Hartlepool furniture group upgrades its EV charging units
When The Optimum Group, a specialist commercial furniture manufacturer with a purpose-built showroom and factory space in Hartlepool, needed to upgrade its previous EV charging units to accommodate more vehicles, it turned to BG Sync EV to provide the flexibility it needed. After an endorsement from its business vehicle leasing company, the group chose North […]
Lucy Electric and Lucy Zodion collaborate on EV charging site
Lucy Electric, a provider of secondary power distribution, and Lucy Zodion a British manufacturer specialising in street lighting control, smart cities and EV infrastructure solutions, have announced a collaboration with InstaVolt on the latest rapid EV charging site at Camphill Village Trust’s Taurus Crafts location. InstaVolt requires that any new site meets its stringent standards, […]
Wrexham Council signs partnership for installation of EVCPs
Wrexham County Borough Council has signed a partnership with Costelloes EV Group to oversee the operation, maintenance and installation of electric vehicle charge points (EVCPs) on council-owned land. This long-term, fully funded partnership aims to expand the network of chargers across the county at a lower cost and enhance service quality. Costelloes, based in Ellesmere […]
New lighting brings Newport Railway bridge to life
A new pedestrian and cycle bridge has been built at Newport station in Wales, forming a vital crossing over the Great Western Mainline Railway. The bridge has been introduced to encourage active travel and improve connectivity for local residents and commuters. Designed by renowned architectural practice, Grimshaw, with additional engineering support from Arup, the 230m […]
Baxi heat pumps employed in Scottish housing project
A development of 16 social homes designed and built to achieve the Passivhaus standard has been constructed in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway with the support of Baxi and its air source heat pump solutions and services. To play its part in the delivery of these new net zero homes for Loreburn Housing Association, heating contractor […]
Investment to future-proof cable network in south London
UK Power Networks is to invest more than £7 million in replacing 4.5 kilometres of underground cables between Sydenham Park and Churchfields Road in south London. The new 33,000-volt cables will be the latest design to maintain safe and reliable power supplies to customers in the local area, as more people use low carbon technologies […]
Nuvolt installs EV charging stations at Creditsafe offices
Creditsafe, a provider of business intelligence services, has made a significant step towards sustainability by partnering with Nuvolt to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its UK office in Caerphilly, Wales. Creditsafe says that the initiative highlights its dedication to eco-friendly practices and providing convenient charging options for staff and visitors. In collaboration with […]
Gresham House Energy Storage surpasses 1GWh milestone
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID), the UK’s largest fund investing in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), has completed the augmentation of its Enderby and West Didsbury projects, which are both now trading at their increased capacity. This increases GRID’s operational capacity to over 1GWh (1,030MWh), the first battery storage business in the UK […]
Aztec Solar helps distributor slash its carbon emissions
A leading national floorcoverings distributor is reducing carbon emissions by 150 tonnes per year thanks to a solar panel system designed and installed by Aztec Solar Energy. A total of 1,727 photovoltaic (PV) modules, seven inverters and 870 optimisers now feature on the roof of the company’s headquarters. The system is expected to generate more […]
Social housing heating project scoops Business Green award
At the recent UK Green Business Awards in London (which took place on 12 June), Kensa’s multi-award-winning retrofit project for Thurrock Council, which saw networked heat pumps installed in 273 high-rise social housing flats, received another accolade by securing the Business Green Renewable Energy Project of the Year award. Part-funded by wave one of the […]