Energy

'The future is electric': EQT Infrastructure set to acquire InstaVolt in boost for EV charger roll out

Automotive

'The future is electric': EQT Infrastructure set to acquire InstaVolt in boost for EV charger roll out

Infrastructure investor backs InstaVolt's ambitious plans to roll out 10,000 rapid electric vehicle chargers by 2032

clock 22 February 2022 • 3 min read
John Lewis revs up plans for electric fleet trial

Automotive

John Lewis revs up plans for electric fleet trial

Retailer partners with Flexible Power Systems to support electrification of Home Services fleet

clock 22 February 2022 • 3 min read
GridBeyond secures €10m from Triodos to charge up battery storage pipeline

Infrastructure

GridBeyond secures €10m from Triodos to charge up battery storage pipeline

Smart energy infrastructure developer celebrates latest funding boost for UK and Ireland project pipeline

clock 22 February 2022 • 2 min read
Capturing the battery value chain opportunity

Infrastructure

Capturing the battery value chain opportunity

The global battery market is set to grow into a massive industry in the next decade, but policymakers today will decide which regions benefit the most in future, explain McKinsey's Nicolò Campagnol, Alexander Pfeiffer, and Christer Tryggestad.

clock 22 February 2022 • 6 min read
'Stranded assets and magical thinking': Could the pursuit of pipelines drain $485bn from the global economy?

Risk

'Stranded assets and magical thinking': Could the pursuit of pipelines drain $485bn from the global economy?

New research exploring the risks associated with new fossil gas infrastructure comes as separate analysis warns North Sea oil and gas extraction is set become a significant burden on UK's public finances

clock 21 February 2022 • 5 min read
'The work of the months and years to come': Johnson signals need to curb reliance on 'Putin's oil and gas'

Politics

'The work of the months and years to come': Johnson signals need to curb reliance on 'Putin's oil and gas'

British Prime Minister tells Munich Security Conference Europe must make 'full use of alternative suppliers and technology' so as to make threat of disruption to Russian gas supplies redundant

clock 21 February 2022 • 4 min read
Why policymakers should double-down on the energy transition as a result of the energy price crisis

Energy

Why policymakers should double-down on the energy transition as a result of the energy price crisis

Partner Insight: The UK cannot allow short-term challenges, cost or otherwise, to subdue investment in renewables, according to Hitachi's Alistair Dormer

clock 21 February 2022 • 3 min read
Research: 24GW of long duration energy storage needed for net zero UK grid

Infrastructure

Research: 24GW of long duration energy storage needed for net zero UK grid

Market reforms are needed to stimulate investment in projects capable of storing electricity for four hours or longer, according to Aurora Energy Research

clock 21 February 2022 • 5 min read
'The year the UK's solar industry came of age': How the solar sector added 730MW of new capacity in 2021

Solar

'The year the UK's solar industry came of age': How the solar sector added 730MW of new capacity in 2021

Gas crisis helps drive 'huge growth' in rooftop, commercial-scale, and ground-mount solar PV capacity in 2021, bringing total UK capacity to over 14GW, latest figures show

clock 21 February 2022 • 5 min read
Why high energy costs for UK manufacturing pose major threat to net zero

Supply chain

Why high energy costs for UK manufacturing pose major threat to net zero

Lack of policy support to incentivise green heating for large businesses is putting UK jobs and economy at risk, research suggests

clock 18 February 2022 • 7 min read