National Grid DSO launch new interactive FlexPortal
National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has launched a new interactive tool that allows stakeholders to explore flexibility activities and tender outcomes in detail.
The newly launched FlexPortal enables stakeholders...
National Grid completes overhead line upgrade between Harker and the Scottish border
National Grid has completed work to upgrade overhead electricity transmission lines north of its Harker substation near Carlisle, strengthening a key cross‑border link that...
‘Welsh basket’ weaves flexibility into Wales’ energy plan
Welsh authorities will have new tools to lower overheads and reduce carbon emissions after agreeing a new shared energy procurement strategy.
LASER Energy has worked...
Engineers probe the potential of wireless power distribution
The benefits of distributing electricity without wires will be explored in a ground-breaking new innovation project launched by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) and Space Solar.
The...
GB market leads in flexibility but faces integration challenges
Great Britain continues to lead Europe in local flexibility but risks falling behind on wider market integration, according to the latest Flexibility Market Monitor from LCP...
Pulse Clean Energy activates 30MW battery storage project in Lancashire
Pulse Clean Energy today announces that its 30MW / 60MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, is now operational.
Town Lane...
Over 60% increase in network charges set to hit businesses from April 2026
Today has seen the confirmation of increased energy industry charges which are set to hit business invoices this Spring. Stephen Evans, Industry Costing Manager...
How energy strategy is reshaping business competitiveness in 2026
For much of the past three decades, energy sat quietly in the background of business strategy. It was procured annually, optimised tactically and rarely...
New local energy flexibility opportunitiesÂ
A new guide to help local authorities scale up local energy flexibility programmes has been launched today by UK100, UK Power Networks Distribution System...
The role of air and gas systems in decarbonising UK industry
The UK’s net-zero ambitions are often discussed in terms of renewable power generation, electric vehicles and large-scale infrastructure projects. Yet across manufacturing, energy and...
Econergy secures £21m Santander financing and EDF partnership Dalmarnock BESS
Econergy Renewable Energy, a leading European independent power producer, today announced that it has reached financial close on the Dalmarnock 40MW/120MWh battery energy storage...
First of a kind energy storage project in devon
RheEnergise, a UK company developing a new and advanced form of long duration energy storage, is pleased to announce that its first ever High-Density...
Businesses urged to check energy contracts during Energy Saving Week
A LEADING law firm specialising in reclaiming monies through mis-sold energy contracts is urging businesses to discover if they could be owed tens of...
Drax to acquire Flexitricity
Drax is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire Flexitricity Limited, a UK-based optimiser of flexible energy assets, from Quinbrook....
Watt a deal for tenants
Octopus Energy has partnered with North of England-based housing association Together Housing Group to bring its Tenant Power tariff to 1,500 social homes.
The product...
Non-commodity costs: will businesses pay the price for clean power?
The UK’s energy market is undergoing rapid change as clean power moves from ambition to reality. While businesses have become accustomed to understanding and...
A decade after Paris, energy storage is the climate win we needed
This December marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. When world leaders gathered in 2015, the agreement set ambitious targets to limit global...
Statera Energy secures planning approval for 500MW Sundon battery storage
Statera Energy has secured planning approval for its Sundon Storage project following a positive decision by Central Bedfordshire’s planning committee.  Sundon Storage is a 500MW...
Protecting the backbone of clean energy
In the UK, the share of electricity generation from renewable sources during the second quarter of 2025 reached a new record level of 54.5%...
£45m renewable energy storage facility in Leicestershire gets the green light
Leading battery energy storage system (BESS) operator, Root-Power has received the green light to build a new £45m renewable energy storage facility in Leicestershire,...