National Grid aims to replace Sizewell footroom with small generators
When its multimillion pound contract with EDF comes to an end, National Grid ESO aims to work with smaller generators, including wind and solar...
Summer balancing costs £718m and counting, Ofgem mulls what to do
The UK has incurred record power system balancing costs this summer as a result of Covid lockdowns and subsequent demand destruction.
Ofgem is now preparing...
A year since the last blackout, National Grid tells small generators to act
A year since the UK’s last major blackout, National Grid ESO is urging small generators to complete work so that they are less prone...
South Somerset council now live with 30MW of battery storage
The final 5MW of battery storage at South Somerset District Council’s (SSDC) Fideoak Mill site in Taunton is now live, taking it to 30MW.
The...
Future Energy Scenarios: National Grid models big increases in DSR and its value
National Grid modelling suggests the volume of 'pure' demand-side response could double within two to three years as the value of flexibility sharply increases.
The...
Suffolk Council combines second-life battery system with solar and EV chargers
Suffolk County Council is adding second-life EV batteries to a low carbon energy system at the University of Suffolk’s Ipswich campus.
A new facility called...
Bigger batteries: Government lifts planning cap
Government has confirmed that batteries are exempt from the national planning regime.
To date, developers have capped schemes at 49.9MW to avoid going through the...
WPD seeks another 45MW of flex, plus demand turn up
Western Power Distribution is seeking a further 44.55MW of flex and needs providers in five new locations.
In one location, at Hawton, Nottinghamshire, the DNO...
Gresham House Energy Storage launches ‘grid bonds’ to buy more batteries
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is aiming to raise an initial £15m to buy more grid scale battery storage.
The fund has an operational storage...
Statkraft and GE team up on inertia tech to keep grid stable
Statkraft has inked a contract with GE that will enable it to help keep the grid stable by providing inertia via a large spinning...
Ofgem tells DNOs to get on with 1MW+ asset register and plan for national...
Distribution network operators must compile a database of all assets connected to their networks above 1MW – and make them publicly available after Ofgem...
Gresham House spends £20m on Arenko’s 41MW Bloxwich battery
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed the 41MW Bloxwich battery storage facility acquisition from Arenko, taking its operational portfolio to 215MW.
Commissioned 12 months...
Demand hits new low, Grid deals with it
Demand on the transmission system hit 13.4GW, a new low last weekend, but National Grid ESO managed without calling on its new footroom service.
"The...
My work here is done: Limejump CEO Erik Nygard exits
Limejump CEO Erik Nygard will leave the aggregator in September with new COO Catherine Newman to take the reins on an interim basis.
Nygard led...
Smart charging firm ev.energy wins UKPN flex contracts, eyes BM next
Smart charging platform ev.energy had 14 bids accepted by UK Power Networks in its latest flexibility procurement round.
The firm’s technology optimises EV charging times...
Gore Street acquires 50MW Ferrymuir battery project, eyes more in Scotland
Gore Street energy storage fund is to acquire another 50MW battery storage project following a fresh injection of funds.
The Ferrymuir project in Fife, Scotland,...
Scottish flex: National Grid seeks stability providers
National Grid wants help from industry to manage short circuit levels and keep the grid stable in Scotland for the next phase of its...
Flexitricity VPP hits half a gigawatt, predicts “dramatic growth” for DSR
Aggregator Flexitricity claims its virtual power plant (VPP) has reached 500MW - and predicts a boom for the sector.
The firm said a 15MW asset...
UK Power Networks awards 123MW of flex contracts – EVs included
UK Power Networks has awarded contracts for 123MW of flexible power worth £14m, with flexibility from electric vehicles making up part of the mix.
The...
Kensa starts deploying smart heat pumps at Oxford ‘superhub’ project
Heat pump firm Kensa and housing provider Stonewater have started installing the first smart heat pumps as part of the Oxford ‘superhub’ smart grid...