Modelling battery storage – what went wrong?

Regardless of your position on storage, it is fairly uncontroversial to admit we have recently experienced a bubble in storage investment that has somewhat...

National Grid says it can go 100% renewables by 2025

National Grid ESO believes it will be able to operate the power system with 100% renewable power - for periods at least - by...

National Grid ESO mulls 10-year contracts for reactive power

National Grid ESO has sent out a request for information to potential providers of reactive power services in the Mersey area. National Grid uses reactive power services to manage...

WPD’s 93MW demand-side response tender now open

Western Power Distribution (WPD) opened its demand-side response tender window last week. The company aims to procure 93.4MW of DSR services in 12 areas across...

SSEN to deploy flex across entire network – down to households and EVs

Scottish & Southern Energy Networks has agreed to procure flexibility and demand-side response services across its entire network, rather than just constrained areas, which...

Norway’s Equinor invests in Reactive Technologies

Reactive Technologies has secured another tranche of funding, with Norwegian state-owned Equinor investing. The demand-side response and smart grid company said the funding round was...

Statkraft and RedT strike solar-storage deal

Statkraft and RedT have agreed terms on a commercial partnership to deploy and fund solar PV and energy storage units at industrial and commercial...

EDF and Upside to trade flex from Anesco’s Clayhill solar-storage farm

EDF Energy and technology partner Upside Energy will trade the power from Anesco’s 16MW Clayhill solar-storage farm. Terms of the deal include EDF providing a...

Data Centre World: The key technology trends for 2019 that could improve resilience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecYPvAUUvIc   Some key technology trends are emerging for 2019 that could mitigate the risk of outages, improve efficiency and help generate revenue. Speaking at...

Energy storage at the forefront of DSR change

Powerstar CEO Alex Mardapittas discusses how demand-side response through energy storage is set to develop as the energy transition progresses An effective way of participating...

Powering the data centre in the era of 5G and the Edge

What are data centres going to look like in the future and what will this mean in terms of power? Riello’s Leo Craig recently...

Tempus challenges Polish capacity market

Tempus Energy has launched a new legal challenge, turning its sights on the state aid  approval of the Polish capacity market. The company, which successfully...
Energy storage will eat battery storage

RedT launches strategic review and fundraise, shares dive

AIM-listed energy storage company, RedT, has announced a strategic review and fundraising in order to secure working capital. It has issued a conditional £940,000 placing...

Ovo takes stake in blockchain firm Electron

Ovo has taken a minority stake in blockchain company Electron, through its company Kaluza. Electron will use the proceeds of Kaluza’s investment to accelerate the development...

Gas and battery storage: More flexible flexibility?

Ylem Energy is putting gas engines and battery storage onto I&C sites as well as landfill gas operations. The company will fund, own and...

Statkraft plans 2GW UK virtual power plant

Statkraft has disclosed that its UK virtual power plant (VPP) capacity has reached a gigawatt. The Norwegian state-owned company plans to double that capacity...

Domestic demand-side response: £8.6m competition winners announced

Thirteen projects aiming to unlock domestic demand-side response from hot water tanks, home storage systems, car batteries, heat pumps and rooftop solar have been...

UK’s smart grid design: Your views required

The Energy Networks Association seeks views on how to design a GB smart grid. It has published a Baringa Partners impact assessment of the five...

Tempus launches fresh Capacity Market action, goes after the money

Tempus has launched legal action intended to force the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to cancel a planned Capacity Market auction...
Energy storage will eat battery storage

Opinion: Time to do energy storage properly

Industry is starting to realise single purpose 'disposable' batteries are sub-optimal, believes redT CEO Scott McGregor The Capacity Market is suspended and under review, the...