Limejump adds Ylem’s 20MW Trafford peaker to virtual power plant
Shell-owned Limejump has added Ylem's new 20MW Trafford gas peaker to its virtual power plant.
Despite challenges due to coronavirus restrictions, Ylem commissioned the engines...
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...
Kaluza works with Scottish wind farm to provide flexibility with new ODFM service
Kaluza, an intelligent energy platform, has begun working with Vento Ludens, owners and operators of the Muirake wind farm in Aberdeenshire, to provide a...
SMS begins construction of 90MW grid-scale battery storage projects
The two sites in Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire will help build grid resilience and flexibility as we transition to a low-carbon energy system powered...
Smart grid evolution: potential of a dynamic capacity market
Gareth Spinner at Noveus offers an insight into the smart grid and explores some of the key issues and considerations for data centres that...
Vodafone’s 5G pilot to deliver flex signals across UKPN’s substations
An Ofgem-funded pilot now in development by mobile telco Vodafone and UK Power Networks aims to explore 5G telecommunications technology as a platform for...
Lithium for EVs “could stymie Europe’s grid storage in mid-decade”, say analysts
Europe’s and the UK’s current deployments of grid-scale power storage will leave the continent falling as much as two-thirds short of the industry’s 200GW...
Salted (sic) for Is and whizz: Mancs brave Italian brine to lift lithium
A Manchester University spin-off has signed a deal with an Italian mining company aimed at making lithium in commercial quantities.
Watercycle Technologies, a deep tech...
Teralight seeks 180 MW of solar ventures in Britain
Israeli solar developer Teralight is seeking to launch in the UK, in quest of 180 MW of PV projects.
In the second of today’s stories...
Demand side response: Free breakfast briefing with National Grid for Energyst readers
National Grid wants more businesses to help balance the UK power system via demand side response (DSR) programmes. The system operator has committed to...
UK must prioritise smartgrid says National Infrastructure Commission
Government and regulators must focus on building a smart power system without delay, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).
A report by the unit,...
Decc, Ofgem and National Grid must make battery storage stack up
Battery storage will remain hamstrung unless National Grid, Ofgem and government make the changes outlined in its new report, says Scottish Renewables
The lobby group called for...
SSE urges smart meter rethink as costs spiral and benefits tank
SSE has urged government to reconsider the 2020 deadline for completion of the UK-wide smart meter rollout or risk further costs being piled on to...
Ofgem mulls how to regulate internet of things, what to do if people don’t...
Ofgem has outlined the exponential challenge of regulating a smart energy market over which it would currently have limited jurisdiction.
In a new position paper,...
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): protecting the future with the benefits of battery storage
With modern technological advances, more and more sensitive information is being stored offsite and online. It is essential, therefore, to ensure software and data...
Hospital earns £200K a year from flexible generation and DSR
Working with electricity supplier Haven Power and demand response aggregator Kiwi Power, Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust earns around £200,000 annually from power generation. The Trust’s Estates department has also reduced expenditure through...
Limejump raises further cash to scale flexibility platform
Virtual power plant operator and energy supplier Limejump has raised further funds to scale its operations.
The company did not disclose the exact amount raised,...
Aggregator Endeco changes name to Gridbeyond
UK and Ireland-based aggregator Endeco is rebranding to Gridbeyond. The firm says the name more accurately reflects its offering in a rapidly changing market.
Demand-side...
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...
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...