Apatura has secured planning consent for a 40MW energy storage system. The Glasgow Road site is the eighth BESS development that Apatura has received planning consent for in the last 16 months and brings its total consented BESS portfolio to 1.5GW.

A global poll of business executives across 15 countries shows overwhelming support for a rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewable electricity and will move to locations with clean power if not provided to them where they are.

UK Power Networks’ Distribution System Operator’s Day-Ahead Flexibility Market has delivered 4.4GWh in a year, with more than 40 flexibility zones open and more than 150 flexibility competitions since April last year.  

University College Birmingham has launched the Battery Manufacturing Skills Pathway (B-MSP), the first fully accredited programme in the UK.

The New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed an additional $2.4bn to three funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) Program.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is seeking views on the implementation of the Government’s principles for voluntary carbon and nature market (VCNM) integrity in an open consultation.

New rules on appliances from DESNZ will mean new heat pumps and other electric heating appliances must be sold with smart functionality so users will be able to compare deals on services such as electric vehicle charge points across different suppliers.

Over 100,000 public electric vehicle charge points are now available in the UK, according to Octopus Electroverse’s new Charging Infrastructure Insights report.

Biomass is currently the EU’s largest, but oft neglected, renewable energy source, but an analysis led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows that biomass could be crucial for EU climate targets.

To mark Earth Day (22 April), Virgin Media O2 has announced it has cut Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 56 per cent against its 2020 baseline.

Even if CO2 emissions were cut drastically, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19 per cent until 2050 due to climate change, a new study published in Nature finds. Put another way, the cost will be $38tr in damages every year.

Ofgem has confirmed the National Energy System Operator's (NESO) new plan to reform grid connections with clean energy prioritised.