Britain breaks network flexibility record with 45% increase
Britain breaks network flexibility record with 45% more contracted this year than in all of 2020.
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Energy Digitalisation Strategy released by Government alongside updated Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan
Published jointly by the Government and Ofgem, the updated Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan has been released alongside the UK’s first Energy Digitalisation Strategy.
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The race to electrify transport is on
The UK Climate Change Committee has suggested that the government has ‘ambition but no detailed plans on reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050’. But in May, the electricity regulator Ofgem announced £300 million of investment – part of a larger £40 billion strategy – to get Britain ready for more electric transport and heat. Dr Jon Hiscock, Managing Director of power technology specialist Fundamentals Ltd, examines how the electricity industry is rising to the challenge of electric vehicles.
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Electric vehicles sit at heart of UK Power Networks £4.5bn Business Plan
UK Power Networks is forecasting that up to 2.7 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be connected to its networks by 2028, up from just 150,000 in its regions today, as well as an additional 700,000 heat pumps over the same period.
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New Lords committee launches Call for Evidence on Ofgem and net zero
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee today launches its first inquiry which will investigate the role of Ofgem, the UK’s energy market regulator.
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Hampshire’s green economic recovery accelerated by £16m investment
Three key Hampshire sites will receive a combined £16m of investment to accelerate a green economic recovery, creating capacity for local decarbonisation ambitions and to support the delivery of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure critical for the transition to net zero.
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UK study explores dynamic wireless charging for commercial transport
Engineering services company, Ricardo, is to support a project led by Coventry City Council, working alongside electricity distribution network operator WPD, to investigate dynamic wireless power transfer solutions for EVs.
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Ofgem delivers £300 million down payment to rewire Britain’s roads
Ofgem to power electric vehicle revolution, with motorway service areas and key trunk road locations across the country set to get the cabling they need to install 1,800 new ultra-rapid charge points, tripling the current network.
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Ofgem research shows one in four consumers plan to buy an EV in next five years
Research carried out by energy regulator Ofgem has found that almost one in four (24%) consumers plan to buy an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid in the next five years.
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Energy Digitalisation Taskforce launched by BEIS
A new Energy Digitalisation Taskforce (EDiT) has been launched by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS), in partnership with Ofgem and Innovate UK.
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