Good Energy grabs Zap-Map
Good Energy has taken a 12.9% share in electric vehicle app Zap-Map’s parent company, with an option to take a majority share within two years.
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Pod Point stake for L&G
Legal & General says electric vehicles “will be an integral part of delivering a clean environment and transforming the UK’s transport systems”.
Renewables: Fears over mutualisation levels
Energy retailers will be called on to top-up the Renewables Obligation (RO) for the second year in a row, Cornwall Insight has predicted, because the failure of more suppliers will mean necessary payments have not been made.
A new model for home power ownership?
Janet Wood talks to Ripple’s chief executive about how to give consumers a small stake in a large wind farm. Will a stake in a project give them an interest in managing their energy effectively?
Toddington Harper: Making the most of solar
Janet Wood hears that new developments in solar can increase the return on investment by a fifth. Warrington Borough Council hopes to use that new generation solar to underwrite its services
WWU sets out a whole-systems approach to heat decarbonisation
Experience from hybrid heat pumps, which use smart controls to manage domestic heat by using a heat pumps and ‘topping up’ heat from a conventional boiler, is that they can halve energy bills and play a large role in decarbonising the grid, accord
Wales wants local control to decarbonise
Renewable generation in Wales delivered enough energy to cover 48% of Wales’ electricity consumption in 2017, says the Welsh government in a major policy document on decarbonisation.
Minister dismisses call to underwrite gas storage
Climate and energy security minister Claire Perry has denied that a direct replacement for the Rough gas storage facility could save customers £16-20 annually.
Gas comes under climate change scrutiny
What is the future for UK gas-fired generation? The gas fleet is currently playing an important role in providing backup and flexibility around an increasing share of weather-dependent renewables.
Capacity Market re-assessment: comments to the Commission by Easter
The European Commission has asked for comments by 20 April on its reconsideration of whether the GB Capacity Market passes State Aid tests.