Ofgem considers removing standing charges to cut consumer bills
Ofgem has published an update on its review of standing charges, after responses to its call for input painted a “stark picture” of users’ dissatisfaction with the current system. According to the regulator, tens of thousands of consumers expressed
Warm homes heat boost
Up to 300,000 households will benefit from home upgrades in the next year, as the government confirms new steps to help households of every kind take up measures that can help save money on their bills and deliver cleaner
Vauxhall Frontera Electric review
“The Vauxhall Frontera Electric stands out for its price parity with the hybrid, but it's got more going for it too” Good stuff Appealing price tag, looks great on white steel wheels, low (ish) weight Bad stuff Uninspiring cabin, lots
Scotland earmarks £150m for offshore wind
Tripling of investment outlined in draft Scottish Budget for 2025/2026 could leverage £1.5bn in private capital Offshore wind in Scotland is earmarked to receive £150m of government investment, announced in the draft Scottish Budget 2025/2026. Shona Robison, Scotland’s cabinet secretary
Auto Trader forecasts ‘seismic shift’ to electric vehicles in Britain
Number of petrol cars on British roads rose to 18.7m this year, but decrease expected amid growth of EVs The number of petrol cars on British roads has peaked this year but is set to tumble by more than
Flow battery player Invinity claims new product can enable ‘solar baseload’ for the grid
New vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology from Invinity Energy Systems makes it possible for renewables to replace conventional generation on the grid 24/7, the company has claimed. Anglo-American flow battery company Invinity launched its new product, Endurium, today. It
Altilium begins processes at ‘UK first’ battery recycling facility
UK clean technology group Altilium has begun processing lithium-ion battery waste at its ACT 2 recycling facility in Plymouth. The 18,000 square foot facility has the capacity to process the equivalent of one electric vehicle (EV) battery (300kg of black
Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think
Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves. EVs are practically worthless secondhand, because the huge batteries will need expensive replacement after a few years. At
Electric cars make up one in four sold in November
One in four cars sold in the UK last month was electric, according to industry figures, but new registrations were driven by steep discounting. Electric car sales grew in November for the 11th consecutive month, according to the Society of