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EDF edges closer to £110m Pod Point deal – reports
Pod Point CEO Erik Fairbairn says UK on cusp of major electric vehicle boom, while EDF is reportedly moving closer to sealing a £110m...
Register for the Energyst’s free EV Event
Considering a switch to electric vehicles, or planning to rollout charging infrastructure? Then register to attend The Energyst’s EV Event, 22-23 April at Silverstone - the...
Electric bus funding welcome but policy patchwork sees sector stall
Britain’s first town served exclusively by electric buses will be appointed in 2021, as ministers unveiled a new tranche of funding for local authorities.
However,...
Bristol City Hall to install battery storage
Bristol is to install a 300kW battery at City Hall later this year. The council has committed to decarbonise its own buildings by 2025...
Source London bolsters EV charging network, on track for 3,000 this year
Public electric vehicle charging operator Source London is to install a further 100 charge points this spring, and said it is on track to...
Petrol and diesel ban to be brought forward to 2035
Government plans to bring forward the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035.
It will consult on bringing forward...
Europe should ‘massively ramp up solar production’
Reviving Europe’s decimated manufacturing base for solar cells and panels could spur the PV installations needed to meet the continent’s climate goals according to...
Sainsbury’s sets aside £1bn for net zero
Sainsbury's has committed to decarbonise its operations by 2040 and has set aside £1bn to fund its transition. It will also put pressure on...
UK bosses less convinced about climate change growth opportunity
Chief executives around the world increasingly believe climate change and the need to mitigate its worst effects will present opportunities to create products and...
Mitie set to smash EV target, but warns charging lag threatens net zero
Mitie’s electric vehicle rollout continues apace. The firm now has its 250th electric vehicle, a Nissan van, on the road at client Heathrow Airport.
However,...
Microsoft: We’ll be ‘carbon negative’ within 10 years
Microsoft has pledged to be carbon negative within a decade and to remove all the emissions it has ever produced by 2050.
Moreover, from next...
Offices ‘should cut energy use 60 per cent to hit net zero’
Offices need to cut energy use by almost two thirds to enable the UK to hit net zero carbon targets. Simply relying on decarbonisation...
Five electric vehicles take Islington town hall off grid
Islington Council can now run its town hall entirely off grid at peak times, using five Nissan ENV200 electric vans to provide power.
Under a...
Blackrock: firms that fail to decarbonise will not get money
Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager has warned companies they will find access to capital more expensive if they do not...
National Trust commits to net zero by 2030
National Trust has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions across its estate by 2030 – without relying on offsets.
The trust will also push...
Eaton and Green Motion bundle EV charging and battery storage
Eaton and Green Motion are touting bundled EV charging stations and battery storage for commercial sites. The two aim to sidestep UK grid constraints,...
New CEO at demand-side response firm Flexitricity
Demand-side response aggregator Flexitricity has appointed Simon Heyes as CEO, following Ron Ramage’s departure.
Heyes, a mechanical engineer, has extensive renewable energy experience. He was...
Brighton & Hove to install 200 lamppost EV chargers
Brighton & Hove City Council will start installing around 200 lamppost electric vehicle chargers in January.
Via Electric Blue, the council will earn 1p/kWh and...
Origami taps Ocado CTO in digital twin push
Flexibility platform provider Origami has appointed Ocado chief technology officer Paul Clarke to its advisory board.
The firm hopes to tap Clarke’s experience and network,...
Liberty Global to rollout 1,200 EV chargepoints through telecoms boxes
Liberty Global plans to rollout 1,200 on-street electric vehicle chargepoints powered through its telecoms boxes.
Subsidiary Virgin Media operates some 40,000 units across the UK...