Infrastructure
E.ON teams up with Berkeley Homes to trial smart home concept
Future Energy Home pilot will study how well smart home technologies sync with everyday life
Limejump 'virtual power plant' enters UK grid balancing market
UK digital grid flexibility specialist secures approval from Ofgem to compete in Balancing Mechanism Market alongside Big Six and major power plants
Centrica revs up business EV charging service with Driivz deal
Energy giant joins $12m funding round in deal that will see Driivz software functionality provided to Centrica customers
Smart meter rollout opening up energy market opportunities, research suggests
Most UK energy suppliers looking to use data from smart meters to boost opportunities, innovation and diversification, finds research by Capgemini
So much for 'predict and provide' - UK energy use keeps on falling
Andrew Warren argues falling energy use should spark a reappraisal in the government's future assumptions and policy priorities
Ofgem price control decision confirms grid innovation support package
Energy watchdog sets out decisions on RIIO-2 price control framework and green lights National Grid to connect Hinkley Point C to transmission grid
50 per cent renewables is an admirable goal, but significant challenges remain
AECOM's Richard Lowe welcomes the National Infrastructure Commission's vote of confidence in renewables, but warns considerable medium term technical challenges still need to be overcome
The CCUS opportunity: It's time to act
Charlotte Morgan argues a cluster approach can realise the opportunities carbon capture technologies offer, but only if the UK is brave enough to back the nascent sector
MPs: Heat wave resilience 'a matter of life and death'
Environmental Audit Committee warns government must respond to climate-related heat risks that pose a major threat to health
CCC: 'More action needed' to tackle rising heat wave risk
'The high temperatures and lack of rain in the UK are an example of increasing risks from climate change that the CCC highlighted to Government two years ago,' says influential watchdog
Scilly goes smart: £10.8m project powers up to boost island renewables, EVs, and batteries
Isles of Scilly to become a global test-bed for solar, batteries, smart heating, electric vehicle V2G, and grid flexibility services
Ofgem proposes grid incentives to boost flexible electric vehicle charging and renewable power
UK energy regulator sets out reforms designed to boost EV uptake and save bill payers money amid 'radical transformation' of the energy grid
'Great British success story': Government sets out timetable for offshore wind auctions
Claire Perry to confirm next clean energy contract auction for offshore wind and remote island projects to take place by next May, with further auctions following every two years
World Cup Final brought to half of homes with low carbon power
Renewables and nuclear met over half of UK power needs on Sunday afternoon, even demand spiked during half time of the World Cup final
Incentivise grid flexibility to drive deep decarbonisation, UK energy firms urge
Open letter to Claire Perry calls for incentives to unlock flexibility services and drive better utilisation of the power grid
Wood Mackenzie: Global oil demand could peak by 2036
Influential analyst firm reckons growing maturity of electric vehicles could result in oil demand peaking far earlier than industry expects
The Road to Zero presents new opportunities for energy networks
David Smith, chief executive of the Energy Networks Association,
As demand for coal falls, it's time to finish the job on opencast
Friends of the Earth's Craig Bennett argues the justification for new coal mines is collapsing - it is time for the government to act
End coal mining in the UK, environmentalists urge government
Environmentalists have written to ministers, asking them to reform the planning system so that all future coal mines are automatically refused
Government confirms latest capacity market auction
Claire Perry announces plan to auction 46.3GW of power for 2022/23 period and 4.6GW for 2019/20 to ensure enough power in case of any surges in demand
UK's 'largest' grid battery storage facility completed in Hertfordshire
Statera Energy's 50MW facility includes 150,000 lithium-ion battery cells
ETI debuts clean energy cost comparison tool
New online tool aims to build on Levelised Cost of Energy data by providing greater insight into full system costs
Could Amsterdam Arena kick-off a new frontier for battery storage?
A new 2.8MWh energy storage system at the stadium provides back-up power and grid balancing services via second-life Nissan LEAF batteries - Could other major buildings follow suit?
Utilita to bring energy stores back to the high street
'Pay as you go' energy supplier believes face-to-face interaction will boost customer engagement with changing energy system
