Power management company Eaton is building an energy service for data centres that will enable organisations to participate in grid level frequency regulation by using UPS back-up power. The service is aimed at large data centre operators and will launch across…
Author Archive for New Power
New real-time inertia measurement will cut the cost of managing the grid
by New Power • • 0 Comments
National Grid and Reactive Technologies have claimed a first in continuously measuring and monitoring grid stability – or system inertia – across the energy network. Previously, inertia has always been estimated. The ability to measure accurately is expected to have…
Nissan and Ovo combine to offer storage and vehicle-to-grid options
by New Power • • 0 Comments
Carmaker Nissan and energy company OVO have announced plans to offer a vehicle-to-grid deal to customers buying a Nissan LEAF from January 2018. The two are also combining to launch OVO SolarStore (beta), which will allow OVO customers with solar PV households…
Universities leading battery ‘challenge’ announced
by New Power • • 0 Comments
Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced the consortium of seven UK universities that will form the Faraday Battery Institute, a new £65 million research institute responsible for building the UK’s status as a global leader in battery research and technology.…
ITM Power announces funding round
by New Power • • 0 Comments
ITM Power, which produces hydrogen for use in vehicles, has announced a plans to raise £25 million in a new share offering to existing shareholders and a further £4.4 million through an open offer. The placing is being conducted by…
SUBSCRIBERS: login to download the October issue now
by New Power • • 0 Comments
- Xoserve chief executive Sian Baldwin talks about leveraging the industry’s assets
- Local authority pension funds prepare to step up investment
- Lithium-ion’s transport benefits can help the power industry
- PPA lessons for private wires
- Half hourly meter progress and business market shares
- Smart meter dilemmas
Energy Systems Catapult calls for network-test partners – register your interest
by New Power • • 0 Comments
Companies have been asked to register interest now if they want to take part in preliminary network testing for the future energy network. The call has come from the Energy Systems Catapult and the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) in Strathclyde. The…
Blockchain platform developer aims to offer direct energy trading
by New Power • • 0 Comments
The government’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has awarded funding to energy tech company Electron to show that blockchain can transform the market for balancing the electricity grid. The grant will enable the company to scale and integrate a blockchain trading platform…
AD plant in Dagenham to feed gas grid
by New Power • • 0 Comments
A £32 million plant anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has been completed in Dagenhamfor food waste recycler ReFood (UK) Ltd to take food waste in the south of England. The gas to grid (G2G) facility can accept 160,000 tonnes of food waste…
CMA: price comparison sites should be regulated alongside energy suppliers
by New Power • • 0 Comments
The government should look to bring digital comparison tools (DCTs) like price comparison websites into ‘into regulators’ scope’ in energy and telecoms, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended. It said, “Where regulation of suppliers’ sales and marketing activities…