18th March 2027

Silverstone | The Wing | Silverstone Circuit | NN12 8TN | Technical Conference, Exhibition and Networking

Smart Energy Transition

Electric vehicle batteries as grid storage: Volkswagen and Elli to launch Vehicle-to-Grid Offer

Wolfsburg. Volkswagen, together with Elli, the energy and mobility brand of the Volkswagen Group, is preparing the market launch of a fully integrated Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) offer for private customers in Germany. From the fourth quarter of 2026, Volkswagen customers can not only just charge their electric vehicles, but also actively integrate them into the energy … Read more

Why Sodium‑Ion Batteries Are Becoming a Strategic Asset for European Defence

The war in Ukraine has shown how vulnerable modern societies are when energy systems come under attack. Repeated power cuts have made reserve solutions essential for keeping hospitals, communications and other essential services running in below‑freezing temperatures – and proven that batteries and energy storageare now a core component of total defence. Against this backdrop, … Read more

Industry hails expansion of grants to heat batteries 

ADE: Demand, the UK’s largest trade body for thermal storage, has welcomed the Government’s decision to expand the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) to include heat batteries, calling it a “massive moment” for consumer choice and the UK’s clean energy transition.  The move, confirmed by DESNZ, will provide a £2,500 grant for households to install a … Read more

GreenGrid Project Kicks Off in Vilnius to Accelerate Europe’s Green and Smart Energy Transition

The GreenGrid Eurocluster project officially kicked off on October 15 in Vilnius, Lithuania, bringing together all consortium partners to plan the first implementation steps and align on a joint strategy for the next three years. Funded by the European Union under the SMP-COSME Euroclusters programme, GreenGrid has a total budget of €2 million to support European SMEs and startups developing innovative … Read more