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A plug-in solar panel with the plug to prove it

UK – Octopus becomes first major supplier of plug-in solar

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The UK's largest energy supplier has begun selling plug-in solar kits starting from £450, days after new rules made the systems legal for UK households without rooftop installations.

The gap between cars and vans is narrowing, lane by lane

UK – electric vans and cars both hit August records

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Battery electric vehicles had their strongest August on record, with cars taking 30 percent of new registrations and vans reaching 17 percent, as sales continued to outpace the UK's zero-emission vehicle targets for a third straight month.

The reactor and conversion hardware at Rivan's UK facility, running directly on DC power from the adjacent solar array

UK – Rivan's solar-powered SNG plant runs entirely off-grid

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Rivan Industries has commissioned its first commercial-scale synthetic natural gas system, powered entirely by solar and operating fully off-grid, with a 10-unit production run planned for 2027.

Spot the solar in Cringleford, England – soon to be a lot easier

UK – plug-in solar hits the shelves at major high street retailers

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Devices generating up to 800W are now on legal sale at leading UK retailers including Currys and B&Q, with the government citing potential household savings of up to £110 a year.

A charming street but a charging desert

UK – EV charging sector changes lanes toward consolidation

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Rising costs and slowing installation growth are reshaping the UK's charging industry, with InstaVolt's acquisition of the smaller GeniePoint network pointing to a wave of consolidation among operators.

The 129 MW project reshaping the West Midlands grid

METLEN powers ahead on grid-scale batteries in three countries

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The Greek energy group is expanding its M RESET division with grid-scale storage projects in three European markets. Recent milestones include a 129 MW project in the UK, a 25 MW asset in Italy and Greece's largest standalone battery at 330 MW.

Rows of storage capacity at Immingham, among the largest three-hour batteries in the country once live

UK – Immingham battery secures financing, decade-long revenue floor

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Econergy has closed its second UK storage deal with Santander and EDF this year, underpinning what will become one of Britain's largest batteries operating above two hours.

Solar collected at altitude, logistics conducted at ground level at Lombard Shipping

UK – 118 MWh rooftop PV backs EV fleet at Lombard Shipping

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The logistics provider is combining PV, storage and EV charging at its main distribution site, targeting a 50 percent reduction in electricity costs while meeting growing operational needs.

Loudwater 39 MW/55 MWh battery storage plant near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, UK

NextEnergy's UK fund grows with 107 MW battery acquisition

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The solar and storage investor's UK fund has added three operational battery sites in southeast England, taking standalone capacity to 165 MW after NEUK I's £733 million final close.

A CATL BESS site and Yanco's likely blueprint

Australia – fifth large-scale BESS close for ACEnergy

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BW ESS is taking over the 250 MW/1,000 MWh Yanco project, which will be capable of powering around 430,000 homes for four hours once operational in 2028.

Ambivalent UK weather and the 600 MWh argument for transmission-connected storage

UK – Eku Energy makes transmission storage debut with Didcot BESS

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The global storage specialist has acquired a 300 MW / 600 MWh battery project in Oxfordshire, connecting to the recently upgraded Didcot substation ahead of a planned 2028 commissioning.

The eight-point charging installation at Astwick, Bedfordshire

UK – Kempower and DLL open door to leasing for EV charging

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An eight-point, 400 kW charging installation at Astwick becomes both a UK-first for Kempower and a first for its 2024 partnership with financing provider DLL.

Solar panels meet English hedgerows at Maisemore, Gloucestershire

UK – European Energy secures £58.1m for Cornish solar-plus-storage

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Danske Bank is financing the construction of Indian Queens, a hybrid renewable asset combining a 68 MW solar park with a 47.5 MW / 95 MWh battery system. Commercial operations are expected in 2027, with both generation and storage sharing a single grid connection.

The Solis PrimePower units that will cut the electricity bill and carbon footprint

UK – Solis announces UK arrival with NHS battery project

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The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital has switched on a 600 kWh battery system paired with rooftop solar, delivered by ZLC Energy using six Solis PrimePower units. The setup is expected to offset around 75 percent of the hospital's electricity use.

Instavolt's Winchester Superhub in Hampshire

Powerdot acquires InstaVolt charging network across Spain and Portugal

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The sale follows a £250 million debt refinancing and £40 million equity raise, and is part of InstaVolt‘s strategy shift toward the UK and Ireland since the business entered Iberia in 2023.

Kerbside charging in action, no driveway required

UK – Char.gy's 5,000th unit marks kerbside charging breakthrough

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With deployments accelerating in Brighton, Reading and beyond, char.gy's lamp-column model is turning on-street parking into a practical charging option for millions of UK households.

Trinity Hall Solar Farm, Bedfordshire – operational and under new ownership

UK – EE divests Trinity Hall solar farm as pipeline grows

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AlphaReal has acquired Trinity Hall Solar Farm from European Energy, taking on the operational 15 MW Bedfordshire project complete with a long-term corporate power purchase agreement.

Panel rows ripple across European Energy's Marksbury solar park in the UK

UK – European Energy breaks ground on 70 MW Cornwall project

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Danish developer European Energy has started construction of the Indian Queens project in Cornwall, combining 67.96 MW of solar capacity with a 95 MWh battery system, with revenues secured through a corporate PPA and a capacity market contract.

Mixed housing stock, mixed solar uptake

UK – Heva brings home solar into employee benefits

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A new pre-tax payroll scheme from Heva Energy lets UK employees fund residential PV, storage and EV chargers without upfront cost, cutting household electricity bills by up to half.

Curbing costs – overnight street charging is now on the company card

UK – char.gy–Allstar tie-up brings fleets kerbside

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The deal opens char.gy's residential charging network to fleet drivers without driveways, addressing a pan-European sticking point as city electrification outpaces on-street provision.

Charging ahead but still inching forward in London traffic

UK – EV share hits record 22.7% in March

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More than 83,000 battery electric vehicles were delivered in a single month, with overall car market growth of 4.9 percent driven by electrification and fuel price volatility.

Urban charging in practice – cables bridging the gap between policy and pavement

UK – kerbside charging rules threaten urban EV rollout

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Regulatory hurdles around home charging are emerging as a key barrier to EV uptake among households without driveways. New survey data highlights the scale of the issue and growing pressure for reform.

Small movements, larger transitions in the UK mobility picture

UK – petrol’s lead narrows as EVs close the gap

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Electric vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom reached a new high in March, with battery electric vehicles accounting for 22.7 percent of new car sales and helping drive overall market growth.

From city streets in the south to the North Yorkshire Moors and beyond, EV adoption is spreading across England

UK – Study finds EV adoption spreading across income groups

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Electric vehicle adoption in England is spreading beyond wealthy early adopters. New data suggests uptake is broadening across most socio-economic groups, raising fresh questions about charging infrastructure and electricity demand.

As storage grows, so does the focus on fire risk

UK – NFCC issues updated guidance for grid-scale battery storage

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The UK’s National Fire Chiefs Council has updated its guidance for grid-scale battery storage, introducing a more detailed risk-based framework that covers site design, emergency response and system operation.