Flexitricity chief: UK has enough spare power to electrify every car on road
There is enough spare capacity on the UK power system to electrify every car on the road, according to Flexitricity co-founder and chief strategy...
National Grid slashes long-term estimates for UK energy storage
National Grid has almost halved its top-end prediction for long term penetration of UK energy storage. However, the market is growing faster than it anticipated,...
UK Power Networks outlines smart grid plans
UK Power Networks has outlined plans to shift its business from a distribution network operator (DNO) to a smarter, integrated distribution system operator (DSO).
The...
Strong SME appetite for DSR, but sector ignored by suppliers and aggregators
Small and medium sized firms (SMEs) have significant appetite to sell flexible power consumption to help balance the grid. But they are largely being...
Battery storage: Government announces £45m battery research centre
Government will put £45m towards establishing a battery research centre in a bid to bring down costs of energy storage and maximise its impact...
Energy storage to be reclassified in Electricity Act as government backs smart grid
Energy storage is to be reclassified within the Electricity Act to address issues including double charging. The move is among a raft of government...
DSR metering requirements to be relaxed, aggregators gain access to balancing mechanism
Aggregators look set to gain access to the Balancing Mechanism (BM) and wholesale markets as part of a governmental and regulatory push towards a...
Government plans changes to capacity market rules for batteries and unproven DSR
Battery storage operators bidding into future capacity market auctions will have to carefully consider new derating factors proposed by government.
The department for business, energy...
Norway’s Statkraft buys into Limejump
Statkraft, owned by the Norwegian state, said it will remain purely a financial backer with no strategic input.
“We are excited to have Statkraft Ventures...
Ofgem paves way for major changes to energy system rules and charges
Energy regulator Ofgem has outlined a major programme of work that could fundamentally alter the way the energy market works.
The programme is primarily focused...
RES sells 20MW EFR battery storage project to infrastructure group TRIG
Renewable energy firm RES has agreed to sell its 20MW battery storage project at Broxburn, West Lothian to The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG).
TRIG said...
Engie spends £50m on pumped storage upgrade
Engie is to spend £50 million refurbishing two units at its 360MW Ffestiniog Power Station, part of the 2GW First Hydro pumped storage operation in...
DSO goes live: UK Power Networks tenders for 35.4MW of DSR to go live...
UK Power Networks has begun a tender process for up to 35.4MW of demand-side response for delivery starting in January next year.
Following an expressions...
Sheffield University launches three day solar forecasting tool
Sheffield Solar, based in the Department of Physics at the University of Sheffield, has launched a service which provides forecasts for energy generation from...
Ofgem to hit network operators’ pockets over connections failures?
Energy regulator Ofgem has floated plans to clawback revenue from distribution network operators (DNOs) over perceived failures within their grid connections operations.
The regulator is...
Battery storage to push frequency response revenues down STOR path?
Greater volumes of fast responding assets, such as batteries, may start to erode frequency response prices. The question is by how much and how...
Shifting the balance of power: Free demand-side response and battery storage report
The Energyst has published a new, free, demand-side response and battery storage report, outlining challenges and opportunities for businesses aiming to cut costs and...
Mitie demand-side response chief: Nothing can replace lost Triad value
Removal of Triad export payments has torpedoed demand-side response (DSR) business cases, at least in the short term, according to the flexibility lead at...
Hospital earns £200K a year from flexible generation and DSR
Working with electricity supplier Haven Power and demand response aggregator Kiwi Power, Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust earns around £200,000 annually from power generation. The Trust’s Estates department has also reduced expenditure through...
Centrica to use Gateshead Council’s 3MW battery storage system for both local and national...
Centrica is to manage a 3MW battery storage system for Gateshead City Council.
The system has been installed alongside CHP units at the council's District...