At long last deep geothermal energy is powering the electricity grid in Cornwall: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "The water, super-heated by rocks, will help drive turbines to generate electricity for 10,000 homes, but will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of lithium" 1/

Today on Volts: Swedish tech entrepreneur Jonas Birgersson was once known in his country as "broadband Jesus" for his efforts in spreading decentralized, low-cost broadband access. Now, he wants to bring the same decentralized, peer-to-peer revolution to the electricity grid.

In a policy paper announced yesterday the UK Government has published the final report of its Onshore Wind Taskforce. According to Ed Miliband: desltd.uk/2025/07/uk-g... "It sets out more than 40 steps government and industry will take to help deliver up to 29GW of #OnshoreWind by 2030." 1/n

Nissan UK have announced that the "All-new #LEAF" will be built in Sunderland & be #V2G capable: v2g.co.uk/2025/06/niss... However, they're being a bit coy about precisely when and how that functionality will be delivered, although it sounds as though #V2L will be available on initial deliveries.

The British Standards Institution has recently published a draft of a new edition of its Publicly Available Specification 1878, and is inviting interested parties to comment on the revised document: v2g.co.uk/2025/06/bsi-... The deadline for such comments is July 9th 2025. #PAS1878 1/n

Somewhat belatedly, an enlightening thread from @aukehoekstra.bsky.social on so called "synthetic inertia" 👇

R.O.F.L! 👇

When will Nissan start connecting all these new batteries to bidirectional battery management systems once again? v2g.co.uk/2020/07/niss... #V2x #V2H #V2G #Ariya

Good morning @gjuk.bsky.social (UTC), Since this is a much more convivial venue, here's a question for you that I've already asked over on the birdsite: Does "destination #V2G" count as "distribution grid scale battery storage"? Cc: @octopus.energy #DistributedEnergyStorage => #NetZero

This work is a mix of oil and acrylic paints. I wanted to create an abstract depicting water's movements, unease, and the richness of blue and gold hues. There are deep blues, golds, greens, and earthy tones.

When do you suppose #LisaTheLEAF will be able to earn herself some spending money using #V2G capable charging stations installed in seaside car parks? 👇 How about #CCS2 equipped #EVs in Europe? And #NACS equipped Teslas in Southern California?!

Our first task of the morning was to top up #LisaTheLEAF's battery, using her #CHAdeMO connector. We arrived at Crooklets beach in Bude aiming to enter the water shortly after low tide. By that time the sky had clouded over, but at least the frost had gone! #Surfing #EV #SmartCharging 2/n

A very Merry #V2Xmas and a prosperous New Year to one and all from #LisaTheLEAF and the team at V2G Limited. #WeDriveTheWind in South West England: v2g.co.uk/2024/09/v2g-... #V2H #V2µG #V2B #V2G #V2Tree

Our initial thoughts on the recent launch of the #MercuryConsortium by #Kraken and #EPRI: v2g.co.uk/2024/12/the-... "I’d hazard a guess that most of the Mercury consortium members have yet to take on board the message of the British Standard Institution’s 2021 #PAS1878"

The @theguardian.com correctly identifies that speeding up transition to electric vehicles is only option for UK automotive industry survival China is dominant because it has better technology. They're not going to stand still to let western carmakers catch up www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Whether this is related to the #PowerCuts caused by #StormDarragh last weekend or not I cannot say. However, we have just experienced two brief power outages a few minutes apart: v2g.co.uk/2024/12/the-... This incident appears to be the root cause of our problems👇 We are amongst the lucky ones!

Deep dive: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030 With my colleague Molly I've dug deep into the govt's 136-page action plan for decarbonising the grid by 2030 If achieved, it'd see offshore wind become backbone of power sector – in just 6yrs www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/2

SmartEn (Smart Energy Europe) has released a new guide: Implementing EU Laws, a guide to activating demand-side flexibility in the EU-27 Member States.

"There will be a starring role for “holons”: semi-autonomous energy hubs that replace our current centralized top-down energy system with a decentralized bottom-up energy system running on solar and wind that puts most of the power (economically, politically and socially) in the hands of end users"👇

Having just joined Bluesky, a reminder that our MD gave a 15 minute presentation about #V2x technology at the 361 Energy Fair in #Barnstaple Pannier Market a few weeks ago. You can download the slides at: v2g.co.uk/2024/09/V2G-... #V2H #V2B #V2L #RenewableEnergy + #V2G = #EnergySecurity?

With my "professional" hat on, here's my article about "Europe’s first large-scale car-sharing service utilizing Vehicle-to-Grid technology": v2g.co.uk/2024/11/euro... #RenewableEnergy + #EnergyStorage = #EnergySecurity? #V2G #V2H #V2B #eMobility #R5volution

It's now 18:45, and we're still powerless, with only this flaky 4G connection to work with. However I did manage to upload this article earlier: v2g.co.uk/2024/12/the-... Definitely still a work in progress! #StormDarragh #PowerCut #Blackout 2/n