Ofgem has appointed Green Star Energy to supply the customers of Future Energy, which went out of business last week. Customers of Future Energy will be contacted by Green Star Energy by 6 February with more information about their tariff and…
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‘Vehicle to grid’ trial aims for 1000 installations
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Up to 1000 ‘vehicle to grid’ (V2G) installations will be used to demonstrate how fleet operators can interact with the electricity grid, with £9.8 million in funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Private owners and businesses…
Moixa enters Japanese battery market with Itochu deal
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Moixa has signed a partnership with Itochu Corporation to market Moixa’s GridShare platform in Japan, The agreement enables Moixa to launch its GridShare battery management platform into the rapidly growing Japanese battery market. The companies forecast that the number of…
Brexit ‘raises fears over future energy supply and price’ says Lords committee
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Leaving the pan-European Internal Energy Market (IEM) could raise energy bills and risk supply shortages, a House of Lords committee has warned. What is more, losing access to the specialist workers could put energy construction projects in doubt, and failing…
New study seeks lithium underneath Cornwall
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Scientists at the Satellite Applications Catapult are leading a new study, funded by Innovate UK, to see if it is possible to detect a lithium ‘fingerprint’ from space by imaging vegetation and minerals on the ground using satellites. The data…
Consortium to roll out vehicle-to-grid trials this year
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A consortium of Octopus Energy, Octopus Electric Vehicles, Open Energi, UK Power Networks, ChargePoint Services, Energy Saving Trust and Navigant is launching a large domestic trial of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. The consortium will roll out vehicle-to-grid charging technology to UK electric vehicle…
The Faraday Institution launches £42m energy storage research projects
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The Faraday Institution has announced up to £42 million in new government funding available to four UK-based consortia to conduct research aimed at overcoming battery challenges to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) ownership. Business Minister Richard Harrington said, “With 200,000 electric…
Scottish parliamentary committee raises ‘grave concerns’ over green funding
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The Scottish Government’s environment committee has raised ‘grave concerns’ over the loss of European funding for climate change research as a result of Brexit. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee Report on Scotland’s 2018-19 budget said the Scottish…
Northern Powergrid unveils plan for major upgrade to ‘smart’ grid
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Northern Powergrid has announced details of an £83 million programme to prepare its regional economy for rapid growth of electric vehicles, domestic heat pumps and renewable power. The Smart Grid Enablers programme, which includes involves overhauling a communications network that is the…
Home services customers could have new route to settle disputes
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Ofgem wants to know whether a second company should be able to provide dispute resolution services for energy customers. Currently a single company – Ombudsman Services – arbitrates when domestic or microbusiness customers are in dispute with their energy company.…