“Good I – for amps -, son?” Bluefield pays £1.5 million for battery project...
The closed end fund today announced it has bought development rights, grid connection costs and leasehold rights for a 20MW storage project, due to...
ITM Power’s half years: Orders quadrupled, cash burn slows
Securing new contracts resulted in six-month losses for hydrogen electrolyser maker ITM Power being cut back last year on 2020’s equivalent period to £...
Electrifying performance: Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to get solar PV
The Olympic athletics track on which legendary sprinter Jesse Owens defied Nazi racism in 1936 is soon to be further enhanced, being overlooked with...
Half night, half day: WPD’s Equinox prizes flex uses of low carbon pumps in...
Britain’s biggest distributed network operator is pumping over £15m into unlocking the flexibility offered by low carbon residential home heat. Ground- or air-sourced pumps...
“Magnetisable concrete” trialled for non-stop charging of EVs
The adapted concrete has a high magnetic permeability, thus lending itself to inductive charging as a vehicle passes above. It would open the way...
Carlton Power and Stag Energy merge to deliver infrastructure wizardry
Two of Britain’s longest established developers of energy infrastructure are joining up. Ending three decades of independence, Carlton Power and Stag Energy today plight...
British Lithium extracts ‘pilot quantity’ lithium from Cornwall
Rocks under Britain’s west country have yielded up the first ore for a pioneering venture to home-source battery grade lithium. British Lithium Limited believes...
Ofgem warns Balancing Mechanism players
Rocketing costs of last-minute interventions needed to balance Britain’s power grid have prompted an Ofgem warning that it stands ready to tighten market rules...
At 360 MW, Teesside primed to host Europe’s biggest battery
The North-east industrial cluster of Teesside is set to be the location for a planned 360 MW battery storage system, billed as Europe's largest.
Sembcorp...
Staunch greenwash sleaze? Track carbon through grid in real time, say Elexon and ES...
Restoring integrity to tarnished "clean power" certificates can be best guaranteed with new rules and new tech, tracking carbon from seed to flower through...
National Grid ESO to digitise Britain’s energy system and advance the transition to net...
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has launched, in what it claims is a world-first, a programme to build a digital replica of the...
Centrica plugs in for 650MW solar by 2026, as Atrato seeks £150 million
Energy giant Centrica has formed a team to oversee installation by mid-decade of 650MW of solar farms and 300MW of batteries.
The UK and continental...
WPD launches Net Zero innovations appeal
Hot on the heels of last night’s royally-endorsed Earthshot contest, Britain’s biggest power distributor today launches its own appeal for clean tech ideas, seeking...
Conrad Energy signs 104MWh battery energy storage order with GE Renewable Energy
Conrad Energy, the UK’s largest flexible power producer, and GE Renewable Energy are delighted to announce the signing of a major framework agreement for...
Flexitricity and Kaluza team up to expand V2G-based grid balancing
Kaluza, Ovo’s offshoot developing intelligent energy platforms, is teaming up with aggregator Flexitricity to provide a new service in grid flexibility, expanding near-home level...
‘Ton up’ near M25 at Upminster: dynamic duo prep Essex for near-100 MW battery
Ground has been broken near London’s M25 motorway, ready to house one of Britain’s biggest grid-scale batteries.
Tesla Megapack’s lithium ion technology is the core...
CMA formally approves National Grid’s purchase of WPD
National Grid’s £7.8 billion acquisition of Britain’s largest electricity distribution business has won formal approval from the competition watchdog.
The Competition and Markets Authority announced...
JCG doubles investment in Highview Power’s energy storage technology
Janus Continental Group (JCG), a conglomerate with businesses in the Energy, Hospitality and Real Estate sectors across three continents, has announced that it has made a...
Ofgem bids to equal up licence terms for restoration and balancing
Licence changes are now being sought by Ofgem, aimed at raising standards for grid restoration services to the level of norms which already govern...
SSE sparks up yet another non-wilting Wilts. battery
Generator-retailer SSE is making its first connection in Britain’s sparky market for grid-scale storage, acquiring rights to Harmony Energy’s 50 MW battery development in...