Carmen Electron: What a water firm has learned so far from trialling electric vehicles
SES Water has been trialling EVs ahead of a wholesale switch. Energy and carbon manager, Henrietta Stock, says there are potholes to navigate, but...
Gridserve buys Anesco’s Clayhill solar and storage farm
Gridserve has acquired Anesco's co-located solar and storage farm at Clayhill.
The deal comes as Gridserve gears up to open its first electric forecourt at...
SEEIT enters rapid EV charging sector with £50m EVN deal, eyes £150m more
Listed energy efficiency fund SEEIT is set to take a significant stake in the EV charging market, agreeing to fund an initial 112 rapid...
Yü acquires Bristol Energy’s business customer book
Yü Energy has acquired Bristol Energy's business customer book, some 4,000 meter points, following a competitive tender.
Bristol City Council is also seeking a buyer...
South Somerset council now live with 30MW of battery storage
The final 5MW of battery storage at South Somerset District Council’s (SSDC) Fideoak Mill site in Taunton is now live, taking it to 30MW.
The...
Capita makes play to add EV charging to DCC’s remit
The Data Communications Company, set up to manage the UK’s smart meter data communications infrastructure, is stepping up efforts to expand its remit into...
Ørsted CEO: “There’s a big need for more flexibility”
Increasing volatility driven by greater penetration of renewable power will require a major increase in system flexibility, according to Ørsted CEO, Henrik Poulsen.
Posting half-year...
NIC: Increasing renewables to 65 per cent ‘won’t cost any more’
Policymakers should increase targets for renewable power from 50 per cent of the generation mix to 65 per cent by 2030, according to the...
Auditors issue damning report on Robin Hood Energy
Auditors Grant Thornton have issued a damning report on the political and leadership failings that have left Robin Hood Energy’s future in the balance.
The...
Buses as virtual power plants: SSE, UKPN and TfL go V2G in N17
SSE Enterprise and UK Power Networks are among a consortium of firms bidding to turn a North London bus depot into a virtual power...
Npower doubles Eon’s UK sales, 5,000 job cuts loom, b2b sale undecided
Eon doubled UK energy sales in the first half of the year despite the impact of Covid-19, thanks to the inclusion of innogy operations,...
A year since the last blackout, National Grid tells small generators to act
A year since the UK’s last major blackout, National Grid ESO is urging small generators to complete work so that they are less prone...
Optimise Prime: Electrifying fleets without breaking the grid?
Distribution network operators and fleet companies are working out how to enable the EV transition without simply resorting to grid upgrades. The Optimise Prime...
TPI warns fixed energy contract prices set to soar
Fixed energy contract prices for industrial and commercial businesses are set to soar – and are likely far less ‘fixed’ than consumers believe, an...
Summer balancing costs £718m and counting, Ofgem mulls what to do
The UK has incurred record power system balancing costs this summer as a result of Covid lockdowns and subsequent demand destruction.
Ofgem is now preparing...
Electric vehicles: Trojan lances and smart street chargers win government funds
Two projects aiming to deliver smarter on-street charging for electric vehicles have been awarded government funding.
One, led by Element Energy, will see ‘Trojan Energy...
Carbon capture and storage: Don’t just focus on clusters, industry urged
Policymakers and proponents of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of decarbonising industry need to come up with a comprehensive plan, and...
National Grid aims to replace Sizewell footroom with small generators
When its multimillion pound contract with EDF comes to an end, National Grid ESO aims to work with smaller generators, including wind and solar...
Vestas lands biggest single onshore turbine order for SSE’s giant Viking wind farm
SSE has confirmed that Vestas will supply all of the 103 turbines for its 443MW Viking onshore wind farm in the Shetland Isles.
The deal...
Flexitricity founder on what National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios are really saying
Back in 2016, New Power carried this headline: “Ofgem tells National Grid: ‘We are not “Going Green”’.” That regulatory smackdown of National Grid’s annual...