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FCZ ArticleSwiss depot charging scheme cuts e-truck charging costs by up to 50%
ASTAG Charge platform allows hauliers with spare depot capacity to open high-power charging to other member fleets, with 200 sessions logged in first four weeks and 27 companies onboarded across Switzerland’s regions.
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FCZ ArticleGovernment hopes for EV canopies on non-domestic buildings rest on Future Buildings Standard
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has abandoned proposals to require solar photovoltaic canopies on new car parks, citing cost concerns raised during consultation. While the Future Buildings Standard still permits voluntary installation, the decision marks a retreat from France-style mandates despite the UK’s clean power ambitions.
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FCZ ArticleDfT cash bias leaves road freight on sidelines as shipping grabs lion’s share
Road freight is being squeezed out of government innovation funding as the Department for Transport (DfT) channels the bulk of its decarbonisation cash into shipping, raising fresh questions over support for HGV operators.
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FCZ ArticleWebinar on 18 June introduces new electricity connections tool
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) is inviting transport industry stakeholders to find out about a new tool that will help plan for new or upgraded electricity connections.
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FCZ ArticleEnergy crisis raises interest in research into fossil fuel alternatives
The immediate energy crisis due to the fall in Middle East oil and gas shipments, and the long term need to reduce fossil fuel use, have given a boost to researchers looking for alternative fuels.
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FCZ ArticleElectricity networks offer upgraded tool to assess hauliers' connection options
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has directed transport operators, who want to install or upgrade electricity grid connections to electrify their fleets, to an upgraded Transport Connections Guidance tool available via the ENA website.
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FCZ ArticleCan hauliers be the link in carbon dioxide disposal?
Hauliers are ‘well-placed’ to benefit from a potential need to transport and dispose of carbon dioxide, the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) said, as government began a so-called ‘Pathfinder’ selection process for the nascent industry in the Teesside area.
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FCZ ArticleGrid reform could push eHGV chargers behind data centres, warns Logistics UK
Data centres could jump ahead of eHGV charging in the UK’s grid queue under new rules, putting freight decarbonisation at risk, Logistics UK warns.
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FCZ ArticleFleets help EV deployment pass ‘tipping point’ but the heavy duty sector lags
Corporate fleets are driving electric vehicle adoption past a key “tipping point”, according to a new report from consultants EY and electricity industry body Eurelectric. However, while electrification is rapidly becoming financially viable for car-based fleets and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), the heavy-duty truck sector still faces significant barriers.
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FCZ ArticleEurope’s HGVs hold the key to grid flexibility and fleet income, EVision delegates told
Europe’s electricity industry regards electric vehicle fleets of all classes as important potential sources of grid flexibility that could create a revenue stream for fleet operators, with heavy commercial vehicles emerging as particularly promising partners. That was the message from the EVision conference, held on 5–6 March at Brussels’ Autoworld ...
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FCZ ArticleDunkirk plans to be sustainable mobility hub
The Port of Dunkirk is anticipating installation of new charging points for trucks at and around the site, as well as passenger vehicles and ferries, although numbers will remain low this decade.
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FCZ ArticleCarbon capture’s next market: moving CO₂ could be a new revenue stream for hauliers
As the UK expands carbon capture beyond major industrial clusters, thousands of tonnes of CO₂ will need to travel by truck, rail, and ship. For hauliers, this could create a specialist new freight market — one with high-value contracts, growing volumes, and the chance to get in early before pipelines ...
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FCZ ArticleElectricity system operator ready to pay businesses to turn up or down their power demand
From April, businesses will be able to earn revenue by using extra power at times when the system is oversupplied. This is a new addition to the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO’s) Demand Flexibility Service (DFS), which already pays businesses to turn down the power they use for short periods ...
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FCZ ArticleFreight electrification on collision course with energy planning
The UK freight sector is being overlooked in national and regional energy planning despite facing some of the highest electricity demands of any industry, Logistics UK has warned.
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FCZ ArticleEU carbon border tax review could ease electricity costs for UK fleets
The European Union is exploring changes to its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that could avoid pushing up electricity prices in the UK, according to Argus Media.
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FCZ ArticleHydrogen transport by tube trailers needs ‘strict leakage mitigation’
Hydrogen should only be deployed with “strict leakage mitigation measures”, the Green Alliance has warned, after a new report found significantly higher leakage from road and rail transport than from pipelines — a key issue as the hydrogen market develops.
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FCZ ArticleCadent suspends development consent application for key hydrogen pipeline
Gas network Cadent has paused plans to seek development consent to build a key pipeline to transport hydrogen across the North West.
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FCZ Article‘Queue reform’ set to speed up connections to the electricity grid
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has set out which new or expanded connections to the electricity transmission network will take priority, in a bid to speed up the process.
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FCZ ArticleResilience plan ignores supply chain, industry warns
The government’s ‘lessons learned’ report on the recent Heathrow fire makes no reference to freight — either as part of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure or in its plans for a new National Resilience body — despite freight’s essential role in keeping the country supplied.
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FCZ ArticleSSEN offers ‘ramped’ offers for electricity connections in Southern England
The electricity distribution network operator (DNO) that serves northern Scotland and the south of England has announced that customers who want a new or increased electricity connection can take a step-wise approach to their connection in its southern area – reducing upfront costs and speeding up the connection.