Octopus to begin home solar PV installations
Multilegged electricity kraken Octopus Energy solar-shocked Britain’s PV installers today, announcing it is now offering its own installation of on-roof systems and batteries for...
Solar roofs should be “mainstay” of tougher building code, MPs are urged
Solar electricity systems pre-installed on new homes must be a mainstay of beefed-up building regulations, MPs on Parliament’s environmental audit committee were told yesterday.
Ian...
Citizens Advice: Millions left in dark, as 1 pre-payment meter is cut off every...
3.2 million clients on pre-payment meters saw their power supply terminated last year, equivalent to one disconnection every ten seconds, new research by Britain’s...
“Scots, Tera-watt hey!” Holyrood to plug in 20GW more green capacity by 2030, ponders how...
Scotland’s devolved government has unveiled plans to accelerate still further the heady growth already seen in the nation’s clean generation capacities.
The ruling SNP’s “Energy...
Tevva battery-electric truck to enter mass production
Tevva has secured European Community whole vehicle type approval for its 7.5 tonne battery-electric truck, meaning it can start producing and selling in volume...
Money needed now for mass home retrofits, powercos, councils & builders urge Sunak
Power retailers, social landlords and councils are urging Rishi Sunak to begin mass insulation now among Britain’s 28 million homes, instead of waiting three...
StoreDot opens US hub to develop semi-solid state EV batteries
The new lab facility, in Irvine, California, was chosen to access the wealth of talent in the West Coast of America and to strengthen...
One in four small businesses “will suffer”, says FSB, as Govt cuts energy bill...
Representatives of British business reacted with emotions ranging from despair to resignation today, in response to the government's reduction in protection from rocketing energy...
Mitie to deliver 250 EV charging points at 120 DWP sites
Mitie has announced a £4.3 million contract with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to introduce EV charging infrastructure at more than 120...
Business energy bills: Treasury pledges £5.5 billion of support for twelve months beyond March
The government this evening unveiled new levels of public support for businesses’ energy bills beyond March 30, when the first six-month phase of current...
Mitie signs on for 250 EV chargers at DWP job centres
Facilities management behemoth Mitie has secured a £ 4.3 million contract to install EV charging points at 120 job centres nationwide run by the...
Solar heat-with-power innovator Naked Energy buffs up, targets Portugal and Greece
“Twin solar” technologists Naked Energy are targeting new EU territories with two distribution deals announced today.
In September the Crawley-based firm, founded in 2009 by...
Enabling flexibility at all levels of the grid
Distributed Energy Generation (DERs) and electrification of the transport sector will result in more grid challenges at a regional and local level. The Local...
Enforcement action revealed after Hinkley Point C site death
Three enforcement notices have been served on owners and contractors at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station development following a worker’s death on...
Mercedes to launch global EV charging network
Mercedes is launching a global EV charging network with 10,000 fast chargers coming to Europe, North America China and other main markets by 2030.
The...
2022’s grid is UK’s second greenest ever, as wind output beats 20GW
Renewable sources set new records for UK electricity generation last year, beaten only by 2020’s year of peak lockdown.
Wind, hydro and solar together accounted...
National ‘war effort’ mobilisation needed to improve energy efficiency
The Environmental Audit Committee report, ‘Accelerating the transition from fossil fuels and securing energy supplies’, was published today and recommends that the Government mobilises to...
Whitehall advisor Peter Mather “quits BP”, after ‘conflict of interest’ fears
A senior advisor on government energy policy has reportedly stepped down from the BP payroll, as an investigative news source voiced concerns over a...
Element 2 and Tower Group to develop hydrogen hubs in South West
Element 2, the hydrogen refuelling business, has announced a partnership with Tower Group to establish hydrogen hubs for trucks at three key locations in...
Smart meters box clever through strongest year for data growth
Britain’s national network of smart meters, developed and maintained by the Data Communications Company (DCC), grew by over 6.3 million meters last year, a...