News - Transport + Energy

TRANSPORT

eFREIGHT Autonomous reveals findings

The findings of a nine-month study into autonomous heavy good vehicles has been published, which identified hub-to-hub trunking and intermodal shuttle operations as "viable starting points".

UK Power Networks to lead eHGV project

Volvo Trucks invests in decarbonisation

Energy

SSE spends £3.6bn on strengthening UK grid

Electricity infrastructure company SSE has spent £3.6bn in the past financial year on strengthening the UK’s grid, it has announced.

Energy price cap to rise by 13%

National Grid DSO publishes Strategic Roadmap

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Electric Vehicles

Structural inequality of eVED “penalises rural Britain”

Introducing a pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles (EV) would penalise the drivers set to benefit the most from electrification in rural areas, research has shown.

Electric Vehicles

West of England continues e-bus journey with repowered vehicles in Bath

Electric Vehicles

Cenex Expo 2026 postponed

Infrastructure+technology

Lack of confidence in charging still holding back EV transition

A lack of confidence in local charging infrastructure is holding back the transition, according to new research by the Motability Scheme.

Infrastructure + technology

RAW Charging opens new hub in Manchester

Volvo drivers to use Tesla Supercharger network in Europe

HYDROGEN+BIOFUELS

Hydrogen + biofuels

ReFuels to begin work on new CNG Fuels station

ReFuels will begin construction in June of a new public access refuelling station in Swindon, South-West England.

Project aims to use hydrogen backup for rural energy resilience

Hydrogen + biofuels

National Highways project delivered with zero-emissions construction compound

Buildings

National Grid Electricity Distribution reveals heat pump project findings

How heat pumps can manage electricity demand while ensuring warmth has been revealed in the results of National Grid Electricity Distribution's EQUINOX project.

Heva Energy launches salary sacrifice scheme for solar, batteries and EV chargers

Data centre gas connections enquiries rise

GOVERNMENT

Solar installations tops two million

New government data published today shows that more than 27,000 solar installations were completed in March 2026 - the highest monthly total since 2012 - bringing the total number of solar installations across the UK to more than two million

Infrastructure + technology

Charging sector responds to “disappointing” HMRC decision to appeal VAT ruling

Miliband sets out further clean energy and EV plans

NET ZERO

Report shows global pathway to energy security and net zero

Rapid deployment of economically-competitive clean technology can cut reliance on imported fossil fuels and strengthen energy security.

Infrastructure + technology

Rare earth resilience can support UK e-motor transition

Hydrogen + biofuels

GeoPura and Forth Ports sign green hydrogen agreement