Largest EV charging hub in the South West opens
Osprey Charging has opened the largest ultra-rapid EV charging hub in the South West - a 16-bay dedicated EV re-charging location at Salmon’s Leap,...
Ofgem cuts price cap from July, saves households average £426 per year
The retail price cap for domestic electricity & gas will be cut to £2,074 per year starting in July, regulator Ofgem confirmed this morning.
The...
Old EV batteries help electrify North Tyneside Council’s fleet
Old electric vehicle batteries are to be used to store solar-powered energy to fuel a fleet of new EVs at North Tyneside Council’s revamped Killingworth...
LEVC reveals upgraded battery for TX and VN5 EVs
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has announced an enhancement for its TX taxi and VN5 light van, with both vehicles benefitting from a larger...
Government “must match actions to words” as world races to make green jobs, warn...
Ministers must deliver on their words with actions if as many as 725,000 net new green jobs are to be created in quest of...
Britain’s “lack of incentives” prompts Oxford solar pioneers towards US or EU plant; FT...
World-leading solar power pioneers Oxford Perovskite reportedly believe the UK is their “least attractive” option for a new factory to produce the firm's revolutionary...
Octopus launches Electroverse EV charging platform for SMEs
Long-tentacled power company Octopus today reaches into EV charging for small firms, with the debut of its Electroverse EV charging solution.
Launched in summer 2020,...
Carlton’s & Schroders’ £200 m hydrogen bid glows green for gas’s prospects
A £ 200 million joint venture announced today in green hydrogen testifies to the low-carbon gas’ future as an industrial mainstay and low-carbon substitute.
Developers...
Ashcourt Group introduces its first fully electric skip loaders
Ashcourt Group UK has taken delivery of its first two fully electric 18 tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide skip loaders to help reduce...
Campaigners secure High Court hearing against Whitehaven coal mine
Friends of the Earth and a Cumbrian environmental group have been granted a court hearing to challenge the government’s planning permit for Britain’s first...
Cornwall predicts price cap of £2,053 from July, “no return this decade” to pre-Ukraine...
Energy economics analysts Cornwall Insight expect the household price cap operating from 2023’s third quarter will be the equivalent of £2,053 per year. Ofgem’s...
Munro unveils all-electric MK_1 Pick-Up
Munro Vehicles, a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume production car company, has revealed its second model, the all-electric Mk_1 Pick-Up.
Like the...
Meeting the increasing demands of new markets
Meeting emission targets is an increasing focus for vehicle and fleet owners across all sectors, and is something Close Brothers Asset Finance has strongly...
E.on, Octopus & Good Energy stump up £8 million fines for compensating customers too...
Energy regulator Ofgem has imposed penalties totalling £8 million on three suppliers for delaying or missing compensation payments to around 100,000 customers.
E.On Next, Good...
Octopus pledges £1.5 bn to Japan & Asia
Green power mega developer Octopus will invest £1.5 billion in Asia’s energy markets by 2027, helping speed the region’s transition to cleaner, smarter energy.
The...
Equipmake welcomes moves in Scotland to reduce price of repowered electric buses
Equipmake, the manufacturer of battery-electric vehicle drivetrains, has welcomed the opening of the latest Scottish Zero Emissions Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB), which reduces the...
nBS launches trading platform for energy managers
Corporate energy supplier npower Business Solutions has launched a suite of flexible energy trading solutions designed to help businesses trim energy bills and maximise...
Brearley calls for two-tier plan to speed grid connections
Waits of a decade and more to link new wind and solar farms into transmission grids present the biggest risk to the UK missing...
Play nice with Brussels to slash British wholesale costs, Energy UK urges
Better co-operation between Britain and the EU on energy trading & carbon pricing could cut wholesale energy costs by hundreds of millions of pounds...