Want long duration grid-focused batteries? Then put a Cap and Floor on balancing, Aurora...
Radical reforms to power trading rules are needed, if Britain is to achieve necessary expansion of long-duration power storage on route to Net Zero...
Play flex markets from social housing’s storage heaters? Ofgem clears aggregators to try
Britain’s biggest home energy supplier is set to step aboard a new trial, linking flex trading to controllable storage heaters.
From September, Centrica will begin...
Divert 18% of this decade’s energy capex to storage, Cornwall Insight urges D-BEIS
Anticipating flex needs and keeping Britain’s fast-changing grids steady and balanced will come at a cost of £20 billion spent between 2025 and 2030...
ABB to plug 10MW Li-on battery into Ecotricity’s Gloucestershire wind farm
Power engineering multinational ABB Electrification is planning to locate its first UK battery, a 10MW/20MWh installation at a 6.9MWp wind farm owned by green...
SMITN poleaxes DNO into deeper love for users’ data
Britain’s biggest regional gridco Western Power Distribution is seeking new ways to crunch data from its smart meters, readying its switches and wires for...
RES wins planners’ blessing for 100MW Durham battery
Clean energy developer RES has secured planning permission to progress a 99.9MW battery close to an existing substation near Spennymoor, County Durham.
The mega-device is...
NextEnergy Solar extends paw, takes Lion’s share of 250MW battery portfolio
Battery investment fund NextEnergy Solar (NESF) is set to pay £32.5 million for development rights on an unbuilt portfolio of two-hour grid-scale storage, set...
Ofgem fines Drax £6 million for three years of Balancing Mechanism excess claims
Renewables generator Drax has admitted breaches of its licence in relation to unjustified Balancing Mechanism claims made during repeated periods of grid constraint.
Implying today...
VPP champ Octopus Maxes out, permits firms to spread single-site clean generation UK-wide
Green-exclusive generator Octopus Energy, Britain’s third biggest supplier, is enabling multi-site companies who self-generate their renewable power to spread it between sites, even nationwide.
The...
Gore Street chooses EDF to run British third battery
Energy investment innovators Gore Street Energy Storage Fund have chosen French-owned EDF to optimise clean power trades from its new 80MW battery.
Located at Stony,...
Off-peak electricity use & home generation could save billions in energy costs
New analysis from researchers at Cornwall Insight and Smart Energy GB has revealed the substantial cost-saving potential of household flexible electricity initiatives such as...
SP Energy Networks pals with Piclo to primp end-to-end flex
SP Energy Networks has signed a two-year amity deal with platform provider Piclo to enable flex services using its independent marketplace, allowing flex providers...
Cleverer net charges & more BM players could fast-track UK’s energy transition​​​​​​: Cornwall &...
Reforming fees charged to use the electricity network could accelerate cost-effective decarbonisation of Britain’s electricity system, putting the UK back on track meet its...
Long-duration battery storage: D-ESNZ consults on industry views
The government has launched a two-month consultation into long-duration electricity storage on Britain’s grids.
Extending volumes of power hosting for periods beyond two hours is...
Octopus leads V2G charge, plugs clients’ EVs into Balancing Mechanism
Octopus Energy has deepened its vehicle-to-grid experience, integrating electric cars owned by its customers into the National Grid’s Balancing Mechanism.
The BM uses flexible assets...
Storage heavyweights Highview raise £300 million to bring UK’s biggest LAES battery to Manchester
Compressed gas storage specialists Highview Power have raised £300 million from investors including Centrica & the UK Infrastructure Bank to build Britain’s first grid-scale...