Power Transition crowdfunds ‘not blockchain’ peer-to-peer energy tech
A software firm is bidding to build local energy markets using distributed ledger technology that it claims is orders of magnitude faster than blockchain.
Power...
Greenpeace slams mega solar farm in Kent, Drax closes in on 3.6GW gas giant
Two minute briefing on energy stories to start the week:
Britain’s biggest solar farm, Hive Energy and Wirsol Energy’s £450m Cleve Hill project on...
PeakGen and Zenobe land nine year reactive power contracts
PeakGen and Zenobe have won £8.7m in contracts to provide reactive power, which helps keep voltage stable, in Mersey.
National Grid said it had picked...
Sunday demand to drop to 13.8GW, National Grid seeks more footroom
National Grid ESO expects demand on the transmission system to hit a new low this weekend and will likely need to call on its...
DSR can bid for 15-year capacity market agreements
Demand-side response will be able to bid for 15-year capacity market agreements under changes to government’s flagship policy intended to keep the lights on...
The pros and cons of eco-mode UPS: what does the future hold?
Ian Bitterlin discusses the potential risks and benefits of adopting eco-mode UPS technology, and considers the future impact of silicon carbide IGBTs.
In the early...
Power only half the story as volatility hits energy bills in 2016
Wholesale power prices declined for 2015 with anticipated softening into 2016. Yet bills are expected to rise and the market to become increasingly volatile....
Green Grid: Data centres ‘must become like mobile app developers’
Data centre operators must adopt the mindset of mobile phone software developers or risk the wrath of regulators for wasting energy.
That was the message...