Battery storage costs hit record lows as other clean power technologies Increased
Clean power costs sent mixed signals in 2025. According to BloombergNEF’s Levelized Cost of Electricity 2026 report, the cost of battery storage projects...
EDF reaches landmark 2GW operational capacity as it plugs in its 50th site
EDF power solutions UK has energised one of Greater Manchester’s first large-scale battery energy storage facilities – pushing its total UK clean energy and...
Removing barriers to industrial flexibility could save millions in energy transition costs
New research from Cornwall Insight highlights that Great Britain (GB) has a significant opportunity to tap into a global energy flexibility market worth up...
Low-carbon heating meets smart networks to deliver energy flexibility
UK Power Networks’ Distribution System Operator (DSO) is bringing heat pumps into its flexibility market, giving households new incentives to support a cleaner, smarter...
Trane launches BESS offering for reliable off-grid power
Trane launched its new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) rental offering, now available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) as well as...
National Grid DSO launch new interactive FlexPortal
National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has launched a new interactive tool that allows stakeholders to explore flexibility activities and tender outcomes in detail.
The newly launched FlexPortal enables stakeholders...
National Grid completes overhead line upgrade between Harker and the Scottish border
National Grid has completed work to upgrade overhead electricity transmission lines north of its Harker substation near Carlisle, strengthening a key cross‑border link that...
‘Welsh basket’ weaves flexibility into Wales’ energy plan
Welsh authorities will have new tools to lower overheads and reduce carbon emissions after agreeing a new shared energy procurement strategy.
LASER Energy has worked...
Engineers probe the potential of wireless power distribution
The benefits of distributing electricity without wires will be explored in a ground-breaking new innovation project launched by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) and Space Solar.
The...
GB market leads in flexibility but faces integration challenges
Great Britain continues to lead Europe in local flexibility but risks falling behind on wider market integration, according to the latest Flexibility Market Monitor from LCP...
Pulse Clean Energy activates 30MW battery storage project in Lancashire
Pulse Clean Energy today announces that its 30MW / 60MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, is now operational.
Town Lane...
Over 60% increase in network charges set to hit businesses from April 2026
Today has seen the confirmation of increased energy industry charges which are set to hit business invoices this Spring. Stephen Evans, Industry Costing Manager...
How energy strategy is reshaping business competitiveness in 2026
For much of the past three decades, energy sat quietly in the background of business strategy. It was procured annually, optimised tactically and rarely...
New local energy flexibility opportunitiesÂ
A new guide to help local authorities scale up local energy flexibility programmes has been launched today by UK100, UK Power Networks Distribution System...
The role of air and gas systems in decarbonising UK industry
The UK’s net-zero ambitions are often discussed in terms of renewable power generation, electric vehicles and large-scale infrastructure projects. Yet across manufacturing, energy and...
Econergy secures £21m Santander financing and EDF partnership Dalmarnock BESS
Econergy Renewable Energy, a leading European independent power producer, today announced that it has reached financial close on the Dalmarnock 40MW/120MWh battery energy storage...
First of a kind energy storage project in devon
RheEnergise, a UK company developing a new and advanced form of long duration energy storage, is pleased to announce that its first ever High-Density...
Businesses urged to check energy contracts during Energy Saving Week
A LEADING law firm specialising in reclaiming monies through mis-sold energy contracts is urging businesses to discover if they could be owed tens of...
Drax to acquire Flexitricity
Drax is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire Flexitricity Limited, a UK-based optimiser of flexible energy assets, from Quinbrook....
Watt a deal for tenants
Octopus Energy has partnered with North of England-based housing association Together Housing Group to bring its Tenant Power tariff to 1,500 social homes.
The product...