Coutinho: New unabated gas ‘needed beyond 2030’; REMA needs local pricing

Energy secretary Clare Coutinho today pledged to build new CCGT power stations as replacements for ageing gas generators. The new plant, Coutinho accepts, is...

Ocean energy trial basks in success, seeks new markets’ response

A pioneering experiment linking ocean wave power and subsea batteries to run crucial marine equipment is celebrating success after 12 months of tests off...

GridBeyond secures 264MW  in T-4 Capacity Market auction at a record high of £65/kW

GridBeyond secures 264MW  in T-4 Capacity Market auction at a record high of £65/kW The provisional results of the T-4 2027-28 Capacity Market auction were...

Zenobē buys 300 MW/600 MWh battery from Wärtsilä

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 300MW / 600MWh battery system under an Engineered Equipment Delivery (EEQ) contract to Zenobē, the EV fleet and...

Penso allies to enter Italian storage market

Utility-scale storage developer Penso Power is venturing for the first time into Italy’s power market. The company already has operations in Britain and Australia. Now...

Storage investment: TRIG pick Fig Power for £20 million, as LCIF drop in for...

Investment firm the Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has committed to buy Bristol-based battery projects developer Fig Power for a total of £20 million. The acquiree...

EDF plugs in to market-leading PV & battery deal

Nuclear-to-renewables power supplier EdF has signed one of Britain’s biggest energy management deals, optimising revenues from a solar 66MWp farm and a 50MW grid-scale...

Gas over-reliance & connection delays force Gresham House to drop dividend, buy back shares

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, Britain’s biggest investor in utility-sized batteries, is dropping its last quarter dividend for 2023, as it fights sluggish growth...

Octopus claims its flex customers “offset price cap rise”

Octopus Energy claims around a quarter of the households taking advantage of its ‘Saving Sessions’ flex scheme will escape the effects of this month’s...

Veolia passes the 2 GW of flexible power milestone in Europe

Veolia has passed the milestone of 2 GW of flexible electrical power managed, equivalent to the output of two nuclear reactors or the consumption...

Wasted wind costing £1bn a year? Green hydrogen can save it, urges Policy Exchange

Too slow deployment of grid upgrades and new storage technologies is costing Britain as much as £1billion a year in wasted renewable power, says...

UKPN & EPEX SPOT partner to “supercharge flex market”

UK Power Networks has announced a partnership with the power market operator EPEX SPOT to host its flexibility market. The new cooperation is set...

Sodium-Ion Batteries: Why bother with sodium?

Sodium-ion batteries are being developed due to potential costs, safety, sustainability and performance characteristics over traditional lithium-ion batteries suggests IDTechEx’s new report, “Sodium-ion Batteries...

Long-duration battery storage: D-ESNZ consults on industry views

The government has launched a two-month consultation into long-duration electricity storage on Britain’s grids. Extending volumes of power hosting for periods beyond two hours is...

Home energy managers Wondrwall ink expansion deal

Home energy technology company Wondrwall has signed a £100 million finance deal aimed at spreading its management platform into thousands of UK residences. Its alliance...

UK Power Networks’ DSO opens up new data to boost renewables

UK Power Networks has become the first Distribution System Operator (DSO) to respond to industry calls and publish full data on curtailment history across...

NG and Piclo ally to boost local flex

Flexibility trading pioneer Piclo and National Grid’s Electricity Distribution division today launched a strategic partnership, aimed at easing access for Flexibility Service Providers (FSPs)...
The 40MW battery storage facility at Glassenbury, Kent

UK storage pipeline charges to 85GW record

Electricity storage projects at all stages of development – from planning application on paper to full operation, including trading – have surged to record...

Demand Flexibility Service: Piclo and CUB working together to unlock commercial and industrial flexibility

Flexibility - the ability to change electricity generation or use - will be at the heart of the UK’s electricity system in the years...

Vision thing: Government launches aspirations for competitive CCUS

Ministers are sharpening their long-term vision of creating a competitive UK market for carbon capture and storage (CCUS). In a policy programme dubbed CCUS Vision,...