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Gridserve receives £10m investment from Hitachi

Gridserve receives £10m investment from Hitachi

Hitachi Capital UK has announced a £10 million investment in renewable developer Gridserve, which last month opened its first “Electric Forecourt” at Braintree in Essex. The company is planning to build 100 of the electric vehicle charging hubs around the UK over the next five years and received £24 million from Hitachi in 2020 to fund the projects.

4 years ago

Coventry and Oxford shortlisted for UK’s first all-electric bus city

The Department for Transport has revealed Coventry and Oxford as the final contenders to become the first cities in the UK to run all-electric bus services. Each city could be awarded up to £50 million to not only replace their bus fleets with all-electric models but also install infrastructure such as charging stations and grid reinforcements.

4 years ago

Plug-in electric vehicles made up one in ten cars sold in 2020

4 years ago

Ecotricity EV network described as ‘outdated and unreliable’

Electric Highway, energy supplier Ecotricity’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network, has been described as “out of date and unreliable” in Zap-Map’s annual satisfaction survey. A total of 16 networks have been rated by a 1,500-strong sample of the EV mapping service’s users.

4 years ago

Dieter Helm knighted

The author of the Cost of Energy Review was one of several names connected with the utilities sector to feature in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

4 years ago

Brearley: We have to adapt as ambitions change

Utility Week speaks to Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley about RIIO2, CMA appeals, an official net-zero duty, the future of the price cap and his goal to create a more agile regulator.

4 years ago

We will ensure no one is left behind in our quest for a green future

4 years ago

WPD explores feasibility of ‘on-the-go’ wireless EV charging

4 years ago

Gridserve opens first ‘Electric Forecourt’ in Essex

Gridserve has opened the first of 100 “Electric Forecourts” the company plans to build over next five years at Braintree in Essex. The station has the capacity to charge 36 electric vehicles at the same time at rates of up to 350kW.

4 years ago

Minute-by-minute flexibility

Conor Maher-McWilliams, head of flexibility at Ovo’s smart technology arm Kaluza, discusses the company’s direct-to-car smart charging trial with Bosch, why some networks are easier to deal with than others, and how it is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to better understand flexibility in heating.  

4 years ago

UKPN to create ‘White Van Plan’ to help smaller firms switch to EVs

4 years ago

CMA begins study into EV chargepoint sector

A study looking into potential challenges consumers will face when using electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints has been commenced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Market studies can make recommendations to government or other bodies, and issue guidance to businesses and consumers as needed, among other options.

4 years ago

BEIS looks to bring electric vehicles into Capacity Market

4 years ago

Why point 11 is the most important in PM’s 10-point plan

Boris Johnson's Green Industrial Revolution is good news, but there's an important aspect that needs to go on the list, says PA Consulting's Ted Hopcroft

4 years ago

Electricity networks embrace new heat pumps target

4 years ago

Plans for a green industrial revolution must be backed up by substance and investment

4 years ago

PM’s vision puts ED2 in the spotlight

Former Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan has told Utility Week that Boris Johnson’s green plan has “shone the spotlight even more brightly on RIIO-ED2”. He pointed to the move to bring forward the ban on petrol and diesel car sales to 2030 as having major ramifications for DNO’s business plans for the next price control and said there will “inevitably be tensions” around the levels of investment required.

4 years ago

A series of unfortunate events

4 years ago

Western Power Distribution begins domestic flexibility pilot

4 years ago

Octopus continues growth with acquisition of Upside Energy

4 years ago

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