The underused energy management tool that can offset rising energy costs
The non-commodity element of energy costs is set to push prices up considerably over the next few years – yet research by YouGov finds...
Domestic DSR: Social Energy lands first megawatt FFR contract, plans 350MW by 2020
Start-up Social Energy is partnering with Duracell in a bid to crack domestic demand-side response. The firm thinks it can amass a 350MW portfolio...
Will new frequency services suit DSR’s old guard?
National Grid has won plaudits for overhauling its suite of balancing services. But some industrial firms worry that what they have done for years...
Winter margin fine, says National Grid, but prepare for price volatility
National Grid has forecast ample headroom on the power system this winter of 11.7%. But it has warned businesses to prepare for price volatility...
Ingenious Infrastructure invests in Reactive Technologies
Ingenious Infrastructure has invested an undisclosed sum in Reactive Technologies. The smart grid firm said it would use the money to fund global expansion.
Reactive...
National Grid calls for new reactive power providers in Mersey and South Wales
National Grid is looking for help to manage voltage levels in Mersey and South Wales and wants to hear what potential providers can do...
UK Power Reserve takes another 60MW of battery storage from Fluence
UK Power Reserve has chosen Fluence to provide the second 60MW tranche of battery storage it requires to meet Capacity Market commitments.
By contracting the...
DNO flex procurement: The learning so far from UKPN and WPD
Head of smart grid development, Sotiris Georgiopoulos, says UK Power Networks has incorporated learning from last year’s inaugural flex tender into its procurement roadmap,...
Aggregators: Upload your data to grow DNO flexibility markets
Five of the six GB distribution network operators (DNOs) are currently trialling the Piclo platform, which aims to become an online marketplace for buyers...
Why DSR is an essential part of our energy future
Dr Tim Rotheray, Director of the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), talks to energy writer Susannah Lawson about what’s driving growth in the market...
Smarter energy: Free Glasgow & Birmingham breakfast briefings with Aurora and Enel X
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Gore Street energy fund buys 19MW of battery storage
Listed energy storage fund Gore Street has acquired 19MW of battery storage projects from Origami Energy.
The fund will now develop the 9MW behind the...
SSE picks Origami’s tech platform for flex services
SSE will use Origami Energy's platform to deliver flexibility services to industrial and commercial customers.
The deal was announced this morning following a competitive tender.
SSE...
€100k seeks battery storage start-ups
The organisation works with the European Battery Alliance and aims to attract and support start-ups with innovative battery storage technology or business model concepts. It...
United Utilities restructures energy function to optimise flex, resilience, cost and carbon
United Utilities has reorganised its energy function to deliver an integrated approach to procurement, management, flexibility and resilience. Neil Gillespie, director of energy &...
RedT eyes £33m deal to fund 60MWh of flow storage
Energy storage firm RedT says it has secured conditional commitment from an infrastructure fund to invest around €37m (£33m) to finance some 60MWh of...
Scottish Power Energy Networks joins Piclo DNO flexibility platform
Scottish Power Energy Networks has signed up to the Picloflex platform, which aims to be the UK marketplace for distribution network operator (DNO) flexibility.
The...
Download the 2018 DSR Report: Aligning risk and reward
The Energyst's 2018 DSR report is now available to download at www.theenergyst.com/dsr.
It contains a survey of public and private sector organisations that provide demand-side...
Flexitricity lands £500k funding to bring smaller firms into DSR, seeks trial sites
Flexitricity has landed almost £500k of government funding in order to try and bring smaller companies - and smaller sites of larger companies -...
Northern Powergrid steps up DSR plans, joins Piclo platform
Northern Powergrid is stepping up plans to use flexibility, or demand-side response (DSR) over traditional network reinforcement and has become the latest distribution network...