could be used to provide the UK’s energy system with a new long-life source of underground hydro-powered energy...

UK’s total pipeline of battery storage projects now stands at over 16GW

RenewableUK’s latest Energy Storage Project Intelligence report shows that more than 16.1GW of battery storage capacity is operating, under construction or being planned in...

edenseven – a new energy and environmental management consultancy launches

Pete Nisbet, former Managing Director of Mitie Energy, set to lead edenseven - a new energy and environmental management consultancy. 9th February 2021 – Cambridge...

Green Homes Grant voucher target would take over 10 years to meet

In response to concerns raised by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on the operation of the Green Homes Grant, BEIS Minister Lord Callanan has...