Demand-side response providers should be allowed to bid for 15-year Capacity Market agreements in line with generation and distribution network operators should commit to being ready to run local grids on zero carbon sources by 2025, say MPs. Those calls from the Science and Technology Committee were among a raft of recommendations outlined in a Read more…
Win more business with low carbon energy
Haven Power outlines how renewable electricity can help create a competitive advantage and act as a driver for business growth in this sponsored post. To help meet the government’s target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, UK businesses can switch to renewable energy sources for an easy “quick-win”. What’s more, such a move can Read more…
Kettering General Hospital seeks energy performance contractors
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking potential suppliers for a major energy project. The Trust plans to build a new energy centre, upgrade back-up generation and implement energy efficiency measures including smart lighting. It has commissioned ETL, a specialist consultancy spun out of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, to help select Read more…
Ørsted, RWE, DNOs brought into blackout investigation
Ørsted, RWE and all of the distribution network operators are to be investigated alongside National Grid Transmission and Electricity System Operator (ESO) over the 9 August blackout. The ESO’s interim report cites a lightning strike as triggering the chain of events that led to widespread disconnection on the distribution network. However, the report acknowledges that Read more…
Energy managers: We need your views on flexibility and battery storage
The Energyst is seeking views on demand-side response and battery storage. Our 2019 DSR survey forms the research component of our annual DSR and storage reports and aims to provide an accurate picture of the challenges and opportunities from an end user perspective. We have almost 100 responses to date – but we could use Read more…
Green hydrogen: How to get there?
‘Green’ hydrogen could be a significant pillar of a decarbonised economy. But there are significant challenges to overcome. Myles Mantle, project development and finance partner at law firm Haynes and Boone, provides the lowdown On 15th June 2019, at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth in Japan, the Read more…
Ofgem revoke’s URE’s supply licence over unpaid renewables bill
Ofgem has taken away small energy supplier URE’s supply licence after it failed to pay its Renewables Obligation bill. The supplier owes over £200,000. Under the Renewables Obligation, energy suppliers are obliged to buy a certain amount of power from renewable sources. If they do not, they pay into a buyout fund. The cost of Read more…
Blackouts: What happened and what are the implications?
Last Friday’s demand disconnection event or blackout was the result of a relatively rare event with two large power generation units disconnecting from the power system. This caused the frequency to drop and demand disconnections to occur across the country. But how did this happen and what are the learnings from it? Kyle Martin of Read more…
Six in ten DSR providers could do more – at right price
Six in ten demand-side response providers could sell more flexibility to National Grid to help keep the system stable – if the price is right. According to early findings of an ongoing survey by The Energyst, 61 per cent of companies that provide demand-side response – such as water companies, cement makers, chemicals firms and Read more…
Specifying compressed air: Free CPD-accredited course
Specifying a compressed air installation can bring about many questions, especially if you are an M&E contractor or consultant who works on various projects. You do not have to become an expert in compressed air, industrial gases or vacuum pump installations if your project requires any of these. Atlas Copco will take care of all Read more…
SSE confirms Ovo talks
SSE has confirmed it is in talks with Ovo as the big six supplier attempts to exit domestic energy retail. The company has been seeking buyers for its domestic retail book since merger talks with Npower owner Innogy collapsed last December. Following speculation, the firm issued a statement over the weekend: “SSE is actively progressing Read more…
Megger offers all-in-one testing for motors
Megger has combined all of the functions frequently required for testing electric motors in an innovative handheld instrument, the MTR105 static motor analyser. This diminutive tester, which weighs less than 1kg, provides facilities for a comprehensive range of insulation tests and for making four-wire low-resistance measurements. It also offers capacitance, inductance and temperature measurement, along Read more…
National Grid: Two generators cause big frequency drop
Two generators tripping caused the biggest frequency drop for years, with widespread power outages as National Grid’s systems disconnected demand in order to limit the impact. RWE’s 740MW Little Barford gas-fired power station reported that it had tripped first, followed by some units at Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore wind farm. Strong winds led to exceptional volumes Read more…
Testing opens for balancing mechanism and Terre
Companies that want to trade power in the GB balancing mechanism – and the European reserve exchange called Terre – can start to test their systems this month. Elexon is leading on work to change settlement systems so that aggregators can trade flexibility within the balancing mechanism (BM), the main tool used by National Grid Read more…
Npower posts deeper operating loss
Npower posted an €81m (£75m) operating loss for the first half. The retailer shed 238,000 customers versus the first half 2018. Parent company Innogy said competitive pressure and that the domestic price cap were the main factors in the negative result with the UK market environment “persistently difficult”. Earlier this year Innogy announced plans to Read more…
Wind powers Ørsted profit, firm to switch fleet to EVs by 2025
Ørsted posted higher first half profit as wind generation continues to deliver significant return on investment. Operating profit increased 2 per cent to DKK 8.8 (£1.1bn), return on capital deployed increased six percentage points to 29 per cent for the period. The company said it is on track to reach 15GW of offshore wind capacity Read more…
The future of energy: Five key changes and how to benefit from them
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Severn Trent eyes more flex technologies, seeks input
Severn Trent Water is asking for feedback on its procurement strategy and for new ideas on how it could better harness flexible technologies. The company’s soft market test remains live until 31 August. After the feedback exercise, Severn Trent will go to market for specific solutions that cut its energy bill and carbon footprint and Read more…
Simec Atlantis fundraising for coal-to-waste and tidal projects
Simec Atlantis has launched a bond paying 8 per cent to fund its coal-to-waste plant at Uskmouth, tidal projects in France and to provide working capital. The Gupta-controlled company aims to raise £7m. It said it has finished front-end engineering and design work at Uskmouth. Atlantis aims to convert the power station into a 220MW Read more…
Inspired Energy acquires 40 per cent of Ignite Energy, eyes remainder
Inspired Energy has paid £5m for a 40 per cent stake in Ignite Energy and has a two-year option to acquire the remainder of the company. The deal sees Inspired bring clients including Halford’s, SSP, Network Rail and WH Smith into its portfolio. The third party intermediary said Ignite’s specialism in energy efficiency projects and Read more…
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