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Northern Powergrid: EVs a resource, not a problem
Electric vehicles represent an opportunity for grid operators to balance networks and for their customers to earn revenue, rather than a network-busting problem, according...
Electric vehicles ‘could provide 11GW of flexible capacity’
Electric vehicle batteries could provide 11GW of flexible capacity for the UK system by 2030, according to analysis by aggregator Open Energi.
The firm says...
Lord Redesdale: Idea of EVs as battery storage is “complete crap”
Energy Managers Association chief Rupert Redesdale has suggested the idea of electric vehicles acting as meaningful energy storage is “complete crap”.
Speaking at the EMA’s...
Battery storage company lands £50m to expand 60MW portfolio, seeks I&C firms
Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) has raised a £50M equity investment by a group of investors led by New York based Tiger Infrastructure Partners.
The firm...
Eelpower commissions 10MW battery storage plant, plans 150MW
Eelpower has commissioned its 10MW Leverton battery storage facility near Lincoln. The firm has a 15-year capacity market contract starting 2020 and secured a...
Energy storage: RedT and Centrica connect 1MWh flow machines in Cornwall
Energy storage firm RedT has connected 1MWh of flow machines to the grid as part of its project with Centrica in North Cornwall.
The company...
Battery storage: Where’s the smart money?
Investors want to support battery storage, but there are significant challenges to negotiate. Brendan Coyne reports
As an enabler of greater renewables penetration, “storage is...
Government launches £7.75m domestic DSR competition
Government is inviting firms to bid for funding to develop demand-side response (DSR) at a household level.
Demand-side response will be enabled by smart meters...
NEC Energy Solutions appoints new CEO, eyes fifteen-fold energy storage growth
Energy storage giant, NEC Energy Solutions, has appointed Steve Fludder as CEO .
Fludder, a one-time global sales and marketing boss at Samsung Engineering and...
Aurora: Battery storage, DSR and peaking plant to hit 25GW
Consultancy Aurora predicts 10% year-on-year growth of flexible generation, taking installed capacity to more than 25GW by 2030.
While there are risks to that forecast,...
Carmakers become power aggregators as DNOs fear overnight EVs boom
Car manufacturers are starting to become aggregators of flexibility, helping grid operators balance the power system by using car batteries and smart charging systems.
But...
DNOs ‘no threat’ to DSR aggregators and suppliers
Western Power Distribution and UK Power Networks have rejected suggestions that they could potentially abuse monopoly positions in procuring flexibility to help balance their...
Centrica to use Gateshead Council’s 3MW battery storage system for both local and national...
Centrica is to manage a 3MW battery storage system for Gateshead City Council.
The system has been installed alongside CHP units at the council's District...
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,...
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,...
Battery storage event registration
Battery storage event - 30th October, One Moorgate, London - 8:15 - 13:30
The business case for battery storage continues to evolve at pace. In parallel,...
Solar, onshore wind and biomass add 4GW to UK generating capacity in 2016
UK renewable generation increased 4.2GW in 2016, according to latest government figures.
Solar PV capacity, much of it added in the first quarter of the...
Solar PV hits 12 gigawatts, further 3 gigawatts in planning
UK solar photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity has topped 12 gigawatts (GW), latest government figures confirm. There is also more than 3GW in planning, most...
National Grid plans for 1.8GW more solar in 2017, raising stakes in summer balancing...
National Grid expects embedded solar PV to increase by 150MW a month over 2017, which would take UK installed capacity towards 13.5GW. Meanwhile the...
As solar generation makes history, National Grid starts to feel the burn
Sunny weather on Saturday made history, according to National Grid. Solar PV connected to the distribution system reduced the draw on the main transmission...