Grid capacity – the bottleneck on net zero?

Electrification is surging throughout the UK, but grid capacity limits threaten to slow down the transition to net zero. The simplest way for any business...

What power do businesses have to change our energy future?

By Anthony Ainsworth, COO of npower Business Solutions For more than a year, the UK energy market has experienced a period of unprecedented volatility, with...

It’s time to have your say: be part of the Business Energy Tracker 2023

By Anthony Ainsworth, COO of npower Business Solutions In 2022, we conducted a major piece of research among 200 large energy users that asked them...

Is the energy crisis still impacting business confidence?

The Business Energy Tracker 2023: is the energy crisis still impacting business confidence? By Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer (COO), npower Business Solutions (nBS) Last year,...

Business Energy: Third Party Costs at an all-time high 

Business Energy: Third Party Costs at an all-time high  Paul Miller, Sales Director at renewable energy company Drax says "Wholesale energy prices have risen significantly...

Atlas Copco innovates in construction and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure

A new Smart Tensioning System (STS) has been launched by Atlas Copco. Designed to further improve safety whilst reducing overall processing time by as...

Vehicle to everything can be the answer to support the grid new GridBeyond paper...

Vehicle to everything can be the answer to support the grid new GridBeyond paper says. Electric vehicles (EVs) are expanding at a fast pace in...

Take part in the npower Business Solutions survey on energy and business confidence

For the past two years, npower Business Solutions (nBS) has conducted a major piece of research - the Business Energy Tracker - among medium...

Weather-Based Power Indices: Optimising renewable energy risk management in a changing climate

Power prices and Renewable production are difficult to project over months and years. New Power Quanto indices help coping with the capture price risk,...

On the charge with FI Real Estate Management

On the charge with FI Real Estate Management Drax Electric Vehicles has been working with FI Real Estate Management (FIREM) since 2020 to introduce EV...

Flexibility is key to reach a more sustainable future GridBeyond’s energy report says

The 2021- 2023 energy crisis and its impact on the global energy system, increased prices in oil, gas and electricity markets. As a result....

Depreciation in Electric Vehicles and value retention strategies

Over the last few years, electric vehicles have acquired mainstream tractions. No longer a niche choice, they’re now outstripping diesels in the new market,...

Why the voice of Third Party Intermediaries (TPIs) needs to be heard

By Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer at npower Business Solutions Earlier this year, we launched our second Business Energy Tracker. This revealed the views of...

Addressing your van electrification concerns      

The prospect of saying goodbye to your trusted internal combustion engine (ICE) maintenance, delivery and operations vans might still feel hugely uncomfortable. But, with...

GridBeyond secures 264MW  in T-4 Capacity Market auction at a record high of £65/kW

GridBeyond secures 264MW  in T-4 Capacity Market auction at a record high of £65/kW The provisional results of the T-4 2027-28 Capacity Market auction were...

National Gas Metering pioneers hydrogen powered commercial kitchen

National Gas Metering achieved a major milestone in its hydrogen strategy with the commissioning of a commercial catering kitchen with appliances that will use...

GridBeyond’s latest white paper looks at risk and return for battery storage

Battery storage investors are witnessing a shifting landscape in the sector, navigating the complexities of tolls, floors, and merchant models. As the energy storage...

The Business Energy Tracker 2024 report

For the past two years The Energyst has supported npower Business Solutions (nBS) with their market research. The past two years have seen unprecedented...

PPA contracts: Getting the knowledge you need, when you need it

In recent years Power Purchase Agreements have gone from a niche product exchanged between expert parties to mass market electricity products. Get it right and...

Have businesses lost control of their energy use?

Whether your business priority is energy cost reduction, decarbonisation, or a mixture of the two – a successful energy strategy relies on having a...