From time to time I find myself trying to explain how the energy industry is changing to people who couldn’t give a picowatt. Here is my latest analogy: In the past you have had an energy butler, happy to meet all…
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Ovo Energy will use ‘hidden’ balancing and timeshift to offer EV drivers ‘always off-peak’ charging tariff
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Ovo Energy has joined with its sister company Kaluza to launch an electric vehicle tariff that offers charging at off-peak rates at any time. Described as the first ‘type of use’ energy tariff, OVO Drive Anytime offers EV drivers a…
Near-miss that could have sparked European blackout caused by trip in Croatia – response called from GB to Turkey
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An electrical trip in a Croatian substation was the cause of a system event that called for action across electricity markets from GB to Turkey, according to a preliminary investigation by European transmission operators group Entsoe. The event would have…
Storage at Lerwick power station will cut diesel use and help Shetland integrate wind power
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Wärtsilä is to install its GridSolv Max battery storage system at Shetland’s Lerwick power station. The 8 MW/6 MWh system is being supplied to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution. The system will provide reserve capacity, helping integrate wind power…
Shell to acquire on-street EV charging company Ubitricity
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Shell is to buy European on-street chargepoint company Ubitricity. Subject to regulatory clearance, the deal is expected to be completed later this year. Founded in Berlin, Ubitricity operates in a number of European countries, and claims the largest public EV charging…
Humber site to host processing facility for ‘rare earths’ that are key to batteries used for storage and wind turbines
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Pensana Rare Earths has announced plans to build the UK’s first rare earth processing facility at Saltend Chemicals Park in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership. The company has submitted a planning application for the $125M facility, the FT has reported.…
Eelpower finds Swiss infrastructure fund backer to build battery storage at scale, aims at 1GW
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Eelpower has sold 40MW of existing electricity storage assets to SUSI Infrastructure Partners and won funding from to construct and operate a pipeline of new build battery storage assets that could reach 1GW The first stage of the partnership will see…
Brexit TCA dashes hopes of £15M annual saving on electricity balancing costs – NGESO seeks feedback on the way forward
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The UK’s exit from the EU has shut the GB electricity market out of sharing arrangements for backup power that the UK’s system operator estimates would cut GB balancing costs by €17M (£15.4M) a year. Now NGESO is seeking industry…
OPINION: Heat networks can offer a flexible approach to decarbonisation – tell us your story
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In just five years time renewables are expected to overtake coal to become the largest source of electricity generation worldwide, supplying one third of the total. Andrew Cripps, director sustainability, buildings and places at AECOM, part of the Triple Point Heat…
Anesco and Gresham House join forces for £100M solar farm rollout
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Anesco and Gresham House are embarking on a £100M solar rollout that is expected to see 200MW of ground-mounted projects installed over the next three years. Asset manager Gresham House will fund the portfolio, which will comprise sites ranging in size…