Ørsted to build 20MW Liverpool battery storage unit

Ørsted is to build a 20MW battery storage facility near Liverpool. The company said permits are already in place, construction will start in May and...

Crestchic claims Loadbanks boost DSR, FFR and EFR revenue

The UK energy market has seen a significant increase in large scale battery storage systems. Multi-megawatt battery systems require significant investment and will need...

‘Land grab’ for EV car parks and revenue

Retailers, hoteliers and local authorities are stepping up efforts to develop revenue generating electric vehicle car parks – and secure grid rights in what...

Energy storage: I&C firms banking on FFR are “gambling”

Industrial and commercial (I&C) businesses making investments in energy storage in the hope of making returns from frequency response are “gambling”, according to RedT...

You only live twice: battery storage from EVs

Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, believes second life electric vehicle batteries could play a major role in balancing the grid – and potentially...

Northern heat and powerhouse: energy innovation puts Gateshead on the map

At The Energyst Event, Marissa Granath, Gateshead Council’s energy business development officer, outlined how the local authority is providing cheaper heat and power to...

Green Frog raises £100m to build eleven gas peakers

Green Frog has raised £100m and will use the money to build 11 new gas peaking plant. The company said the new engines would take...

Ecotricity launches aggregator business, targets generators and business customers

Green energy supplier Ecotricity has launched an aggregation business model after striking a deal with German virtual power plant (VPP) platform provider Next Kraftwerke. The...

Restore pools 18MW Tesla battery with megawatts of industrial load, plans UK replica

Restore has combined a grid scale battery with megawatts of industrial load and generation assets to deliver balancing services to European transmission system operators...

National Grid: Tell us your demand-side response success stories

National Grid seeks case studies of successful demand-side response or flexibility projects. The System Operator is asking end users, consultants and aggregators to submit their...

Anesco plans to build 300MW of battery storage in next two years

Anesco says it will build out around 300MW of new battery storage projects by 2020, taking its portfolio to 380MW. The Reading-based firm currently has...

National Grid launches regional version of carbon intensity forecast tool

National Grid has updated its carbon intensity forecast tool so that people can see when power is cleanest in their region. The System Operator launched...

Pivot makes huge play for 2GW battery storage and mass EV charging network

Pivot Power has unveiled highly ambitious plans to build 2GWs of battery storage connected directly to the transmission network. The start-up aims to use dozens...

Nissan: Vehicle to grid services will not drain EV batteries

Nissan has countered suggestions that providing vehicle to grid services using electric vehicles (EVs) will leave customers with empty batteries. Some prominent EV owners, such...

Sembcorp buys UK Power Reserve for £216m

Sembcorp Industries has struck a deal to buy peaking plant operator UK Power Reserve (UKPR) for £216 million. The Singapore-based firm operates a collection of...

National Grid to bring distributed energy, battery storage and wind into Black Start

National Grid has outlined a timetable to explore bringing wind, distributed generation, battery storage and interconnectors into Black Start, the service via which it...

15MWh liquid air energy storage plant opens, owners plot world domination

Highview Power officially switched on its 5MW liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant today in Bury, greater Manchester. The development, in partnership with energy from...

ADE and Renewable UK urge industrials to take-up DSR, government to level playing field

Industry associations Renewable UK and the ADE have urged industrial firms to step up demand-side response provision in order to cut costs and further...

Severn Trent releases consumption data in bid to unlock renewables sites, smarter DSR and...

Severn Trent released a cache of energy data last week in a bid to find more viable renewables sites, both on its own land...

UK Power Reserve buys 60MW of battery storage from Fluence

Fluence will supply three 20MW battery storage systems to UK Power Reserve as the firm starts to build out sites with 15-year Capacity Market...