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DNO flexibility markets still “too small a market size”, says Limejump CEO
by Annabel Andrews •
Erik Nygard, CEO and co-founder of energy aggregator and trader Limejump, has said the DNO flexibility market is too small for companies like his to focus on. Limejump “dabbles a little bit in DNO fexibility projects”, Nygaard said. But it’s…
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PV and battery to cut power and carbon costs at Preston waste water treatment site
by New Power •
Battery storage operator Zenobe Energy is to provide UK water company United Utilities with a 2MW battery for its Clifton Marsh wastewater treatment works in Preston, Lancashire. The battery will connect to solar panels at the site and will be fully…
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Two 50MW batteries to power Pivot Power’s first EV charging sites by year-end
by New Power •
Pivot Power has placed an order with technology group Wärtsilä for 100MW of energy storage to be sited in the UK.The contract is the first to be announced since EDF Renewables acquired Pivot Power in November 2019. Pivot Power is…
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Energy White Paper: now due ‘this year’
by New Power •
The long-promised energy White Paper has been delayed by turnover in secretaries of state at BEIS, according to comments by Dave Buttery, deputy director of energy security at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), speaking at a…
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The fifties had some good points, but do they seal the deal for hydrogen?
by New Power •
Often in discussion on the future of gas, there is talk about the role of hydrogen. Sometimes that is put forward as more or less a ‘straight swap’ from natural gas. There is a concern though: people worry about having…
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US gas asset hit by cyber-attack: experts comment
by New Power •
A US gas network had to close down a compressor station for two days following a ‘ransomware’ cyber-attack, according to an ‘alert’ from the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. CISA said the cyber-attack affected control and communication assets on the…
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Embedded plants: new scrutiny after blackout
by Annabel Andrews •
Operators of embedded generation will come under more scrutiny as a result of the blackout on 9 August, according to the outcome of an investigation by the Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C). This is an extract from an article in…
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WPD under investigation over Priority Service Register failings
by New Power •
Ofgem has opened an investigation whether distribution network operator (DNO) WPD has failed to meet licence obligations regarding customers on the Priority Services Register (PSR), including a duty to establish and maintain a PSR, a duty to give information and…
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Mitsubishi/Chubu Electric Power consortium named as preferred connection owner for Hornsea 1
by New Power •
Diamond Transmission Partners (a consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and Chubu Electric Power) has been named preferred bidder to take on the link connecting Orsted’s Hornsea 1 wind farm to the onshore network The link is around 145km offshore and 38km,…