“EV Lidl helps”: Tesco heads Britain’s slow charge towards public EV power points
A new census of Britain’s EV charging-enabled cities and stores reveals Tesco as the nation’s most EV-friendly shopping chain and London as the leading...
Tory voters “support by 71 to 6” green upgrades to strip UK grids of...
Nearly two-thirds of all Britons - or 64% - support the development of new greening improvements to Britain's electricity grids, designed to speed decarbonisation...
DriveElectric adds salary sacrifice scheme
The company says its salary sacrifice means employees can save up to 40% on an electric vehicle by exchanging part of their salary -...
£3 million offered before 22 August to energy co-ops & community campaigners
Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme opened this week for its fifth round of grant-making. Community campaigners & leaders of the UK's nearly 400...
Winser points way to halving connection delays to “mere” seven years
Paying communities & homeowners to accept new power lines, could follow from a radical shake-up released today, intended to free up Britain’s chronically congested...
Ambulance service electrifies fleet with the Škoda Enyaq
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has taken delivery of two Škoda Enyaq 80 SUV electric models to provide zero-emission rapid response paramedic support across...
Square Mile quells EV charging fears, adopts deutsche Technik
The City of London Corporation has given the go-ahead for pan-European charge point operator Qwello UK to undertake a full upgrade of the Square...
Government boosts CFD pot to £227 million for AR5, up £22 million
Energy secretary Grant Shapps has responded to developers' criticism, and found an inflation-matching sum of £22 million, to boost this autumn's latest round in...
Pylons, to a T: all of Hinkley C’s new Ts R now in place
National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project has reached another milestone, with the linking up of all 116 of its new T-pylons, designed to replace the...
Sunak “deaf to science” on N Sea licences, so scientists write again
Rishi Sunak twice ignored warnings from nearly 700 leading climate scientists when he approved on Monday “over a hundred” new extraction licences benefitting oil...
Britain “risks lagging rivals for inward renewables investment”: EnergyUK report
The Sunak government’s mixed messaging around energy policy risks Britain being surpassed this decade as a destination for renewables investment, a report published by...
Shine, together: Ethex hosts share floats to flip solar farms into co-operative ownership
Co-operative investment platform Ethex is hosting a £2.5 million share float for small investors, designed to convert seven commercial solar farms – four of...
Green rage greets Sunak’s “maxing out” of N Sea oil
Fury from environmental and green energy groups greeted prime minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement today that the government will press ahead in defiance of its...
Plant hire partners puff hydrogen gensets for building sites
Surrey-based AFC Energy last year launched its H-Power Generators, designed to offer zero emissions electricity to run drills, lifts and tools on building sites.
Later...
Gridserve plugs in to £526 million of debt for expansion
Ultrafast EV chargers Gridserve have secured bankers' backing worth over half a billion pounds to accelerate the upgrade & expansion of its UK network.
The...
British Gas’ nine-fold hike in profits sparks rage
Centrica. the parent of leading UK supplier British Gas Energy, today posted half year operating profits for 2023’s first six months of £2.1 billion,...
Durham County Council adds 29 new EVs to fleet
Durham County Council has acquired 29 new EVs as part of its vehicle replacement programme, which sees vehicles that are due to be renewed...
Mer supports AA’s electrification of breakdown vans
This is a software platform which ensures that employees don’t pay for charging work vehicles at home, as the employer is billed directly, and...
Ofgem’s reform broom: “sharp practice” curbs on business supply, capital thresholds for home retailers
Britain’s energy regulator today introduced its widest-ever raft of reforms in heat and power supply, aiming to lift standards of customer service, curbing sharp...
Politicians’ NZ inaction “drives energy contractors back into booming oil & gas”; report
Uncertainty surrounding politicians’ messaging over Net Zero and a lack of good projects in green energy are leading energy enablers & service suppliers to...