New EV charge point protection and safety solutions from Brandsafe

Improved levels of protection for electric vehicle (EV) charge points installed in warehouse and distribution centre car parks are provided by a new range of high-performance solutions from Brandsafe, the UK impact protection equipment specialist. There are currently in excess of 30,000 electric vehicle charge points across the UK in over 11,000 locations. Furthermore, the […]

Government boosts energy efficiency spending to £1.3 billion

£300 million of extra funding is to be invested to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s homes through energy efficiency and low carbon heating schemes. The funding will focus on delivering energy saving upgrades and low carbon heating to homes through local authorities in England, meaning tens of thousands more low-income households will be […]

‘Game changing’ digital portal for green technology launched

UK Power Networks has launched a new online portal that is making it quicker and easier for installers to connect green, clean technologies to homes and businesses. Smart Connect will give many technology companies an instant decision on whether they can connect domestic electric vehicle charge points, heat pumps, battery storage or solar PV, to […]

Siemens and DCS simplify switch to zero-emission fleets

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) are collaborating to help ease the transition to electromobility for drivers and managers fleets. The initial result of this collaboration is a new Siemens charging service called Enterprise Charging Network. This service provides a simple end to-end solution for charging at the company site, in the public […]

Schneider Electric commits to converting its fleet to electric by 2025

Schneider Electric has announced today that it will electrify 1200 vehicles by 2025 for its own fleet. The commitment marks a significant step towards making the world’s most sustainable company even closer to carbon neutrality. “Electric mobility, coupled with decarbonization, decentralisation and digitalisation of energy, is key to achieving the target to reduce global CO2 emissions by […]

Pollutive refrigerants pose sustainability risk to heat pump rollout

Heat pump suppliers are being urged to consider balancing an expected surge of installations in 2021 with long-term environmental targets concerning the global warming potential (GWP) of refrigerants used in the technology. Following the announcement from the Heat Pump Association that 67,000 heat pump installations are expected in the UK this year, Vert Technologies is […]

Regensburg to advance public transport with Siemens

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has received an order from the Regensburg transport authority “das Stadtwerk Regensburg.Mobilität GmbH” in Germany to equip the bus depot in the Markomannenstrasse for electromobility. Siemens will supply the charging infrastructure as well as the power distribution technology. Operations are scheduled to start in 2021. Electric buses were first introduced in the […]

Quality apprenticeships needed to deliver Green Recovery

As National Apprenticeship Week begins, the future should look bright as a new era of net zero carbon technologies offers a multitude of opportunities. Yet, industry bodies warn the quality of training currently available to install green solutions is inadequate and could prove a safety hazard. A survey by a group of leading electrotechnical and […]

Programme launches to start Green Recovery in South East

UK Power Networks has announced a major programme to kick start the ‘Green Recovery,’ by cutting the cost of green energy projects. The energy network, which keeps the lights on for more than 18 million people across London, the East and South East of England, is investing up to £80m to supercharge projects that contribute […]

Benefits of the UK’s first affordable energy positive house

Savings of up to £1,000 a year on energy bills could be made by living in the UK’s first affordable energy positive house, researchers have shown. The team from Cardiff University say that over the course of a year the house exports 1.3 times more electricity to the grid than it consumes, thus resulting in […]