Play flex markets from social housing’s storage heaters? Ofgem clears aggregators to try
Britain’s biggest home energy supplier is set to step aboard a new trial, linking flex trading to controllable storage heaters.
From September, Centrica will begin...
PPA quotes online? Limejump jumps to it
Shell-owned clean generation integrator Limejump today introduces what it claims as Britain’s first online service enabling small generators to get the best PPA prices...
Flexitricity appoints new CEO
Flexitricity, a UK market leader in flexible energy solutions has appointed Andy Lowe as Chief Executive Officer. Flexitricity is a portfolio company of Quinbrook...
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...
Homes “to get paid to dial down”: NG-ESO mulls paid load shifting for households
Britain’s backbone power operator is reportedly pondering paying domestic users to dial down demand at peak hours this winter, in a bid to stave...
Analyst boss doubts NG’s residential load-shedding drive
A leading analyst has questioned the effectiveness of National Grid’s hopes of extending pre-announced load-shedding into domestic power supply.
The backbone operator was yesterday reported...
‘Flexibility is ready to change the energy landscape now – we don’t need to...
It is becoming increasingly clear that the UK’s current electricity markets cannot get the country to net zero - they can’t support the vast...
Limejump adds Voltalia’s first ever utility-scale battery to its platform
Limejump today commenced optimisation of Voltalia’s first UK utility-scale battery as part of a multi-year collaboration. Voltalia’s 32MW battery, located in Hallen, Bristol, will...
Our flexible friends in the North: DNO seeks firms’ views on supplying flex
Regional DNO Electricity North West is calling on customers and stakeholders to help shape the way it buys flexibility on its network.
The North West’s...
Stacking value and optimisation is the key to electricity storage
Electricity storage will need a significant increase to support the decarbonisation of the grid by 2050, but stacking value and optimisation is the key...
Moixa acquired by Lunar Energy
Moixa announced today it has been acquired by newly launched Lunar Energy, a US-based company with a mission to electrify the home and provide...
RES wins planners’ blessing for 100MW Durham battery
Clean energy developer RES has secured planning permission to progress a 99.9MW battery close to an existing substation near Spennymoor, County Durham.
The mega-device is...
Flexibility – We need your views
The Energyst is seeking views on demand-side response and battery storage.
Our 2023 Flexibility survey forms the research component of our annual DSR and storage...
Centrica starts work on 50MW battery storage plant at former gas power station
Centrica Business Solutions has announced plans to convert a decommissioned Lincolnshire gas-fired power station into a battery storage facility capable of supplying the equivalent...
Gresham & Octopus: places in the sun, riffled by a German breeze
Two leading renewables investment funds today turned in sun-kissed, wind-burnished figures for 2022’s first half, storing up wealth for their backers.
Gresham House Energy Storage...
Truss “blocks D-BEIS adverts on energy saving”, leaves firms to step up
Premier Liz Truss has reportedly blocked her energy secretary from running a £15 million publicity campaign encouraging homes to cut energy consumption.
The Times this...
NextEnergy Solar extends paw, takes Lion’s share of 250MW battery portfolio
Battery investment fund NextEnergy Solar (NESF) is set to pay £32.5 million for development rights on an unbuilt portfolio of two-hour grid-scale storage, set...
Flexibility – how local solutions help net zero
The energy crisis precipitated by the war in Ukraine, following hot on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented volatility leading to...
Buying flex from homes & firms ‘key in ensuring energy security’, says ADE
Cash incentives now offered by National Grid ESO to homes and businesses willing to tweak peak consumption patterns is a key step towards UK...
GridBeyond takes part in the new Demand Flexibility Service
GridBeyond has been approved in the list of providers of new National Grid ESO Demand Flexibility Service (DFS). The service encourages consumers to cut...