All articles by Janet Wood.
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FCZ ArticleSlimmed down, faster, electricity connections queue to be in place by September for delivery by 2030
The queue to connect to the electricity network should fall dramatically by September, and projects remaining in the queue should all connect by 2030, after energy regulator Ofgem and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) kick-started a replacement for the ‘first-come, first-served’ system for connecting. That could ...
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FCZ ArticleCould the UK fuelling choice swing towards biomethane?
With the hydrogen option for freight decarbonisation slow to get off the starting block, is the way open for a swing to bio-CNG? John Baldwin, MD at CNG Services, is hopeful that there is. He points to the launch of 2 new 6x2 CNG trucks as a game-changer for the ...
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FCZ ArticleIf electricity was 40% cheaper, would it change your decisions on decarbonisation?
This summer could see discussion over electricity prices and whether the government should change the way it manages its low carbon support so the price of electricity is lower, in comparison with gas. New analysis from energy lobby group EnergyUK suggests that one option for reform could reduce non-domestic electricity ...
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FCZ ArticleHydrogen’s potential road transport role ‘diminishing’ as UK lags behind Europe
Hydrogen’s anticipated role in road transport “has notably diminished”, according to a new report from Westwood Global Energy Group. It said progress in building a European renewable hydrogen industry has been limited, and it has been particularly slow in the UK.
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FCZ ArticleMajor hydrogen production and storage project proposed off Lancashire coast
EnergyPathways has released a project briefing document for an ambitious new scheme that would use wind power generated in the Irish Sea to produce hydrogen and store it in up to 20 salt caverns off the Lancashire coast.
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FCZ ArticleBatteries see benefits rise from ‘one minute’ response to electricity grid operator’s call
A market for batteries to respond to fluctuations in the electricity grid and start charging or discharging within a minute has represented 20% of battery owners’ revenues since December 2024, according to energy industry analysts and consultations Cornwall Insight. As renewables increase, electricity supply becomes more variable ...
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FCZ ArticleHydrogen a preferred option for rural Wales and South West England
A Welsh Government consultation on its future hydrogen policy has set out its “preferred policy” to maximise the potential for hydrogen in Wales. A statement in the Senedd in 2022 recognised that hydrogen, if sustainably manufactured and deployed, may provide one of the few ways to decarbonise ...
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FCZ ArticleViews from Europe: hydrogen out, software services in, as EC aims to speed permitting in freight corridors
Hydrogen as a vehicle fuel is “overstated and might just be a parenthesis in history”, according to Christian Levin, chief executive of Scania and chair of ACEA Commercial Vehicles Board.
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FCZ ArticleCapGemini research: Battery-powered trucks ‘gaining traction’ but solid state batteries will be the game changer
Battery-powered heavy trucks are ‘gaining traction’, according to a new survey from consultancy CapGemini.
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FCZ ArticleBosch ends hydrogen deal with Ceres
Bosch has announced plans to discontinue work on industrialising power supply systems based on solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), as part of a realignment of operations and investments in hydrogen technologies.
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FCZ ArticleOxfordshire awards refuelling site contract for hydrogen fire tender
Oxfordshire County Council has awarded an £825,500 contract for Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure to Hungerford-based Fuel Cell Systems. The infrastructure is part of the Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Range Extended Fire Engine Prototype (Hyer Power) project, which is developing a prototype fire engine. The hydrogen production and refuelling rig will ...
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FCZ ArticleHydrogen filling station granted planning consent
Darlington Borough Council has granted planning permission to Element 2 to build a hydrogen refuelling station - initially for heavy goods vehicles, with the potential to expand into other vehicle classes in the future – at a site inside Teesside International Airport. The 0.78 hectare site will have two refuelling ...
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FCZ ArticleV1G v V2G and the vicious circle on vehicle charging
Companies talking about the interaction between battery electric vehicles and the electricity grid often talk about V1G and V2G interactions. What do these bits of jargon mean, and what are the implications for fleet operators? Both refer to more complex interactions than simply connecting the battery vehicle ...
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MT ArticleA ‘pause’ in accepting electricity network connection requests will soon be lost in the noise of reform
A ‘pause’ has been enacted in projects joining the queue to connect to the high-voltage national electricity transmission network.
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MT ArticleHow not moving a battery electric truck can be lucrative – the GB battery boom
The saying “if the wheels ain’t turning, she ain’t earning” is the bedrock of the road freight transport industry. But if your fleet is electric, that may not be the whole picture in future. A new sector has been establishing itself in GB’s electricity system over the ...
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MT ArticleGB operators pause applications for new generation grid connections
GB’s transmission network operators will stop accepting applications for new generation to connect to the high-voltage electricity transmission network from 29 January. The ‘pause’ is intended to allow networks to implement a new connection process that should speed up new connections. The pause does not apply to demand customers, who ...
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CommentaryNow is the time to engage with your local energy networks
At this year’s Motor Transport Decarbonisation Summit, one message came through loud and clear: energy networks are often a major hurdle for logistics companies looking to decarbonise. Energy journalist and commentator Janet Wood, explains why now is a pivotal time to engage with your energy network operator. Speaking as part ...
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CommentaryFrom NIMBY, to YIMBY: Labour's strategy to speed up infrastructure projects
Fresh from the Labour Party conference last week, Janet Wood, Editor of New Power Report, gives us her thoughts on how the government is aiming to shift the UK from being a ‘blocker’ to an ‘enabler’ when it comes to planning and development. Labour has promised a government for growth, ...
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CommentaryUp a gear: how the electricity industry is speeding up transit
For this week’s newsletter commentary, Janet Wood, Editor of New Power Report, discusses how a trio of process changes in the electricity sector should see an increase in the rate at which new infrastructure can be rolled out. The new Labour government describes itself as ‘mission led’, and one of ...