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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
E.ON and Vertiv partner on demand-side response initiatives
Energy company E.ON and technology provider Vertiv are combining their know-how in the field of energy solutions for critical infrastructures. This gives customers from...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
UK Power Reserve tenders for 200MW of recips
UK Power Reserve is tendering for 200MW of gas reciprocating engines to deliver the Capacity Market agreements it was awarded in last February's auction.
The...
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...
Upside Energy: Small scale DSR is actually easier than large scale
Upside Energy founder and chief scientist, Graham Oakes, offers a counter argument to recent suggestions by Kiwi Power CEO, Yoav Zingher, that the industry...
Gridbeyond chief: Triad avoidance may go by 2022, but flexible firms will only gain
Triad avoidance may cease to exist by 2022, according to Gridbeyond chief executive Michael Phelan.
The head of the flexibility provider, formerly known as Endeco,...
Ofgem makes capacity market rule changes to reduce test burden, boost secondary trading
Ofgem has agreed a number of changes to the Capacity Market ahead of a major review of the policy later this year.
The regulator will...
What’s the future of energy (and the energy of the future)?
The world of energy is changing at an ever-faster rate. In April 2018, the UK went five days without any coal-generated electricity for the...
National Grid consults staff on restructure
National Grid has begun consulting staff about an organisational restructure.
The firm said no decisions have yet been made, but has not ruled out job...
Total Gas & Power: Focused on what you need
Tim McManan-Smith fires some questions about the changing nature of energy market, and how customers should fashion their approach to it, at Total Gas...