Local authorities should buy clean power direct from producers, particularly community schemes, to speed decarbonisation, according to Matthew Clayton, MD at Thrive Renewables. “If local authorities put out tenders for delivering renewable power direct into the city estate, that would be the fastest way for them to meet Net Zero objectives and ensure genuine local Read more…
EDF Energy: Flexibility ‘the key to Net Zero’
Flexibility should be framed as a key component in delivering Net Zero, according to Vincent de Rul, director of energy solutions at EDF Energy. “If you are a provider of flexibility, there is significant cost reduction and revenue potential. But the wider picture is the contribution of flexibility to the low carbon economy – and Read more…
Bristol Airport switches to 100 per cent renewable power via Ørsted
Bristol Airport has switched to a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply via Ørsted. The airport aims for its terminal and site operations to become carbon neutral by 2025. Electricity represents its largest contributor of on-site emissions. Under the three-year contract, Bristol Airport will take 17GWh per annum from Ørsted, which has amassed significant wind Read more…
Ovo to buy SSE’s retail business, become second largest supplier
SSE and Ovo have agreed a deal where the former challenger supplier will acquire SSE’s domestic customer book for £400m in cash and £100m in loan notes. Subject to clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority, the deal would make Ovo the second largest of the ‘big six’ UK suppliers, though an anticipated Eon-Npower amalgamation Read more…
Open Energi and Zenobe tag team 12MWh Tesla battery
Flexibility aggregator Open Energi and storage operator Zenobe Energy have struck a deal to trade output from a 9.8MW/12MWh Tesla battery at Hill Farm, believed to be the largest from Elon Musk’s firm in the UK. Zenobe director, Steven Meersman, said Open Energi’s platform and forecasting “compliments our capabilities as an asset owner and operator, Read more…
TPIs: Find out what’s going on with Ofgem’s small business review
Third party intermediaries keen to keep abreast of Ofgem’s review of the small business market might want to attend a meeting later this month in London. Ofgem launched a review of the small business market in May, stating that a “key focus of concern … is the activities of some brokers” and that “weak broker Read more…
New CEO for DSR aggregator Kiwi
Jay Zoellner is the new CEO at demand-side response aggregator Kiwi Power. Kiwi was founded by Yoav Zingher and Ziko Abram in 2009. The two exited last November after further investment from Engie. Kiwi said Zoellner will lead its bid to become a ‘platform-as-a-service’, provider. Zoellner joins from US third party intermediary Edison Energy, where Read more…
Demand-side response: Water firms, retailers, industrials give their verdict
Firms helping to balance the power system via demand-side response (DSR) say they could provide significantly more flexibility – given sufficient reward and revenue certainty. Meanwhile, most companies that do not provide DSR would consider doing so – if it did not impact day-to-day operations. The findings, from a survey conducted by The Energyst, come Read more…
Smart Buildings Show unveils 2019 conference programme
Speakers include Capita, Google, IWFM, Microsoft, Schneider Electric, WeWork and Wireless Infrastructure Group Topics include AI, Autonomous Buildings, Facilities Management, IoT, Smart Cities and wellbeing in the workplace The free-to-attend event takes place at Olympia London on the 9th and 10th October Smart Buildings Show, the dedicated smart buildings event, has unveiled its 2019 conference Read more…
National Grid sheds light on blackout, response and protection
National Grid’s report into the 9 August blackout has shed further light on the causes of the frequency drop. The electricity system operator has also recommended: A review to determine if it is worth beefing up security of supply standards (which if implemented may require procuring more frequency response) Potentially expediting plans to change of Read more…
Bristol seeks £1bn backer for Net Zero transformation
Bristol City Council is seeking an institutional investor to fund the first tranche of its energy transformation as it bids to decarbonise the city. The City Leap Project plans to deliver a broad range of energy projects. It includes district heating, domestic and commercial energy efficiency and renewable generation. Bristol also hopes to create a Read more…
Simec floats tidal-powered data centre via private wire
Simec Atlantis thinks its tidal arrays can power a data centre in Caithness, Scotland. If it can find a partner, the company believes a power purchase agreement could help fund its expansion plans. It currently has to compete for subsidy with more mature technologies. Simec said it is in talks “with world leading data centre Read more…
Use universities as low-carbon energy test beds, says IMechE
The UK’s university campuses should be test-beds for low-carbon local-energy, as they combine academic expertise and large areas of land and buildings, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The report, Exploring the Evolution of Low-Carbon Local Energy says local energy is evolving from single projects such as solar farms, to systems that Read more…
Ofgem fines Engie Global Markets for failing to detect market manipulation
Ofgem has fined Engie Global Markets (EGM) approximately £2.1 million. An investigation found that EGM, acting through a trader working in the name and on behalf of EGM, had manipulated wholesale gas prices to increase trading profits. In November 2016, a market participant alerted Ofgem to suspicious activity on the wholesale gas market for Great Read more…
Battery storage: Balancing risk and reward
Andy Lowe, Head of Business Development at Flexitricity discusses the emerging battery storage opportunity as the UK transitions towards a low-carbon economy. As the development and investor sector is challenged with transitioning the previously heavily subsidised industry into one that is subsidy free, the demand response expert believes there is potential in the fast-growing market space Read more…
Smart Buildings Show 2019: open for registration!
Smart Buildings Show 2019 is now open for registration. The free-to-attend conference and exhibition, which takes place at the Olympia London on the 9th and 10th of October 2019, features its biggest line-up of exhibitors and keynote and CPD-accredited training sessions from some of the biggest names in the smart buildings industry. Claire Hatchett, sales Read more…
Businesses must find practical paths to decarbonisation
There’s growing pressure for businesses to decarbonise – but for many organisations, it’s vital to find ways to achieve this that are both pragmatic and cost-effective. Now that the UK’s commitment to bringing its greenhouse gas emissions down to net zero by 2050 has been enshrined into law, we can expect to see new and Read more…
Ørsted exits mid-market to focus on 30GWh+ corporates
Ørsted will no longer pursue SME and mid-market customers, focusing its energy supply business instead on large industrial and commercial businesses that use at least 30GWh of power per annum. The company will still sell through brokers and third party intermediaries but aims to offload more of its offshore wind power through corporate PPAs, as Read more…
Prisons with oil-based heating are a key target for green energy projects, says MoJ
The Ministry of Justice is “seeking expert advice” on how it can achieve a ‘net zero’ target for its property portfolio – mainly prisons and court buildings – MPs on the Environmental Audit Commitee heard today (4 September). Carl von Reibnitz, Sustainability Director at the Ministry of Justice, told the MPs that prison emissions represent Read more…
Final call for DSR Event 11 September, London: Secure your seat
Don’t miss the free Demand-Side Response Event, 11 September, London The energy system is changing. Passive consumption of power will become more expensive as the UK develops a smart grid to decarbonise the economy. Flexibility will be key in a power system dominated by renewables. That has profound implications for businesses. The Energyst’s fifth annual Read more…
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