TfL appoints EDF Renewables for green electricity
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed EDF Renewables to generate and deliver green electricity via a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) over 15 years.
£107m for energy-saving public sector projects in Wales
The Welsh Government Energy Service (WGES) has provided £107.7m in grant funding to help public sector organisations deliver energy efficient projects across Wales. WGES ensures that public sector organisations in Wales are leading the charge on the journey to net zero by providing grant funding through a number of schemes to help reduce the cost […]
SP Energy Networks launches £1.4bn investment
SP Energy Networks has awarded supply chain contracts to support a £1.4bn commitment to deliver critical onshore transmission projects across central and southern Scotland as part of the UK Government’s Clean Power 2030 mission.
Balfour Beatty secures £833m Teeside net zero contract
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £833m contract by Technip Energies to act as the construction partner for Net Zero Teesside Power. The site is an Onshore Power, Capture and Compression project which will be one of the world’s first gas-fired power stations with carbon capture and storage. Balfour Beatty will work alongside […]
Green construction vehicle training centre opens in London
London’s only dedicated training facility for construction vehicles has opened in Earls Court as part of the capital’s Climate Action Week.
Kempower delivers 26 million charging sessions
The DC fast-charging manufacturer Kempower has delivered 26 million EV charging sessions worldwide, it has announced. This figure comes seven years after the company was founded in Finland, and was confirmed by data collected using Kempower’s cloud-based Charging Point Management System ChargEye. Since 2018, it has delivered approximately 1 billion kWh of power to EVs, which is […]
New electric and hybrid ambulances in Wales
More than 140 new ambulances and vehicles, including electric and hybrid variants, are set to replace older ones in the Welsh Ambulance Service.
Certas announced HVO investment
Fuel distributor Certas Energy has announced it will expand the availability of HVO to more depots across the UK this year.
Energy Institute reveals global energy data
The Energy Institute (EI), in collaboration with Kearney and KPMG, has released the 74th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy. The review offers the first complete look at global energy data for 2024 revealing wind and solar energy expanded by 16% in 2024, nine times faster than total energy demand. But growth did […]
Piloting electric heavy-duty transport
Climate Group has created a new series of case studies called #EVJourneys, highlighting the front line of zero emission fleets.
AA celebrates 120th anniversary
The Automobile Association (AA) is celebrating its 120th anniversary today (26 June) highlighting its long-term involvement in the UK motoring sector. With its yellow breakdown recovery vehicles, the AA was originally set up with the “rebel intentions” to warn drivers of speed traps, it said. But now the national institution is one of the UK’s top breakdown […]
Tower Hamlets and ubitricity install on-street chargers
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets and ubitricity are set to install 2000 on-street residential EV chargepoints by the end of 2025.
