Capacity Market: Sara Bell on what happens next

Tempus Energy CEO Sara Bell says companies that hold Capacity Market agreements will know whether or not they will get paid before the year-end. The...

Anesco and WPD strike flexible capacity agreement for battery

Anesco and Western Power Distribution have struck a flexible capacity agreement that they claim is the first of its kind. Anesco said the arrangement, which...

Ylem picks Origami’s flexible energy platform

Ylem Energy will use Origami’s technology platform to manage its behind the meter solutions. The platform also enables Ylem’s customers to participate in energy...

DSR Event: Unlocking value in a shifting landscape

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...
Energy storage will eat battery storage

Flow storage firm Red T plans merger with Avalon Battery Corporation

Energy storage firm Red T says its proposed merger with California-based Avalon Battery Corp will create the world's largest flow storage company. If approved, the...

Origami hires adtech exec as chief operating officer

Flexible energy platform provider Origami has looked to the adtech market for its new chief operating officer. The company has hired Peter Simmonds from Marin...

Government to consider multi-year contracts for DSR – if evidence

Government says it will consider multi-year agreements for demand-side response in the Capacity Market – if there is evidence to support they are required. The...

National Grid: DSR ‘more reliable than nuclear’

The GB electricity system operator has suggested demand-side response (DSR) is more reliable than nuclear power in its latest Capacity Market auction guidelines. National Grid...

Demand-side response and battery storage: Give us your views

The Energyst seeks views on demand-side response (DSR) and battery storage. Our survey aims to create a snapshot of how people are providing flexibility,...

Beis and Ofgem tell energy networks to expedite flex

Government and regulator have written to energy networks urging them to step up efforts to deliver a smart, flexible system. The letter states that networks...

WPD signs deal with Piclo to boost local flex uptake

Western Power Distribution will use the Piclo local flexibility platform in a bid to attract more businesses to help it manage local constraints. WPD and...

National Grid models big DSR and storage increases

National Grid’s latest energy scenario modelling suggests a potential major increase in demand-side response (DSR) provided by UK businesses. The electricity system operator has also...

Flexitricity: Fruitful returns from CHP plants in the Balancing Mechanism

The commercial horticulturist has created new revenue streams by optimising the flexibility it has with its combined heat and power (CHP) plant, generating over...

AMP Clean Energy, Limejump, Powervault and Moixa take UKPN flex contracts

UK Power Networks has signed contracts for 18.1MW of flexibility worth £450,000 to companies including AMP Clean Energy, Limejump, Powervault and Moixa to help...

Western Power Distribution aims to buy 184MW of flex

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has outlined plans to buy a further 184MW of flexibility. The distribution network operator said it needs that flexibility this year...

Local flex markets: Centrica eyes the prize

Centrica is working to build a viable system to enable local energy balancing and trading, involving small businesses and households. Its test bed is...
Gateshead council will earn £1m through demand-side response

How Flexitricity optimises revenue for Gateshead Council’s district energy scheme

In this video case study, Flexitricity’s Business Development and Account Manager, Lisa Perrin, and Gateshead Council’s Energy Services Manager, Jim Gillon, discuss revenue streams...

Ylem completes 1MW co-located landfill gas battery, prepares for BM

Ylem Energy has completed its first 1MW battery at a landfill gas site, and will use its flexibility to participate in the balancing mechanism. The...

Terre delayed, France blamed

The launch of the European balancing scheme slated to go live at the end of this year is set to be pushed back until...

Second life battery firm Connected Energy lands £5m investment

Connected Energy, the company that uses second-life electric vehicle batteries to provide energy storage solutions, has received further investment from Engie, Macquarie and Japanese...