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...

Schroders Greencoat’s 25% purchase values London Array at £2.89 billion

Investors Greencoat UK Wind plc are buying Orsted's quarter stake in the London Array offshore wind farm, aided by other funds also managed by...

Kimberly-Clark’s Coleshill, Flint mill to run on green hydrogen, not Welsh coal or flint

A joint venture formed by Octopus Energy Generation and solar- and wind-power electricity developers RES is seeking planners’ permission to run the Welsh operations...

Solar energy innovators Naked buff up with Baltic partners

British solar engineering innovators Naked Energy have signed their latest European distribution deal with Axioma Service, Lithuania‘s leading provider of comprehensive engineering services. Linking generation of electricity...

Connected Kerb and Fastned networks go live via Zapmap & Allstar’s payment system

On-street electric vehicle charging network Connected Kerb, and ultra-rapid charging provider Fastned have now gone live on the Allstar-Zapmap network. It means fleet drivers can...

Octopus stretches seawards, targets £15 billion of turbines by 2030

The generation arm of renewables mega-investors Octopus Energy today announced its intention to splash a massive £15 billion – or $ 20 billion -...

World’s biggest ohm game near Old Trafford: Manchester nets globe’s biggest grid-scale battery

Energy infrastructure developer Carlton Power this morning announced it has won planning approval to install the world’s biggest known electricity storage device on a...