Ultra-fast EV charging provider IONITY has continued its UK expansion by penning a deal with Extra MSA Group, which owns and operates parts of the UK’s motorway network. Under the deal IONITY, which is a joint venture between automotive giants Daimler, Ford, BMW and...
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UK electricity system price spikes as outages, low renewables combine to trigger volatility
The UK’s electricity system price spiked to £375/MWh for more than an hour on Monday, as market conditions prompted renewed volatility. On Monday 24 June, the electricity system price in the UK spiked to £375/MWh for three consecutive settlement periods between...
Local solar given boost as government pledges £10 million clean energy fund
A £10 million fund has been launched to support community renewable projects, including solar. It comes as part of the government's established Rural Community Energy Fund and will support new community solar projects, as well as other technologies such as...
Tesco pens PPA deal for 5MW of rooftop solar
Tesco is to install around 5MW of rooftop solar PV across its UK site portfolio after penning a PPA agreement. The supermarket giant has signed an agreement with SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), which will provide financing for the sites. It’s the second...
HMRC pushes steep VAT increase for new solar-battery systems
The Renewable Energy Association says the hike ‘contradicts the government’s commitment to tackling climate change’. Photograph: Simon Dack/Alamy Homes hoping to shrink their carbon footprints by installing a solar-battery system face a steep VAT increase from October...
MCS consults on new battery storage certification scheme
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has launched a consultation on its new certification for battery energy storage systems. The consultation is to last a month, closing to responses on 23 August at 5:00pm. The MCS first announced it was to launch a...
Flexibility response triggered by drop in grid frequency to 49.59Hz
Flexibility providers called on by National Grid ESO jumped into action in response to grid frequency falling to 49.59Hz. Last Thursday saw a drop in grid frequency that resulted in frequency responses from storage assets, with the event peaking at 8:53am. The system...