GridBeyond CEO: Hybrid behind-the-meter storage wins despite market flux
According to the recent 2018 Battery Storage report by The Energyst, 64% of industrial, commercial and public sector businesses surveyed are considering the implementation...
Understanding arbitrage: 2019 will be ‘breakthrough year for battery storage’
2019 will be a “breakthrough year” for UK battery storage, believes Ben Irons, executive director at Habitat Energy, particularly if volatility drives big price...
Vehicle-to-grid: Enel’s Emotorwerks and EO Charging launch smart EV charger
Emotorwerks, owned by Italian utility Enel, has partnered with UK-based manufacturer EO Charging to launch a smart electric vehicle charger that enables vehicle-to-grid services.
The...
ADE publishes aggregator code of conduct ahead of assurance scheme launch
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has published its long-awaited code of conduct for demand-side response aggregators.
Next year, it will launch a voluntary scheme...
Smartest Energy starts trading flex on spot markets, eyes Balancing Mechanism
Energy supplier and aggregator Smartest Energy has started trading flexibility on the spot markets.
The firm has been dispatching 6MW into day ahead and within-day...
Flexitricity signs Gateshead as first energy supply customer
Demand-side response company Flexitricity has launched its supply business with Gateshead Council's energy company as its first customer.
The aggregator acquired a supply licence in...
Energy in industry 4.0: harnessing the connected site
Advances in Industry 4.0 can enhance energy strategies and improve the resilience of critical sites. DSR is often seen as a risk to critical sites,...
Battery storage: Do your due diligence or take the pain
Done correctly, behind the meter battery storage can cut costs and provide income. Done badly and businesses risk being stuck with an expensive box...
Free report: How businesses plan to deploy battery storage
The Energyst's 2018 Battery Storage report is now available as a free download.
Based on the views of 50 public and private sector organisations considering...
Beis, the ADE, GridBeyond and Eurac explore market reforms and DSR
Representatives from the Association of Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the government’s department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) visited Eurac, a European foundry...
The underused energy management tool that can offset rising energy costs
The non-commodity element of energy costs is set to push prices up considerably over the next few years – yet research by YouGov finds...
Domestic DSR: Social Energy lands first megawatt FFR contract, plans 350MW by 2020
Start-up Social Energy is partnering with Duracell in a bid to crack domestic demand-side response. The firm thinks it can amass a 350MW portfolio...
Will new frequency services suit DSR’s old guard?
National Grid has won plaudits for overhauling its suite of balancing services. But some industrial firms worry that what they have done for years...
Winter margin fine, says National Grid, but prepare for price volatility
National Grid has forecast ample headroom on the power system this winter of 11.7%. But it has warned businesses to prepare for price volatility...
Ingenious Infrastructure invests in Reactive Technologies
Ingenious Infrastructure has invested an undisclosed sum in Reactive Technologies. The smart grid firm said it would use the money to fund global expansion.
Reactive...
National Grid calls for new reactive power providers in Mersey and South Wales
National Grid is looking for help to manage voltage levels in Mersey and South Wales and wants to hear what potential providers can do...
UK Power Reserve takes another 60MW of battery storage from Fluence
UK Power Reserve has chosen Fluence to provide the second 60MW tranche of battery storage it requires to meet Capacity Market commitments.
By contracting the...
DNO flex procurement: The learning so far from UKPN and WPD
Head of smart grid development, Sotiris Georgiopoulos, says UK Power Networks has incorporated learning from last year’s inaugural flex tender into its procurement roadmap,...
Aggregators: Upload your data to grow DNO flexibility markets
Five of the six GB distribution network operators (DNOs) are currently trialling the Piclo platform, which aims to become an online marketplace for buyers...
Why DSR is an essential part of our energy future
Dr Tim Rotheray, Director of the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), talks to energy writer Susannah Lawson about what’s driving growth in the market...