UK Power Networks outlines smart grid plans
UK Power Networks has outlined plans to shift its business from a distribution network operator (DNO) to a smarter, integrated distribution system operator (DSO).
The...
National Grid slashes long-term estimates for UK energy storage
National Grid has almost halved its top-end prediction for long term penetration of UK energy storage. However, the market is growing faster than it anticipated,...
Flexitricity chief: UK has enough spare power to electrify every car on road
There is enough spare capacity on the UK power system to electrify every car on the road, according to Flexitricity co-founder and chief strategy...
Siemens and AES launch global energy storage company called ‘Fluence’
Siemens and AES have launched an energy storage business which they claim will be a "game changer" due to their combined financial muscle and...
UKPN and WPD step up calls for industrial and commercial firms to help balance...
UK Power Networks and Western Power Distribution are stepping up calls for industrial and commercial (I&C) companies with onsite generation and flexible consumption to help...
Government puts up £20m for electric vehicle-to-grid tech development
Government has freed-up £20 million to help kickstart vehicle-to-grid (V2G) development. The aim is to work out how electric vehicles can help balance the...
Crown Commercial Service selects six suppliers for three year demand-side response framework
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has given the green light for public sector procurement of demand-side response (DSR) services from six providers.
Centrica, EDF, Endeco,...
Smart move: Western Power Distribution presses go on shift to DSO
Western Power Distribution has outlined its intention to become a fully smart grid. The distribution network operator (DNO) seeks views on its plan to...
Nissan: Automaker signals roadmap to energy services company
Nissan claims it has batteries representing more than 6GWh on the road via its Leaf vehicles. Now the firm wants to harness that energy...
Eon: Avoid DSR ‘sticking plasters’ and long-term contracts
Eon has urged National Grid not to offer long-term contracts for balancing services. The energy firm believes anything more than three-year terms risks locking in...
National Grid adds 500MW of new flexibility in 2016, more to come
National Grid added 500MW of new sources of non-traditional flexibility in 2016, according to Cathy McClay, head of commercial, Electricity, at the system operator.
Much...
Italian utility Enel buys DSR aggregator Enernoc
Demand-side response (DSR) aggregator Enernoc is to be acquired by Italian utility Enel in a deal that values the company at around $300m (£236m).
The utility's...
Energy storage ‘will wipe out battery storage’
There are quick bucks to be made from battery storage. But in three or four years, many assets will be in the bin, reckons...
Private equity firm buys 35MW Port of Tyne battery storage project from RES
Foresight Group has acquired the 35MWÂ Port of Tyne battery storage project from RES. It is one of the largest projects to win a four-year...
ScottishPower launches major demand-side response push
ScottishPower has launched a major demand-side response (DSR) push. The company believes its pan-European footprint and balancing market expertise will set it apart in...
20 firms outline what is stopping them providing demand-side response
National Grid needs more firms to help balance the power system.
With some 35GW of renewables on the system, more than a third of it...
National Grid plots major overhaul of balancing services with frequency response first to change
National Grid has outlined plans for a major overhaul of balancing services over five years. The System Operator will start with frequency response, pledging...
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): protecting the future with the benefits of battery storage
With modern technological advances, more and more sensitive information is being stored offsite and online. It is essential, therefore, to ensure software and data...
Green Frog starts work on 40MW capacity market gas plant
Independent generator Green Frog today commenced site works for its latest gas-fired power plant. The 40MW project in Swansea is the latest in a...
Battery storage firm Powervault set to smash fundraising target, plans ‘storage as a service’
Battery storage firm Powervault looks set to smash its target in its latest fund raising drive. The company seeks to raise £750,000 through crowdfunding....