Smart utilities

Ofgem approves £155m new green recovery spend by DNOs

More than 200 projects to install electric vehicle charging points across the UK have been approved as part of a £300 million green recovery scheme, of which just over half represents new funding for RIIO-ED1.

Releasing value from energy system digitalisation: what will it take?

EV charging ‘superhub’ to open in Oxford

A new electric vehicle (EV) charging superhub is set to open in Oxford later this year. The project, which  will initially consist of 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers, will provide up to 10MW of power on site and will scale up to meet the need for EV charging in the area over the next three decades.

Unearthing water’s Eureka moment   

Anglian boss says carbon offsetting should be local

Government has ‘mountain to climb’ on EV charging

Enhanced flexibility could save up to £16.7bn per year by 2050

Smart meter installations return to pre-pandemic levels

Costa Coffee unveils rapid EV charge point deal

Costa Coffee has agreed a partnership with InstaVolt to install rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at up to 200 of its UK drive-thru sites. InstaVolt’s ‘open charger’ model enables anyone who visits a participating Costa site to use its charging points on a pay-as-you-go basis, boosting visibility and ease of charging which is often seen as a stumbling block to the adoption of EVs.

Energy sector ‘requires deep digitalisation’

Thames upgrades monitoring systems across London

Macquarie sells I&C smart meter portfolio

National Grid uses ‘smart valves’ to unlock 1.5GW of network capacity

Weekend press round-up: EVs ‘will be cheaper to produce than fossil fuel vehicles by 2027’

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, there are new estimates around the falling costs of electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Scottish Power chief executive Keith Anderson is interviewed and a trial by Northumbrian Water to extract hydrogen from waste byproducts is profiled.

Continuous analysis improves drinking water quality

BP deepens relationship with Pure Planet

EV sales hit milestone but grant cuts stunt growth

The role of data sharing in water transformation

Request to Pay – shaking up billing operations

The role of gas networks in cracking the home heat conundrum