Kit Million Ross

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

The latest report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) has revealed that while global EV sales are continuing to rise, the gap between EV popularity in different nations continues to widen. BNEF has forecast that almost 22 million passenger EVs will be sold this year, up by 25% from last year. Of these, China is expected to account for almost two thirds of sales, with Europe making up 17% of sales and the US making up 7%.

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that British industry has faced soaring energy costs since the energy crisis that began in 2021. In the four years since the energy crisis began, British industrial producers have had to pay an additional £29 billion for its gas and electricity when compared to the four years before the pandemic.

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

In a first for the EV industry, EV charging platform Monta has launched a real-world charger ranking metric. The Monta Charge Points Performance score ranks the top ten DC charger models and the top 50 AC charger models using data from real-world live charging sessions collected between 1 January and 31 March 2025. The chargers are ranked on success rate, reliability, uptime and user satisfaction.

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Island Green Power has opened the second round of community consultation for the East Pye Solar project, a proposed 500MW solar PV power plant with a co-located battery energy storage system (BESS). The project, which is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) due to its solar generation capacity, will be located on land near Long Stratton in South Norfolk if a Development Consent Order (DCO) is granted.

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

British Solar Renewables (BSR) has launched a community consultation regarding plans for the Hooton Pagnell Renewable Park, a proposed solar-plus-storage development near Doncaster. The proposed development is set to be located on 94 hectares of land near the village of Hooton Pagnell, South Yorkshire, and will deliver a 49.9MW solar PV power plant combined with a 30MW battery energy storage system (BESS).