News - Transport + Energy

TRANSPORT

T+E Forum 2024 video interview: Tony Clayton, Programme Manager, Transport for Wales

Tony highlights the importance of collaboration and communication between the public and private sectors, which is afforded by events like the forum.

May 1, 2025_

Susan Fairley

News

Zemo to identify ‘missing’ decarbonisation policies

Electric Vehicles

Agenda announced for new Fleet Electrification Forum

Energy

SSE Energy builds 7MW solar array for Highland Springs

SSE Energy Solutions is to build a 7MW solar array to help power Highland Spring’s Perthshire production facility. The 23-acre project will supply up to a quarter of the Blackford facilities’ electricity needs with construction due to start this summer.

May 6, 2025_

James Evison

Energy

Connected Energy partners with Forsee Power

Video

T+E Forum 2024 video interview: Tony Clayton, Programme Manager, Transport for Wales

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Electric Vehicles

BEV registrations up 35.2% in 2025

Year-to-date the new car market is up 3.1% and new battery-electric vehicles (BEV) registrations are up 35.2% to push market share to 20.7%, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced.

May 6, 2025_

James Evison

Video

T+E Forum 2024 video interview: Tony Clayton, Programme Manager, Transport for Wales

Electric Vehicles

Kia UK reveals fully electric van

Infrastructure+technology

Infrastructure + technology

PE rollouts out hotel chargepoints

UK independent energy supplier PE has partnered with Michels & Taylor (M&T) Hotel Management to rollout new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across its UK-managed hotel portfolio. The move aims to reinforce the hotel management, advisory and asset management business’s

May 6, 2025_

James Evison

Infrastructure + technology

Five minute charging would make 72% switch to EV

Infrastructure + technology

Thousands more EV charging points set to be installed in West Midlands

HYDROGEN+BIOFUELS

Hydrogen + biofuels

JCB welcomes government decision on hydrogen diggers

JCB has welcomed a decision by the UK Government to change the law to allow hydrogen diggers to be driven on roads. Minister for the Future of Roads Lilian Greenwood MP has signed a statutory instrument allowing hydrogen fuelled construction

April 30, 2025_

James Evison

Hydrogen + biofuels

HEA launches strategy

Hydrogen + biofuels

Siemens finances GeoPura

Buildings

Energy

UK ahead of Europe on domestic electrification

New analysis from LCP Delta has revealed that the UK is ahead of other European markets in household electrification by 2030.

April 29, 2025_

James Evison

Buildings

UK Power Networks trials heat decarbonisation

Buildings

EDF introduces zero standing charge heat tariff

GOVERNMENT

Energy

Welsh funding for Smart Local Energy Systems

New funding is now available to support organisations across Wales to develop Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES). The move by the Welsh Government is to “ensure the benefits of energy generation are retained and felt in local communities”. The £10m

May 1, 2025_

James Evison