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Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet
Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet

But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid

  • Energy
  • 15 February 2021
Green recovery: Energy networks and Ofgem earmark £300m for green grid projects
Green recovery: Energy networks and Ofgem earmark £300m for green grid projects

Major new grid spending plan confirmed as networks look to help drive green recovery

  • Infrastructure
  • 08 February 2021
Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout
Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout

Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) aims to overcome technical barriers to energy grids dominated by intermittent wind and solar

  • Energy
  • 22 October 2020
Ofgem to probe record £718m grid balancing costs during Covid-19 lockdown
Ofgem to probe record £718m grid balancing costs during Covid-19 lockdown

Energy regulator's three month review geared at better managing UK grid costs in future as more renewables and green technologies come online

  • Energy
  • 19 August 2020
'Turn Britain's streets green': Ofgem unveils plan to prep local grids for EV surge
'Turn Britain's streets green': Ofgem unveils plan to prep local grids for EV surge

Proposals for next electricity distribution price control period geared at developing more flexible grid for EVs, electric heating, batteries and digitisation

  • Energy
  • 30 July 2020
'Progress can be both quiet and spectacular': Britain's power grid emissions hit record lows
'Progress can be both quiet and spectacular': Britain's power grid emissions hit record lows

Electricity grid smashed several records over the bank holiday weekend, with low demand and high renewables output cutting both CO2 and flexible tariff prices

  • Energy
  • 26 May 2020
Record (circuit) breakers: UK Power Networks trials 'world's fastest' green grid technology
Record (circuit) breakers: UK Power Networks trials 'world's fastest' green grid technology

New devices trialled on London's electricity network have the potential to ease rollout of renewable heat and power while delivering cost savings, UKPN claims

  • Infrastructure
  • 07 February 2020
UK enjoys record-breaking coal-free Easter
UK enjoys record-breaking coal-free Easter

As climate protests dominated the news agenda, the UK grid managed an unbroken 90 hours without generating electricity from coal

  • Energy
  • 23 April 2019
UK fossil fuel power hits new record low
UK fossil fuel power hits new record low

Latest quarterly figures from EnAppSys show that fossil fuels delivered just 41per cent of the power mix in the three months to the end of September

  • Energy
  • 10 October 2018
Reflective Pricing: Could a tweak to energy tariffs drive low carbon heating roll out?
Reflective Pricing: Could a tweak to energy tariffs drive low carbon heating roll out?

New study from Energy Systems Catapult argues clearer accounting for fixed costs could make heat pumps more attractive - and solar panels less so

  • Infrastructure
  • 19 September 2018
'We will go into complete ubiquity': Meet the self-assured CEO of the mysterious Faraday
'We will go into complete ubiquity': Meet the self-assured CEO of the mysterious Faraday

Andrew Scobie, CEO of UK-based energy technology firm Faraday, tells BusinessGreen his company could one day be as big as Apple, Amazon, and Google

  • Infrastructure
  • 03 September 2018
Solar cabin: Off-grid mobile office hailed as 'world first' for construction industry
Solar cabin: Off-grid mobile office hailed as 'world first' for construction industry

EXCLUSIVE: Cabin designed for use on construction sites in hot regions is 100 per cent powered by rooftop solar PV panels coupled with battery storage

  • Energy
  • 24 July 2018
Ofgem proposes grid incentives to boost flexible electric vehicle charging and renewable power
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

  • Energy
  • 23 July 2018
World Cup Final brought to half of homes with low carbon power
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

  • Infrastructure
  • 19 July 2018
Incentivise grid flexibility to drive deep decarbonisation, UK energy firms urge
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

  • Energy
  • 17 July 2018
'Northern Smart Powerhouse': Could an £83m project put the region at the 'forefront of low carbon revolution'?
'Northern Smart Powerhouse': Could an £83m project put the region at the 'forefront of low carbon revolution'?

Northern Powergrid has unveiled wide-ranging plans to deliver a smarter and cleaner grid across the north of England

  • Infrastructure
  • 25 January 2018
Electric vehicle-to-grid trials secure £11m government backing
Electric vehicle-to-grid trials secure £11m government backing

UK Power Networks, Octopus Energy, BYD, SSE and University of Leeds will trial technology that stores energy in EVs and buses for use later by the grid

  • Infrastructure
  • 24 January 2018
Network operators eye £1.7bn boost through clean energy innovation plan
Network operators eye £1.7bn boost through clean energy innovation plan

Energy Networks Association seeks views on new strategy to boost clean, flexible, and smart innovation on local electricity networks to keep pace with low carbon transition

  • Infrastructure
  • 21 November 2017
Enel moves into US electric vehicle charger market with eMotorWerks acquisition
Enel moves into US electric vehicle charger market with eMotorWerks acquisition

EnerNOC, a subsidiary of the Italian utility giant, purchases California-based EV charging stations supplier eMotorWerks

  • Automotive
  • 27 October 2017
Report: EVs greener than diesel even when refuelled with electricity from coal-fired power stations
Report: EVs greener than diesel even when refuelled with electricity from coal-fired power stations

Electric cars are responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions than diesel cars over their lifetime, even when reliant on dirty electricity sources

  • Automotive
  • 26 October 2017
AES hails grid battery boost for hurricane hit Dominican Republic
AES hails grid battery boost for hurricane hit Dominican Republic

US energy storage specialist brought online 20MW of battery storage on island last month, playing key role in grid reliability during Hurricanes Irma and Maria

  • Infrastructure
  • 18 October 2017
Nissan and OVO Energy: How EVs are blurring lines between car and energy firms
Nissan and OVO Energy: How EVs are blurring lines between car and energy firms

With battery electric transport seen as a solution to balancing the grid, does collaboration between the Japanese auto giant and the UK utility provide a sign of things to come?

  • Infrastructure
  • 03 October 2017
Nissan to pilot trio of energy grid and storage projects
Nissan to pilot trio of energy grid and storage projects

Japanese carmaker to trial three projects next year aimed at widening access to electricity and green mobility in developing countries

  • Automotive
  • 03 October 2017
Electric dreams? Nissan reveals plan to 'transform modern life as we know it'
Electric dreams? Nissan reveals plan to 'transform modern life as we know it'

Carmaker claims investments in infrastructure and battery advances will 'change the way people access and pay for the power in their cars'

  • Automotive
  • 02 October 2017
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