News - Transport + Energy

TRANSPORT

Infrastructure + technology

Wayve, Nissan and Uber join forces on self-driving

Wayve, Nissan and Uber have joined forces with PAVE UK to support the responsible deployment of self-driving vehicles.

eFREIGHT Autonomous reveals findings

UK Power Networks to lead eHGV project

Energy

Hitachi Energy opens UK Engineering Centre of Excellence

Hitachi Energy has opened its new UK Engineering Centre of Excellence in Glasgow to invest in the specialist skills needed to modernise the UK electricity grid.

SSE spends £3.6bn on strengthening UK grid

Energy price cap to rise by 13%

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

Infrastructure + technology

GRIDSERVE opens new hub on M6

GRIDSERVE has opened the latest Electric Super Hub at Moto Lymm Services on the M6, delivering one of the UK’s largest ultra-rapid EV charging facilities at a motorway.

Worcestershire accelerates charging roll-out

Infrastructure + technology

Wayve, Nissan and Uber join forces on self-driving

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

Worcestershire accelerates charging roll-out

Worcestershire has partnered with Leicestershire, Rutland and Warwickshire County Councils on securing a £3.5m fund from the Department for Transport, alongside approximately £13m in private investment, to install new EV charging infrastructure.

Solar installations tops two million

Infrastructure + technology

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

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