KiWi Power has won a contract with specialist fund manager Gresham House New Energy to operate and optimise its Lockleaze 15MW battery on the outskirts of Bristol. The site is expected to go live this month (October). The addition will…

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Glasgow City Council has partnered with Flexitricity as part of its bid to become a carbon-neutral city by 2030. Nine sites may have the opportunity to access  the demand side response (DSR) market in a project known as Quickturn. The first site will…

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Two interconnector operators may receive ‘floor’ payments even when they do not meet the minimum levels of availability, under changes in regime planned by Ofgem. The regulator is minded to make changes in the interconnector ‘cap and floor’ regime that…

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The UK’s solar farms may require additional  upgrades to ensure they can ‘ride through’ system faults, instead of acting in a way that exacerbates the system fault, as happened during August’s blackout. The upgrade would require a change to inverter…

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The government’s proposed arrangements for the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would put the future of the Single Electricity Market in doubt. That is because it requires the SEM to be agreed by the Northern Ireland…

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Foresight has acquired two wind farms, Gruig and Todmorden, with an aggregate generating capacity of 37.5MW from Glennmont Partners. Gruig is a 10 turbine, 25MW, NIROC-accredited wind farm located near Ballymena in Northern Ireland operating since 2009.  Todmorden is a five-turbine, 12.5MW, ROC-accredited…

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Residents at at Elmore House in Brixton, south London, will be able to take part in a local energy market offering flexibility services to the distribution network in a new project that brings together UK Power Networks, EDF Energy and Repowering London. …

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EDF Energy believes energy efficiency changes could deliver over £45million in savings per year across 4,150 schools, hospitals, hotels, police stations and offices. EDF Energy analysed energy consumption remotely at locations including , using this data to understand the potential for efficiency…

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Funding from the EU has brought the Republic of Ireland a step closer to a direct link with the EU’s Internal Electricity Market. Irish links with the bloc are currently all indirect, as all its current interconnectors link it with…

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Ofgem has issued Delta Gas and Power, Gnergy, Robin Hood Energy and Toto Energy with final orders to compel them to make £14.7 million in outstanding payments they owe to comply with the Renewables Obligations schemes within the month. The…

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