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Advanced protocol implementation enables CPOs to deploy scalable, future-ready charging solutions across Europe. AMPECO, a global leader in EV charging management software, and Autel Europe, a leading provider of EV charging solutions, announce the successful completion of comprehensive OCPP 2.0.1 testing between Autel’s MaxiCharger DH480 and AMPECO’s EV charging management ...

Record amount of capacity granted planning permission in second quarter

Now is the moment for long-duration energy storage to become a key pillar of the energy transition, writes LDES Council CEO Julia Souder.

Commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage can significantly lower electricity costs, increase efficiency, and aid decarbonisation, but customers’ safety concerns must be addressed.

British metering provider IMServ and Valda Energy have launched the first standalone AMR smart gas meter for small businesses.

Ithaca Energy chair says levy not justified with crude prices almost half their 2022 peak

Our homes are not just a cost, but energy assets - let's stop wasting their potential, writes Laura Sandys

Network operator teams up with consultancy Arup and heating specialist Bring Energy on new HeatScape project to map existing heat networks, forecast future growth, and assess electricity needs

Administrator was appointed after parent company State Oil given new information about £783m loan The Prax Lindsey oil refinery collapsed after “material irregularities” were discovered in a complex £783m loan facility that funded the wider group, it has emerged. The refinery on the Humber estuary in northern England – one of just five left in the UK, – was suddenly plunged into administration in late June, prompting calls from furious government ministers for an investigation into Winston Soosaipillai, Prax Group’s oil tycoon owner. Continue reading...

AMPECO and Autel Europe have completed OCPP 2.0.1 testing, enabling load balancing and dynamic charging profiles for CPOs.

180,000 customers with Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters are being urged to accept the offer of a meter replacement from their energy supplier as the managed phaseout of the ageing technology continues. Since January, over a quarter of a million RTS meters have been replaced in homes and businesses across Great Britain. There are 215,000… Read more

Guidance to landlords of privately rented non-domestic property on complying with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).

Hydrogen advocates have a habit of ignoring the obvious constraint sitting at the core of their preferred technology. They speak of cost declines, of economies of scale, and of green hydrogen pipelines, but rarely acknowledge that the chemistry of proton exchange membrane fuel cells depends on a scarce and irreplaceable ...

As you probably know by now, Ford came out with a big new EV plan last week. CEO Jim Farley started off the announcement like this: “Nearly 120 years ago, the Ford Model T became the ‘Universal Car.’ Why? It was affordable, adaptable, and serviceable. America would never be the ...

Long-term BESS offtake and PPA deals are clearly on the rise in Europe, but how are they evolving vi-a-vis structures, tenors and regional differences?