New global smart grid partnership launched to unlock local solutions to climate change
Electricity distribution companies from the UK, Australia, Italy, and Japan have joined forces to revolutionise and support communities to engage with electricity grids of the future.
United Utilities making progress on green fleet commitment
United Utilities is making great progress on one of its climate change pledges through a series of green fleet initiatives.
CNG Fuels to host hydrogen trials for HGVs
CNG Fuels, the UK’s largest supplier of alternative low-carbon fuels for HGVs, today announces plans to host hydrogen fuel trials across its rapidly expanding UK network of public access biomethane refuelling stations to support the future decarbonisation of HGVs.
Quentin Willson column: An answer to the energy crisis
In his latest exclusive column for Transport + Energy motoring broadcaster and transport campaigner Quentin Willson discusses the energy crisis and examines how electrification provides the answer to get out of it.
Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: Chancellor spends on transport and infrastructure
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined the Government’s commitment to improve transport and infrastructure in today’s (27th October 2021) Autumn Budget and Spending Review.
Pivot Power, Wärtsilä and EDF activate 50MW of battery storage in Kent
Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, Wärtsilä, the global technology company, and EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity, have activated a 50MW/50MWh battery energy storage system at Pivot Power’s Kemsley site in Kent, which will help to support the transition to a decarbonised electricity system and accelerate the UK’s net zero future.
Electric vehicle owners are ‘the most considerate drivers’
Almost three quarters (73%) of EV owners say they are more considerate drivers having made the switch to an electric car, new research from Love my EV reveals.
ESB Energy to expand EV charging network across the UK
ESB Energy is set to expand its rapid and ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the UK.
Welsh Government sets out EV infrastructure plans
The Welsh Government has unveiled plans which set out how it will be investing in electric vehicle infrastructure and working with the private sector to give people in Wales the confidence to make the switch to EVs.
Trojan Energy launch project to unlock domestic tariffs for on-street EV charging
Trojan Energy have announced a new project to develop a single, publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint that can be installed in the street outside a customer’s home and powered by their domestic electricity supply – the first on-street charger to allow this.
Transport + Energy international news round-up
Here transportandenergy.com takes a look at the key transport and energy sector stories from around the world: new EV production models from big-name manufacturers, new public transport charging infrastructure in Australia, fast-charger business expansion in the States, the ‘world’s fastest charger’ and Tesla 3s for hire heading to Europe – and much more.
Electric vehicle ‘black hole’ with shortfall of 250k chargers in next decade
New research from UK100, the network of mayors and local leaders, shows that the UK’s charging infrastructure is likely to creak under demand as there are only 12 rapid electric vehicle chargers in each local council area, fewer than 7 for every 100,000 people in the UK – or 1 charger for every 14,705 people.