Sussex energy co-op BHESCO plugs in to Moixa
Storage innovators Moixa are plugging into a Sussex energy co-operative, launching a pilot Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to cut DNO costs.
Via social enterprise Brighton...
National Grid boosts UK power capex by 3%, but continues retreat from gas
National Grid increased spending on UK backbone electricity transmission last year by 3% to £1.072 Billion, its results for the year to March published...
Foresight’s 50MW Dundee battery to be balanced by Flexitricity
Scheduled to begin operations before next March, the storage installation will draw revenues from the National Grid’s Balancing Mechanism, providing stabilisation and demand management...
Megawatt Ton for RES, top-scoring its century battery in Yorkshire
Clean storage developer RES Group has been given planners’ go-ahead to install its biggest battery yet.
The Hertfordshire-headquartered firm’s planned 99.9MW installation received approval this week...
Costly keys to the highway give Scots the faraway blues, as genco seek overhaul...
Transmission operator Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks says customer support is overwhelming for Ofgem to re-balance fees for access to UK-wide grids.
As currently framed,...
Open those SmartValves: National Grid ET trials power-flow-routing app, in quest of extra 1.5GW
Britain’s core transmission operator is seeking to liberate an extra 1.5GW of capacity, using software to by-pass choke points, avoiding big outlays on location-specific...
Aspirant reserve power supplier Mast hoists sail, prepares to plug in
Would-be grid backup supplier Mast Energy Developments, fresh from raising £23 million from last month’s successful flotation on the LSE, yesterday briefed investors on...
Miner Corcel digs deep to store power and sell value on Britain’s grid
Corcel, AIM-listed since 2005, is an interesting example of a niche international mining company expanding beyond its core business into grid-scale power storage. For...
Investors back Gore Street Energy Storage with £135 million to build out its 1.3GW...
Energy storage fund Gore Street has succeeded in tapping its investors for new equity needed to build out its 1.3GW pipeline of projects.
The possible...
8MWh from a 50-tonne drop? Weighty matters for storage innovators Gravitricity
Scotland’s gravity battery pioneers Gravitricity believe the recent grid connection of their pilot plant in Edinburgh’s port will give a new meaning to the...
MAN Energy Solutions to partner on world’s largest liquid-air energy-storage project
The liquid air energy storage plant uses cryogenically-liquefied air as a medium for storing energy. It is especially suitable for special applications that require...
Battery barons Gresham House snap up 30MW of Scots storage, expands fleet to 425MW
Britain’s biggest investor in utility-scale batteries Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GHESF) today announced its first buy in Scotland, paying £15.6m from its subsidiary...
World’s first sustainable plant to separate rare earth oxides is projected for Humber estuary
A factory designed for sustainable recovery of scarce minerals essential to making batteries for EVs and wind turbines is being proposed in Britain’s booming...
The Energyst – Latest issue out now
The latest edition of The Energyst is now ready to read today online or via the new Energyst App.
The Energyst is now published monthly,...
Anesco secures planning permission for 50MW solar farm in Lincolnshire
A 50MW solar farm developed by Anesco has been given the green light by East Lindsey District Council, with the company gearing up for...
UK needs over 49 GW of flexibility to reach 100% renewables at lowest cost
Wärtsilä has highlighted the need to scale up flexibility in the UK, in the form of energy storage and flexible gas technology, to enable...
Long-duration storage “needs funding support”
The long-duration electricity storage needed for the UK to transition away from fossil fuels should be supported by an innovative funding mechanism, claims a...
National Grid ESO joins ENA
National Grid ESO has become an official member of Energy Networks Association with Fintan Slye, director of the Electricity System Operator joining the ENA’s...
Proposed acquisition of Western Power Distribution and strategic portfolio repositioning
National Grid plc today announces that it has agreed to acquire PPL WPD Investments Limited, the holding company of Western Power Distribution (WPD), the...
Ofgem must consider impacts on local decarbonisation in network charging reviews
A new report, from not-for-profit centre of energy expertise Regen, argues that national changes to how we pay for our electricity networks will have...