There is “at least 500MW and possibly as much as 1,000MW” fast response batteries that could be deployed within a year if National Grid ESO (NGESO) tweaked the rules for balancing the network, according to Habitat Energy’s co-founder Ben Irons. There is…
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Post-Brexit regulation gaps risk putting UK electrical manufacturing at risk, says BEAMA chief
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Post-Brexit regulation gaps could allow low-quality goods to overwhelm those produced to existing standards, according to Howard Porter, the chief executive of British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA). Brexit plans assumed that all regulations would initially be brought into UK…
Winners and losers: The New Power view on election promises for the energy and power sector
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What does the UK have to offer the world? In this month’s New Power, reports and interviews reiterate that the UK is seen as a leader in meeting the technical and financial challenges of decarbonisation and the potential to expand…
Moody’s cuts WWU credit rating
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Rating agency Moody’s has dropped its credit rating for Wales and West Utilities, saying that it expected to see long term lower returns for the western gas network owner and operator. The cut follows similar action on SGN and is…
Local planners should decide on composite storage and generation projects over 50MW, proposes BEIS
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is consulting on updated planning rules for new energy schemes that combine energy storage with energy generation. At present, energy storage schemes under 50MW go through local planning, while those above…
Smart Export Guarantee proposals: industry responds
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Chris Hewett, chief executive, Solar Trade Association: “We give these proposals a cautious welcome. We are very pleased the government is unequivocal; small generators will be compensated for the power they contribute to the system, but the issue remains providing…
What now for the Capacity Market?
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When the European Court of Justice set aside GB’s Capacity Market (CM) in November saying it was illegal state aid, it took the industry entirely by surprise. Even those who were aware that the hearing had taken place, back in…
Electricity North West to offer DSR services to businesses with GridBeyond deal
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GridBeyond and Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) have formed a new partnership to offer enhanced Demand Side Response (DSR) and intelligent energy service technologies to business customers in the North West of England. Wayne Muncaster, UK Managing Director at…
Ofgem announces winners of £46.8m network innovation funding
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Ofgem has awarded £46.8m funding to four projects as part of the regulator’s 2018 Network Innovation Competitions. Each year network companies submit bids for funding to develop and test new technologies or approaches which could help to cut the costs…
Crown Estate Scotland signs first lease option for CO2 storage infrastructure
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Crown Estate Scotland has signed its first ever lease option to Pale Blue Dot for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. Pale Blue Dot’s Acorn CCS project will use existing oil and gas assets on the Aberdeenshire coast to deliver large scale,…