Pivot makes huge play for 2GW battery storage and mass EV charging network
Pivot Power has unveiled highly ambitious plans to build 2GWs of battery storage connected directly to the transmission network.
The start-up aims to use dozens...
National Grid launches regional version of carbon intensity forecast tool
National Grid has updated its carbon intensity forecast tool so that people can see when power is cleanest in their region.
The System Operator launched...
Anesco plans to build 300MW of battery storage in next two years
Anesco says it will build out around 300MW of new battery storage projects by 2020, taking its portfolio to 380MW.
The Reading-based firm currently has...
National Grid: Tell us your demand-side response success stories
National Grid seeks case studies of successful demand-side response or flexibility projects.
The System Operator is asking end users, consultants and aggregators to submit their...
Restore pools 18MW Tesla battery with megawatts of industrial load, plans UK replica
Restore has combined a grid scale battery with megawatts of industrial load and generation assets to deliver balancing services to European transmission system operators...
Ecotricity launches aggregator business, targets generators and business customers
Green energy supplier Ecotricity has launched an aggregation business model after striking a deal with German virtual power plant (VPP) platform provider Next Kraftwerke.
The...
Green Frog raises £100m to build eleven gas peakers
Green Frog has raised £100m and will use the money to build 11 new gas peaking plant.
The company said the new engines would take...
Northern heat and powerhouse: energy innovation puts Gateshead on the map
At The Energyst Event, Marissa Granath, Gateshead Council’s energy business development officer, outlined how the local authority is providing cheaper heat and power to...
You only live twice: battery storage from EVs
Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, believes second life electric vehicle batteries could play a major role in balancing the grid – and potentially...
Energy storage: I&C firms banking on FFR are “gambling”
Industrial and commercial (I&C) businesses making investments in energy storage in the hope of making returns from frequency response are “gambling”, according to RedT...
‘Land grab’ for EV car parks and revenue
Retailers, hoteliers and local authorities are stepping up efforts to develop revenue generating electric vehicle car parks – and secure grid rights in what...
Ørsted to build 20MW Liverpool battery storage unit
Ørsted is to build a 20MW battery storage facility near Liverpool.
The company said permits are already in place, construction will start in May and...
Crestchic claims Loadbanks boost DSR, FFR and EFR revenue
The UK energy market has seen a significant increase in large scale battery storage systems. Multi-megawatt battery systems require significant investment and will need...
Critical sites: getting on board with DSR
A new white paper, Mission critical sites and DSR: turned on or turned off?, reports that the tide is turning and an increasing number...
SSEN to trial Open Utility’s flexibility trading platform
Distribution network operator SSEN will trial Open Utility's flexibility trading platform to try and make it easier for companies to provide demand-side response, or...
Former Npower chief Paul Massara takes reins at blockchain firm Electron
Paul Massara is to take the CEO role at energy blockchain firm Electron.
The former Npower chief executive joined Electron as a non-executive director last...
£20m debt funding for battery storage firm Eelpower
Eelpower has secured £20m of debt funding with Gravis Capital Management to build out its battery storage pipeline.
Eelpower plans to build, own and operate...
One careful owner: 300kW battery used in innovation trials for sale
SGC seeks expressions of interest from parties interested in acquiring a containerised lithium ion phosphate battery following its use in Network Innovation Trials. A...
Flexibility platform provider Origami Energy raises £18.6 million, plans to go global
Origami Energy has raised a further £18.6m, mostly from generator firm Aggreko. Other investors include Octopus Ventures, Cambridge Innovation Capital, and Fred Olsen related companies.
The...
The changing face of energy: The Energyst Event
New event taking place 17th to 18th of April at National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
The full conference line-up has been officially announced for the inaugural...