WPD contracts 119MW of flexibility
Western Power Distribution said it has awarded flexibility contracts totalling 119MW following its latest procurement round.
The DNO awarded contracts to 35 participants operating a...
Free Powervault storage devices
Energy platform Kaluza and storage firm Powervault are offering free home battery storage units for a limited time.
Kaluza, owned by Ovo Group, has struck...
National Grid launches Mersey reactive power tender
National Grid has launched a tender for reactive power in the Mersey region. The ESO said it is the first time embedded assets have...
Smartest Energy starts trading flex in balancing mechanism
Smartest Energy has started trading flexibility within the balancing mechanism (BM), dispatching first megawatts today at £74/MWh.
The company provides power purchase agreements (PPAs) to...
SSEN: Greater efficiency required to scale flex
Flexibility is fundamental to SSEN’s strategy, says Stewart Reid, the DNO’s head of future networks. But co-ordination is required to unlock the market.
Local flexibility...
National Grid launches tender for multi-year stability services
National Grid Electricity System Operator is going to market for stability services to manage inertia, dynamic voltage and short circuit levels from April 2020...
RedT CEO to leave as Avalon merger moves forward
RedT chief executive Scott McGregor is to leave the firm at the year end, along with non-executive director Jeff Kenna.
The exits come ahead of...
National Grid launches nine-year reactive power tender
National Grid ESO is offering nine-year contracts for reactive power services in the Mersey region.
Reactive power helps keep voltage levels stable, with providers either...
WPD eyes 334MW of demand-side response
Western Power Distribution is going large on flex, aiming to procure 334MW of demand-side response (DSR) across a fifth of its network.
The distribution network...
Kaluza sells flex from domestic battery storage to WPD
Ovo’s smart grid company Kaluza has sold its first batch of flexibility from aggregated household batteries to Western Power Distribution.
The batteries were automatically dispatched...
Energias De Portugal says flex will be key, invests in GridBeyond
GridBeyond has landed £9m funding in a round led by Energias De Portugal (EDP), one of the world’s biggest renewable energy companies.
The aggregator and...
DNOs launch open database detailing generators over 1MW
Distribution network operators have launched a ‘system-wide resource register’, an open database containing details of some 5,000 distribution connected assets 1MW upwards.
This includes battery...
EDF and Wärtsilä strike 100MW battery deal
EDF has ordered 100MW of storage from Wärtsilä and will deploy the batteries at two UK projects, the 50MW Oxford 'superhub' and at a...
SMS launches virtual power plant following Solo buy
Smart Metering Systems is moving into the virtual power plant market after buying tech firm Solo Energy.
SMS bought Solo Energy last autumn. The Cork-based...
A year in DSR: Batteries disturb force, FFR prices rise, diesels still in play
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...
Terre delayed, France blamed
The launch of the European balancing scheme slated to go live at the end of this year is set to be pushed back until...