Infrastructure
BP boss: There will be no wavering on net zero ambitions in face of coronavirus crisis
Bernard Looney: 'Climate change and the drive for the world to get to net zero have not gone away'
Living Lab: UK smart home energy test centre takes step forward
SysMech's digital cloud system to support Living Lab 2.0 test centre for low carbon heating, EVs and smart home energy innovations
Fastned reports surging EV charging sales ahead of social distancing slowdown
Dutch fast charging company delivered nearly 8GWh of electricity to 42,800 customers in 2019, as financial results were overshadowed by coronavirus concerns
'Landmark moment': Fiddler's Ferry coal-fired power station officially closes
SSE announces official closure of energy firm's last remaining coal plant after 50 years of operation, as RWE simultaneously shutters Aberthaw coal plant in Wales
Net zero: Green grid innovation takes centre stage in UK energy sector plans
Energy Networks Association and National Grid reveal plans to harness green and flexible energy technologies through latest innovation strategies
'Shovel-ready': Harmony Energy given green light for 50MW grid battery in Salisbury
Renewable energy developer claims it now has over 500MW of large-scale battery storage systems in its UK pipeline
'End-to-end service': Smart meter specialist SMS beefs up virtual power plant market plans
On the back of new partnership with a sustainable infrastructure fund, Smart Metering Systems confirms it has acquired flexible grid technology specialist Solo Energy
Resilience post COVID-19
Ben Caldecott reflects on how a fixation on short-run cost optimisation has resulted in economic systems and business models that are not sufficiently resilient to shocks
UK energy firms suspend smart meter rollout amid coronavirus lockdown
Trade body Energy UK confirms its members have halted all non-urgent smart meter work, further dampening government's nationwide rollout ambitions
Coronavirus: How falling power demand is impacting green energy
With the pandemic spurring a dramatic drop in economic activity across Europe, electricity, renewables and carbon prices have also plummeted
Smart Hot Water: New project to help balance UK power grid
USER Project to integrate AI technology with hot water cylinders to help manage grid demand
The UK's automated power system will help keep the lights on
With more workers staying at home during the current Covid-19 crisis, automated electricity generation is taking up the strain, writes Ed Birkett
Study: Electric cars and heat pumps lead to much lower CO2 emissions in most of the world
Study by universities of Exeter, Cambridge, and Nijmegen assessed lifecycle impact of electric cars and heat pumps on CO2 compared to fossil fuel equivalents
'Significant slowdown': European energy storage growth falls in 2019
Total of just 1GWh of energy storage added across Europe last year due to higher competition and lower prices, trade body warns
UN: Water infrastructure gap risks fuelling coronavirus and climate crisis
World Water Day report highlights how over half the population lack access to safely managed sanitation – and climate impacts threaten to further undermine water security
Penso Power to expand 'Europe's largest battery storage scheme'
Company secures planning permission for 50MW extension to 100MW energy storage project, following off-take agreement with Shell
North West beefs up green hydrogen hub plans
North West Energy & Hydrogen Cluster unveils roadmap to drive low carbon skills development in the region, as Australian mining giants debut green hydrogen consortium
Seeing the light: Siemens powers up UK's first 'Electric Avenue'
Sutherland Avenue in Westminster becomes UK's first residential avenue fully converted to provide lamppost electric vehicle charging points
Charging to the front: Battery M&A activity continues on back of bullish long-term outlook for sector
Two major deals agreed this week, as new projections point to upbeat long term prospects for global battery sector
Black bag waste powers new Leeds low carbon heat network
New district heating scheme to provide low carbon heat to nearly 2,000 homes, while 22,000 will benefit from greener electricity
2020-2030: A decade of ambition for Northern Ireland's green energy system
Steven Agnew, head of the Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group, reveals how engagement with renewables is evolving fast in the country
Triodos to finance Pod Point EV supermarket charging roll out
Green banking specialist joins with Tesco and Volkswagen to fund major charging infrastructure deployment
Report reveals 10-fold surge in global wave and tidal energy generation
Ocean energy organisation predicts 'considerable promise' for wave and tidal energy generation during the 2020s
Environment Agency steps up efforts to tackle water supply crunch
Government warns population growth and climate impacts means UK will need 3.4 billion litres of water a day by 2050
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