Nissan offers vehicle-to-grid and second-hand storage
Carmaker Nissan and power company Enel have announced plans for the first electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial in the UK.
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Good Energy and ITM join forces on hydrogen
Renewable electricity company Good Energy has signed an agreement to supply power for the production of hydrogen fuel at ITM Power’s hydrogen car refuelling stations.
Good Energy and ITM join forces on hydrogen
Renewable electricity company Good Energy has signed an agreement to supply power for the production of hydrogen fuel at ITM Power’s hydrogen car refuelling stations.
Dong IPO ‘in the summer’
Danish utility and offshore wind developer Dong Energy has announced it will launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its shares on Nasdaq Copenhagen.
SSE puts gas distribution network up for sale
SSE has announced plans to sell up to a third of its 50% stake in gas distribution network business SGN. The company said it was likely to return the cash to shareholders.
National Grid boosted on interconnector profit
National Grid’s operating profit was £4,096 million in 2015/16, up £233 million (6%) compared with the previous year at actual exchange rates, according to the firm’s annual results.
Renewables attractiveness at all-time low, says EY
The UK’s attractiveness as a destination for renewable energy investment has reached an all-time low and investment in new projects is expected to decrease drastically from 2017, according to Ernst and Young’s latest Renewable Energy Country Attra
Peer-to-peer success
Tech company Open Utility has finished a six-month trial of an online peer-to-peer marketplace for renewable energy, which let consumers and generators buy and sell renewable energy directly.
FITs queue stretches to 2017
Feed-in tariffs (FITs) for anaerobic digestion (AD), standalone PV and wind installations sized at 100-1,500kW have been in so much demand that installations are now queued to the first or second quarter of 2017.
Centrica raises cash for acquisitions
Centrica has bought ENER-G Cogen for £145 million. Centrica said the business will form part of its new international distributed energy and power business.