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New aggregator targets small firms with UPS to scale demand-side response from ground up
A new aggregator targeting small businesses and households has secured £545,000 to scale its operations. Rather than target the largest firms, Upside Energy is...
National Grid says impact of solar requires greater system flexibility
National Grid has predicted all-time lows for power demand on the transmission system this summer due to the boom in distribution-connected solar PV.
The system...
Fiddler’s Ferry not closing yet: SSE lands Grid contract, eyes capacity market auction
SSE has secured an ancillary services contract from National Grid for one of the three available units at Fiddler's Ferry. The future of the...
Aggregator Open Energi signs 2MW demand response deal with Hanson
Demand response aggregator Open Energi has signed a deal with construction firm Hanson that will enable the outfit to deliver around 2MW of frequency...
2MW battery storage facility launches to deliver superfast grid balancing
A 2MW energy storage facility has officially opened today with E.on’s fossil fuel and energy trading division Uniper set to test storage technologies at...
Government backs Adonis’ smartgrid plan, £50m for demand response and storage
The government will implement the recommendations of the National Infrastructure Commission, according to the Budget statement.
The National Infrastructure Commission last week urged Decc, Ofgem...
National Grid to tender for 200MW of superfast balancing services next month
National Grid will invite tenders for its new superfast frequency response service on 15 April. The system operator seeks an initial 200MW, but sees...
UK must prioritise smartgrid says National Infrastructure Commission
Government and regulators must focus on building a smart power system without delay, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).
A report by the unit,...
Major changes to capacity market and distribution charging regime proposed
The department of energy and climate change (Decc) has outlined sweeping changes to the capacity market, the mechanism intended to ensure the UK has sufficient...
Western Power Distribution ramps up demand response trials, calls for participants
Western Power Distribution is urging companies participating in National Grid’s new demand-side response service to take part in its own parallel demand turn-up trials.
Demand...
Hot technology: Energy storage via heat battery
A new technology means that it is now possible to store renewable energy for long periods of time.
The Sorrel Heat Battery from Sorrel Technology...
National Grid boss says businesses not households will deliver smartgrid
Outgoing National Grid boss Steve Holliday believes that businesses will make four times more impact than households on the UK’s transition towards a smarter...
Dong Energy enters demand-side response with wind power balancing service
Dong Energy has entered the demand response market with its own wind power balancing tool. It wants large business customers to shift power loads...
Engie to close 1GW Rugeley coal-fired power station
Rugeley Power Station looks set to close within the next few months, taking a further 1GW off UK power capacity.
Owner Engie (formerly known as...
SSE mulls early closure of Fiddler’s Ferry despite capacity market contract
SSE is consulting on early closure of three of four units at Fiddler's Ferry, its 2GW coal fired power station in Cheshire. The power firm...
Sweet for FA: Government pays Football Association to cut power use
The Football Association is one of 24 organisations that will be paid to permanently reduce electricity demand by the UK government.
The Department of Energy...
National Grid buys 475MW of demand response to cover next winter
National Grid has procured almost 803MW of extra power capacity to cover winter 2016/17, when the system is expected to be at its tightest...
UK facing massive power shortfall when coal stations close, engineers warn
The UK faces serious power shortages when coal stations close, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has warned.
While government has pinned its hopes on gas...
Rudd defends subsidising diesel generators and incentivising new nuclear while cutting solar
Amber Rudd has defended proposed cuts to solar PV subsidies while simultaneously subsidising rafts of small diesel generators in the capacity mechanism. The secretary...