National Grid ESO is quick to show how it reacts to changes in power demand – TV pickups after big sporting fixtures (then), or on a Thursday evenings when people put the kettle on after their regular applause for the…
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CCC: energy network investment now can help UK to green resilient recovery from CV-19
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The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has written to the Prime Minister, and First Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, to set out six key principles to rebuild a green and resilient economy following the Covid-19 pandemic.It says reducing greenhouse gas…
Zeigo looks to standard contracts to bring smaller parties onto growing PPA platform
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Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) platform Zeigo is working with law firm DLA Piper on artificial intelligence (AI) contracting solutions to simplify and standardise the contractual process for PPAs and future contracts. They hope the initiative will make small-volume PPAs easier…
Digital strategies are key for energy governance transformation
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Sponsored post Stefan Leedham, director of governance services, ElectraLink, says the impact of lockdowns and social distancing present an opportunity for the energy sector to future-proof working practices. The world is currently in a period of unprecedented challenges. COVID-19 has laid…
Port of Blyth expansion targets offshore wind sector
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The Port of Blyth begun major redevelopment construction works at one of its terminals, after winning development consent for expansion from Northumberland County Council, The £3 million project will see the reconstruction and strengthening of the quay on the Bates…
NGESO delays low-carbon transition projects as expert staff are deployed back to control room
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National Grid ESO has delayed several projects planned for the next few months as the Covid-19 crisis has required it to re-deploy expert staff to its control rooms. In an update the system operator said it had a “finite pool…
System operator to launch new ‘footroom’ product on 7 May to manage low demand periods
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National Grid ESO has published draft specifications for a new ‘footroom’ product to help it manage the system during periods of very low demand. ‘Optional Downward Flexibility Management’ will pay providers to increase demand or reduce generation. so that NGESO has…
Ørsted signs 15-year PPA with Nestlé UK for slice of Race Bank output
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Nestlé’s UK subsidiary has signed a 15-year indexed fixed price agreement with Ørsted to buy part of the power from the Race Bank offshore wind farm. Nestlé UK will buy the output of 31MW of the offshore wind farm’s 573MW…
Vattenfall and Greencoat Wind agree go-ahead for South Kyle wind farm
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Vattenfall has announced it will begin construction of its largest UK onshore wind farm, known as South Kyle, once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. A timeline for construction is yet to be confirmed, but Vattenfall currently plans for the 240MW wind farm to be…
Swiss TSO to trial blockchain-based platform to access decentralised balancing assets
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Swissgrid is launching a pilot project in Switzerland aiming to use storage technologies to balance short-term fluctuations in the transmission grid via a “crowd balancing” platform, known as Equigy, that calls on small decentralised energy sources. The blockchain-based crowd balancing platform…