National Grid outlines new footroom service to tackle lockdown lows
National Grid ESO will go live with a new footroom service from 7 May, paying people to use more power over the summer or...
DSR can bid for 15-year capacity market agreements
Demand-side response will be able to bid for 15-year capacity market agreements under changes to government’s flagship policy intended to keep the lights on...
As solar breaks records, National Grid mulls turning it off
National Grid ESO is working out how to manage low demand on the transmission system exacerbated by the coronavirus lockdown. One option is paying...
Electron: local energy markets will solve demand-supply issues
Local energy markets are required to solve challenges on the national power system, according to energy technology company Electron.
National Grid ESO is working on...
Piclo lands first international flex market deal
Flexibility marketplace provider Piclo has signed terms for its first international trial.
However, it will now work with a consortium led by Eles, Slovenia’s transmission...
Electron, EDF, SSEN, Kaluza to launch Orkney flexibility exchange
A consortium including Community Energy Scotland, CGI, EDF, Elexon, Energy Systems Catapult, Kaluza and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is set to launch a...
Flexitricity to trade 75MWh battery for Gresham House
Aggregator Flexitricity will trade flexibility from Gresham House Energy Storage Fund's biggest battery storage scheme, the 50MW/75MWh Thurcroft development.
The Edinburgh-based firm already has a...
Limejump adds Ylem’s 20MW Trafford peaker to virtual power plant
Shell-owned Limejump has added Ylem's new 20MW Trafford gas peaker to its virtual power plant.
Despite challenges due to coronavirus restrictions, Ylem commissioned the engines...
Fintan Slye: Inertia is “taken for granted”; it will become much more important
Inertia in the GB power system will become far more valuable according to the head of the system operator, Fintan Slye.
"Inertia will become much...
The battery storage market is being failed by its traders
In the medium term, only the best traders will survive in the battery storage market, suggests Kiwi Power head energy merchant, Aaron Lally.
Battery storage...
Gresham House to hit 364MW storage, says UK needs 10GW fast
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund remains on the acquisition trail, with assets committed to double its 174MW portfolio this year alone.
In its first full...
Frequency response prices rise, changes ahead; Stor procurement suspended
Rising prices for firm frequency response at the tail end of 2019 brought more providers back into play, according to National Grid ESO.
Meanwhile Triad...
Coronavirus demand destruction gives National Grid another plate to spin
National Grid electricity system operator (ESO) has reassured the public that it has plenty of power to keep the lights on during the coronavirus...
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...
National Grid outlines future of frequency response
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has outlined the future of frequency response and reserve procurement as it bids to keep an increasingly renewables-driven...
Capacity market clears at £6.44, lowest yet
The latest capacity market (CM) auction for delivery over winter 2022/23 has cleared at £6.44 per kilowatt per year, the lowest outturn since the...
National Grid mulls footroom options as demand drops
National Grid has asked suppliers and TPIs for information on different customer segments in order to better model demand over summer.
The electricity system operator...
Virtue: An internet of energy
Sponsored post: Virtue is an integrated energy management and micro-grid solution with smart grid control. It is forming an integral part in the future...
Name your own price: National Grid launches next demand turn-up tender
National Grid has opened the tender for this year's summer grid balancing programme, demand turn-up, inviting suppliers to name their own price.
Companies seeking contracts...
Nissan: 2019 “breakthrough year” for EVs as power plants, eyes energy supply market
Nissan sees 2019 as “a breakthrough year” for grid services via electric vehicles. The carmaker could potentially become an energy supplier soon after that.
“It...