In the olden days (the 1990s), when I worked on Nuclear Engineering International magazine, I couldn’t see why a European utility would go to the trouble and capital outlay of building a nuclear plant. A gas turbine would go up…
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A Brexit conundrum for the electricity sector
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Here’s a special case for the Brexit discussions on the single market. The Republic of Ireland is, and remains, a member of the European Union. Northern Ireland is and remains a part of the UK. Each has an electricity market…
Clean energy is the UK’s biggest Brexit opportunity
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The Green Alliance hosted a debate yesterday, to ask the question: “how will climate ambition define Britain’s role as a global player in the 2020s”? Debate chair Evan Davis found few in the audience were optimistic about the UK’s role…
The big battery play and the side effects
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Pivot Power’s ambitious plan for 2GW of battery storage has had a lot of airplay for its accompanying plans to build huge electric vehicle charging arrays alongside. But electric vehicles are step two in the company’s strategy and power market…
Get ready for the rollercoaster
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New Power’s April issue takes a look at some of the investor money moving into the energy industry. It throws up some interesting structural changes and some clear trends for the future. The message? Hold on tight, things are going…
Women in power: providing expertise throughout the industry every day
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Women are under-represented in the energy and power industry – but that doesn’t mean they are not there. The number of women in the industry may be small, but it is growing, and they have a great track record…
Do we need more gas storage?
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The last week has shown up the weaknesses of our gas supply. Or the strengths, depending on how you look at it. Gas prices spiked. But that’s the way the market works: at a time of shortage, prices rise and…
OPINION Tales of the unexpected: innovation needs a willingness to think differently
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Another day, another industry meeting. First on the agenda: innovation. The industry needs fresh ideas. It has to break the mould. There are new technologies, new services, new offers out there that could make our system better, serve customers and…
OPINION: DSOs and storage? Give the market a chance
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Distribution network operators have taken the idea of storage on board with enthusiasm. It’s just the kind of option that appeals to such companies: a physical asset that can become part of a regulated asset base. For distribution network owners…
Shiny! Let’s investigate options before we all dash to hardware again
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Interesting notes from the Energyst’s survey on demand side response this week. Fully 85% of organisations polled had heard of Enhanced Frequency Reserve – a rather esoteric (to non energy geeks) offer from National Grid that is provided (at the…