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...
Thrive Renewables acquires 20MW Bristol battery project
Thrive Renewables has acquired the project rights to a 20MW battery storage project located on Feeder Road in Bristol. The battery will deliver between...
Only two weeks left to take part in energy networks’ accelerated green recovery plans
Energy Networks Association (ENA) is urging stakeholders to respond to their call for evidence to help unlock early investment in the grid to support...
Energy networks make it easier for companies to provide flexibility services
The ENA aims hopes to simplify flexibility services offered by companies by streamlining a common contract used across the sector.
The updates offer more transparency...
Downing LLP finalised funding of 50MW battery storage project
Investment management firm, Downing LLP has finalised the selection of its co-funding partner and entered into agreements for the supply of the battery storage solution,...
New digital system map to harness the power of data to deliver Net Zero
Building on the recommendations of the UK government’s Energy Data Taskforce, Energy Networks Association (ENA) is working with Ordnance Survey (OS) and 1Spatial to...
Limejump adds 170MW of renewables to its Virtual Power Platform
Since the start of January, Limejump, part of Shell’s Renewables & Energy Solutions division, has added more than 200 renewable generators to its Virtual...
SSEN Transmission calls for reform of “unfair and volatile” charging regime
SSEN Transmission has published a discussion paper calling for views on the current Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charging regime, which results in...