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Amber bags AU$45 million to advance V2G technology and fund UK and European growth

3 days ago | current-news.co.uk | George Heynes

Australian energy retailer Amber Electric has closed an AU$45 million (£21 million) funding round to advance its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and expand deeper into the UK and European markets. The funding was led by impact investor ETF Partners, with participation from existing backers, including Square Peg, Gentrack, Rubio Impact Ventures and Breakthrough Victoria.
Dynamic price signals beat ToU tariffs for load management - Current News

3 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

A pilot programme funded by the California Energy Commission shows EV charging on dynamic price signals outperforms time-of-use (ToU) rates.
Cornwall Insight: EV inequality holding back UK net zero

4 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

A new report from analytics firm Cornwall Insight shows that affordability issues for EVs are posing a major barrier to the UK’s climate goals. The report, named Driving Down UK Transport Emissions: Tackling the Key Barriers, notes that while 80% of current EV owners are able to benefit from home charging, which is largely cheaper than public charging, around 75% of UK homes lack access to a driveway, forcing them to rely on more expensive public charging for their EV.
British hospitality sector to save £3 million under new DESNZ scheme

5 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched a new scheme to help the UK’s hospitality sector cut its carbon emissions. The government will provide £350,000 for a trial to be delivered by Zero Carbon Services, a net zero advisory firm for the hospitality sector, Under the plans, 615 small and medium-sized pubs, hotels, cafes, and restaurants will receive free energy and carbon reduction assessments.
UKPN projects land SIF Discovery funding

5 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Distribution network operator (DNO) UK Power Networks (UKPN) has received funding for four projects in the latest round of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). Four projects have been awarded discovery phase funding, each addressing a different problem facing the current electricity grid.
National Grid to build new substation in Buckinghamshire to support data centres

6 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

National Grid has begun work on a new substation in Uxbridge Moor, as part of its planned £35 billion transmission investment between 2026-2031. The Uxbridge Moor substation in Buckinghamshire is set to be the largest new substation on National Grid’s network by gigawatt capacity and will connect “over a dozen” new data centres, National Grid said. Data centre connections at the new site will require around 1.8GW of new capacity.
EV charging hubs from Fastned, Be.EV pop up in Glasgow, Manchester

6 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

UK EV drivers will benefit from new charging locations, as Fastned and Be.EV are opening new charging hubs in Glasgow and Manchester, respectively. Fastned has opened a new EV charging location in Greenock, west of Glasgow. This new rapid EV charging hub features four ultra-rapid charging bays, which are able to provide drivers with as much as 100 miles of range in just five minutes.
Regen research finds local authorities need funding, upskilling to prevent delaying net zero

6 days ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

Local planning authorities in the UK face resource constraints that limit their ability to engage with energy planning, and many planning officers lack the expertise to engage with energy planning processes effectively. Research by nonprofit energy organisation Regen, in collaboration with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), into the effectiveness of local energy planning and spatial planning found that the lack of expertise at local planning level causes delays and higher costs.
Easee, EPRI, Mercury Consortium team up to shape global EV charger standards

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

Smart EV charging firm Easee has announced it has joined the Mercury Consortium’s new initiative to develop grid-ready standards for EV charging, alongside the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
AMPYR and Crédit Agricole CIB agree £170 million debt facility for solar and BESS

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

Renewable energy investor AMPYR Distributed Energy has secured a multi-million-pound debt facility from an international banking major to grow its ambitions in the UK solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) sectors. The £170 million facility was agreed with French finance major Crédit Agricole CIB, and is designed to support AMPYR’s continuing investment in commercial and industrial solar and BESS projects across the UK.