Electricity North West signs up to Piclo platform ahead of 36MW flexibility tender
Electricity North West is the latest distribution network operator (DNO) to trial the Piclo platform, which hopes to prove itself a better enabler of...
Northern Powergrid applies gamification to engage domestic DSR, EVs next
Findings from Northern Powergrid's domestic demand-side response (DSR) trial suggest the chance to compete for cash rewards via a mobile gaming app could be...
Socomec’s energy storage solution wins award in Munich
Socomec has won the Electrical Energy Storage prize at The Smarter E Europe exhibition held last month in Munich.
The exhibition hosts nearly 3,000 exhibitors...
Eelpower buys 20MW battery storage scheme from Anesco, plans 1GW
Eelpower has acquired the 20MW/20MWh Rock Farm battery storage scheme from Anesco for an undisclosed sum - and the firm plans to spend £500m...
Public sector keen on DSR, but fears disruption and lacks knowledge
Local authorities, hospitals and universities would be willing to provide flexibility to help balance the grid, but reservations around risk versus reward and a...
Pivot Power confirms Southampton for first 50MW battery sites
Pivot Power has confirmed Southampton will be its first location for a 49.9MW battery storage project.
It plans to connect an EV charging hub to...
Smart grid start-up lands £1m DSR competition funding
Start-up GridIMP has been awarded some £980,000 funding under the government's non-domestic demand-side response (DSR) competition. It will use the money to deploy its...
Gravity storage project receives £727k funding to develop 1.2MWh prototype
A consortium pioneering gravity-based power storage has received Innovate UK funding to develop a 1.2MWh prototype, which it says will be ready for testing...
RedT aims to deploy two 40MWh flow storage units
UK flow storage firm RedT has signed an agreement to deliver two 40MWh grid-scale projects in Germany next year.
The arrangement, with developer Energy System...
Survey: Revenue and regulatory risk remain key challenges for BTM battery storage
Around two thirds of public and private sector organisations polled by The Energyst say they are considering battery storage, but the vast majority cite...
New world order: Five options for UK and Ireland smart grid design
The Energy Networks Association is consulting on how to design a smarter, more flexible grid that harnesses distributed energy and flexibility in order better...
Centrica buys stake in Israeli smart EV charging firm, eyes vehicle-to-grid services
Centrica has invested in Israeli smart charging firm Driivz to position itself for increased take-up of electric vehicles and the revenue opportunities they present...
Government seeks views on bringing renewables into 2019/20 capacity auction
Government wants views on how to bring unsubsidised renewables and hybrid projects into the Capacity Market (CM).
If workable solutions can be found, it aims...
Northern Powergrid starts vehicle-to-grid trial, plans to electrify fleet
Northern Powergrid will start installing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers at its premises this month as part of a V2G fleet trial.
The company plans to start...
National Grid outlines roadmap to bring all flex providers into Balancing Mechanism
National Grid has published a roadmap to enable all those with flexibility to sell it into the Balancing Mechanism, a key tool in balancing...
Limejump now trading flex in Balancing Mechanism
Limejump has entered the UK Balancing Mechanism, a real-time market for flexibility.
The firm, which has a supply licence, will now compete with other licenced...
Ofgem rejects UK Power Reserve’s bid for change in balancing services
Ofgem has rejected a call from UK Power Reserve to change balancing services rules.
The peaking plant firm, now owned by Sembcorp, wanted to stop...
Anglian Water takes 300kWh of RedT’s flow storage, plans 30MW of solar
Anglian Water is to buy flow storage units from RedT to co-locate with solar PV at a treatment works. The water firm aims to...
UK Power Networks eyes 200MW+ of demand-side response, outlines tender plans
UK Power Networks said it could require in excess of 200MW of demand-side response to defer load-related reinforcement by 2023 and has outlined plans...
BTM battery storage: Resilience trumps grid revenues?
When it comes to behind the meter battery storage, a share of grid services or arbitrage revenues is almost irrelevant for some industrial and...