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The Crown Estate to expand seven offshore wind sites by an additional 4.7GW

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

The Crown Estate, an independent commercial business that manages the monarchy’s public estate, has granted an additional 4.7GW of offshore wind generation capacity in and around England and Wales. This increase in capacity will be provided through the Capacity Increase Programme, which aims to maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas. Seven fixed-bottom offshore wind sites have been selected and granted permission to amend and increase their seabed rights.
Q1 sees EVs take highest ever share of the UK's second-hand car market

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

The first quarter of 2025 saw sales of second-hand battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the UK increase by 58.5%, taking a record share of all transactions. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that total of 65,850 second-hand BEV units were sold in Q1 2025, taking a 3.3% share of the market, the largest portion ever.
National Wealth Fund puts £600 million toward electricy grid upgrades

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

The National Wealth Fund will provide £600 million in funding to Iberdrola to upgrade the UK’s electricity grid via its subsidiary ScottishPower. The funding will support, amongst other things, ScottishPower’s development of the Eastern Green Link(EGL) projects 1 and 4.
UK, Norway ink North Sea agreement to bolster renewables and energy security

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | George Heynes

The UK and Norway have penned a new Green Industrial Partnership this week to bolster renewables, specifically offshore wind and grid development. The agreement, penned by the UK energy minister Ed Miliband and his Norwegian counterparts, ministers Terje Aasland (energy) and Cecilie Myrseth (trade and industry) in Oslo, aims to increase collaboration between the two North Sea countries and support efforts in energy security.
Statkraft pauses new hydrogen projects due to ‘market uncertainty’

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | George Heynes

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has halted new hydrogen developments across its European portfolio due to “increased uncertainty in the market”. Statkraft, which will celebrate its 130th anniversary later this year, will now stop developing new projects in Norway, Sweden, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. Parts of its portfolio will be matured before seeking investors to realise the projects.
SolarEdge Technologies launches integrated solar EV charging solution

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

SolarEdge Technologies, the smart energy tech arm of solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge, has launched a solar-powered EV charging solution for businesses. The SolarEdge ‘ONE for C&I’ includes an EV charger that is powered and controlled by an energy management system the company introduced after the acquisition of Wevo Energy, a software startup specialising in EV charging optimisation and management.
Easee reveals plans for grid balancing through EV charging network

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

Norway-headquartered smart EV charging company Easee has today announced plans to leverage its network of 4G-connected chargers for grid balancing. Easee’s network of over 850,000 connected chargers across Europe will provide grid balancing services on a national and regional level, the company said. The electrification of transport and increasing variable renewable energy generation means the grid is under unprecedented strain as it struggles to meet modern demand.
VIDEO: EO Charging on award-winning innovation at the EVIEs

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Molly Green

Philip Kershaw describes the work behind EO Charging’s Fleet Electrification Strategy of the Year (under 100 vehicles) award at the Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence (EVIE) awards last year. Philip describes how EO Charging enabled Go Ahead to double its electric bus fleet without increasing its grid connection. “The development of the technology was really the key element in this,” he adds.
Ørsted shelves plans for 2.4GW offshore wind project due to rising costs

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | George Heynes

This week, the UK’s offshore wind industry has been dealt a blow with news that Danish energy company Ørsted will discontinue its 2.4GW Hornsea 4 project, citing rising costs. Ørsted received its development consent order (DCO) from the UK government for Hornsea 4 in 2023, and successfully secured a Contracts for Difference (CfD) in auction round 6 last year.
Connected Energy, Forsee Power to develop grid-scale energy storage using second-life eBus batteries

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

Connected Energy has announced that it has partnered with Forsee Power to jointly design and develop a new kind of battery energy storage system (BESS) using second-life batteries from electric buses. The system will utilise Forsee Power’s ZEN 35 and ZEN 42 batteries, which Forsee Power states are currently in use in around 1,500 electric buses in Europe.