Capacity market outturn a turn off for batteries
A capacity market price of £8.40/kW in the T-4 auctions is bad news for UK battery storage developers.
Significant volumes of battery storage prequalified for...
National Grid focuses on bringing smaller firms, EVs and households into flexibility
National Grid will start to focus more keenly on bringing smaller businesses, electric vehicles and households into demand-side response this year.
The System Operator outlined...
Report: Bring big firms into balancing services and let them buy overseas power
A report by respected academics has urged government to make it easier for UK industry to provide grid balancing services and to allow them...
Aggregator Endeco changes name to Gridbeyond
UK and Ireland-based aggregator Endeco is rebranding to Gridbeyond. The firm says the name more accurately reflects its offering in a rapidly changing market.
Demand-side...
Arenko and GE build 41MW battery in the Midlands
Battery storage operator and developer Arenko will have a 41MW project up and running this year after striking a deal with GE.
GE will supply...
Energy suppliers, network operators and aggregators join Electron to develop trading platform
Blockchain firm Electron has created a coalition of the willing to develop its trading platform for energy flexibility.
Baringa, EDF Energy, Flexitricity, KiWi Power, Northern...
Smart grids, flexibility and connections: What can your DNO do for you?
Energy network operators seek views on their plans to develop a smarter grid.
Industry body, the Energy Networks Association, has mapped out its programme of...
Capacity market clears at £6
The T-1 capacity market auction for delivery next winter has cleared at £6 per kilowatt.
The low price reflects the high level of capacity, 10.7GW,...
Smart grid evolution: potential of a dynamic capacity market
Gareth Spinner at Noveus offers an insight into the smart grid and explores some of the key issues and considerations for data centres that...
Smart grid firm Moixa lands £5m investment, set to become big in Japan
Smart grid company Moixa has signed a strategic partnership with Itochu Corporation to take its Gridshare platform to Japan. Itochu will also invest £5m...
MCPD: Defra confirms new emissions laws that will shake-up demand-side response market
Government has passed laws that will preclude back-up generators from providing demand-side response (DSR) without fitting abatement measures and force diesel plant operators to...
Green light for £7m vehicle-to-grid battery storage project
A consortium has secured £3m funding to see how electric vehicles can deliver demand-side response and battery storage. The aim is to work out...
Northern Powergrid begins network digitisation, plans flexibility tender
Northern Powergrid will spend £83m digitising and upgrading its network to create a smart grid backbone. Meanwhile the company will be ready to launch a...
Aurora: Electric vehicles won’t require new power stations
The UK will not necessarily need to build new power stations even if a third of the cars on the road are electric, according...
Japan’s biggest utility invests in UK blockchain firm Electron
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has invested in energy blockchain firm, Electron.
UK-based Electron is building switching and flexibility platforms using blockchain technology and...
UK Power Networks and Open Utility to trial local flexibility platform
UK Power Networks will work with energy platform provider Open Utility on a local flexibility trial.
The two aim to simplify the procurement and bidding...
Smartest Energy to manage Enel’s 25MW Tynemouth battery
Smartest Energy is to provide commercial services for Enel's 25MW battery in Tynemouth.
The Italian utility acquired the project last May from developer Element Power,...
Western Power Distribution to launch flexibility tenders across all networks in 2019
Western Power Distribution will launch flexibility across all of its network areas next year.
The distribution network operator (DNO) has updated its distribution system operator...
Farmers offered grants for 40% of cost of battery storage systems
Farmers are being offered government grants that enable them to claim up to 40% of the cost of a battery storage system.
They can also...
Councils urged to take-up unused electric vehicle charging funds
Government has urged councils to take up £4.5m for electric vehicle chargers that appears to be going begging.
The scheme launched in 2016. It enables...