UK’s fast-growing tech firms join forces to tackle climate crisis
Fifteen of the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK have joined forces to create the ‘Tech Zero taskforce’ to tackle the climate crisis and...
Bp pulse sees record utilisation in 2021 despite lockdown
The amount of energy provided by bp pulse increased to more than 2,000,000 kWh in the first 40 days of 2021, a 19% increase...
Energy networks make it easier for companies to provide flexibility services
The ENA aims hopes to simplify flexibility services offered by companies by streamlining a common contract used across the sector.
The updates offer more transparency...
Getting heat billing right
Fairly and accurately charging for heat has always been a problem to solve cheaply and easily when addressing the retrofit of existing properties. Ista’s...
Hitting Government Net Zero target presents £350bn investment opportunity over next 30 years
Ahead of tomorrow’s budget and in the year of COP26, many eyes will be on the Chancellor and what, if any announcements he makes...
Volvo to be fully electric brand by 2030
Volvo Cars plans to roll out several additional EVs over the coming years and says by 2030, every car it sells will be fully...
Ionity joins Electric Juice Network
Ionity has become the latest EV charging network to join Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network (EJN).
The company, based in Germany, has 350kW ultra-rapid chargers...
Instavolt’s M6 rapid charger hub opens
InstaVolt has installed an eight-bay hub at the Welcome Break service area on the northbound carriageway of the M6 at Corley in the Midlands.
A...
Tenfold increase in emissions cuts needed
New research shows 64 countries cut their fossil CO2 emissions during 2016-2019, but the rate of reduction needs to increase tenfold to meet the...
Only two weeks left to take part in energy networks’ accelerated green recovery plans
Energy Networks Association (ENA) is urging stakeholders to respond to their call for evidence to help unlock early investment in the grid to support...
CCS firm Storegga attracts investment
Storegga, a UK carbon reduction and removal company has announced that GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Mitsui & Co., a global trading and...
Swarco eVolt to operate the ChargePlace Scotland network
Swarco eVolt has been awarded the contract to run ChargePlace Scotland - the country’s public EV charging network - from July 2021.
It will take...
Goldman Sachs “on track” to net-zero financed emissions by 2050
Goldman Sachs remains committed to target net-zero financed emissions by 2050 and is making good progress towards the goal it outlined to a year...
Shell trials forecourt battery power storage system as it ramps up EV ambitions
Shell and Alfen have launched a pilot to trial an on-site battery-powered system to support ultra-fast electric vehicle charging at Shell’s Zaltbommel forecourt in...
Williams builds battery for electric haul truck
Williams Advanced Engineering and Fortescue Metals Group have announced an agreement to design, build, test and integrate a battery system to power an electric...
Morrisons pledge to have first net zero British farms by 2030
Morrisons has pledged to be the first supermarket to be completely supplied by ‘net zero’ carbon British farms by 2030, five years ahead of...
BP Pulse to invest £2m upgrading old charging infrastructure
BP Pulse is spending £2m to help local authorities across the UK upgrade old public charging points with faster and more reliable units.
The charging...
Electrical appliances to be cheaper to run and last longer says Government
Fridges, washing machines and televisions will soon be cheaper to run, easier to repair and will last longer thanks to plans for new energy...
NZ based Marvel Labs joins Octopus Energy
Wellington based Marvel Labs has announced the sale of Configurable - an advanced energy retail pricing system for a smart grid world - to...
Government launches £20m EV innovation competition
The Government has launched its latest research and development competition, supported by a £20m fund, to find the most promising electric vehicle technology innovations.
Businesses can...