Flex partners bring EV charging into grid’s STOR reserve for first time

Power storage aggregators Flexitricity say they've teamed up with a leading EV charging operator to bring vehicle-to-grid (V2G) flexibility into the National Grid’s reserve...

Hadrian’s wally: B6 boundary implicated in <£1 Bn curtailment waste, says battery firm

Faster deployment of grid-scale proven battery technology could spare Britain’s power consumers over £730 million in curtailment fees wasted annually in temporarily disconnecting Scotland’s...

Watt -erloo sunset: ambitious electricity project to speed decarbonisation of River Thames

Power storage’s expanding acronym soup of competing technologies received another ingredient this morning.  On Britain's rivers, V2G may soon include “vessel-to-grid”, as an alternative...

Ministry consults on ‘energy smart’ devices to cut consumers’ bills

Energy ministry D-ESNZ today launches a view-seeking exercise, aimed at boosting users’ confidence in adopting smart devices for workplaces and homes.  Embedding power flexibility...

Harmony Energy receives £10m credit facility from Triodos Bank UK

Battery storage developer Harmony Energy has received credit facility of up to £10m from sustainable bank, Triodos, to support the development of new projects...

Long-duration storage heavyweight RheEnergise drops in for Plymouth pilot

RheEnergise, UK pioneers of long-duration power storage using its patented super-dense fluid, is building its first proof-of-concept plant at a mine at Cornwood, near...

“Attendant, is this plane flying on batteries? I’m 77% persuaded, then. Maybe 100% by...

As many as 82% of British passengers would be open now to flying on a hydrogen-powered plane, and 77% would consider flying on planes...