Weir Minerals says that since December its foundry has been monetising 1MW of its energy flexibility by participating in the fast-acting Dynamic Firm Frequency Response (DFFR) scheme run by NGESO. The foundry has been using GridBeyond’s platform, Point, to enter the…
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Arenko takes on ‘route to market’ role for Gore Street battery, says it has 100MW pipeline
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Asset management software provider Arenko has brought the total capacity under its control to 51MW of operational assets, after signing a contract with Gore Street Energy Storage Fund. It will provide a route to market for Gore Street’s operational 10MW energy…
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New investors in Highview Power plan ‘liquid air’ storage in Middle East, Africa, USA
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Highview Power has secured new funding of over $70 million for its ‘liquid air’ cryogenic energy storage technology, bringing the total amount of funding and grants the company has secured to date to over $145 million. Funding includes a previously announced…
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Shifting sands of network options present conundrum for competitors and consumers
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The NGESO’s annual Network Options Assessment (NOA), published in January, set new network investment in train, with a recommendation that 41 new-build options proceed, at a total cost of £13.9B. The recommendation would see £183M invested this year. But the decision also highlighted the potentially…
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‘Denser than water’ mini pumped storage solution successfully crowd-funds test rig
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RheEnergise has raised enough investment via Crowdcube – £320k – to finance building a 500kW test rig for its ‘High-Density Hydro’ energy storage solution. The R&D work to date has been part-funded by Innovate UK, an arm of the UK…
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Offshore wind leasing round brings forward 8GW but high option costs raise concerns
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The Crown Estate has announced six proposed new offshore wind projects in the waters around England and Wales totalling nearly under 8GW, in a leasing round that saw bidders commit £879M (£111M/GW/y) in option fee deposits. RenewableUK said thatin comparison, developing and constructing a 1GW…
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ACT NOW: Is your ‘shovel ready’ green project stalled by network issues? DNOs need data to help direct £300M to low-carbon hotspots
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Developers, local authorities and other parties with low-carbon projects that could connect to the electricity network in the next two years have six weeks to help direct up to £300M of network investment towards ‘hot spots’, with the aim of…
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ABB to supply equipment for Statkraft’s Lister Drive grid services project, offering low-carbon inertia and voltage control
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Statkraft has announced that ABB will engineer and install two synchronous condensers at the Lister Drive Greener Grid Park in Liverpool, which will be constructed this year. The Lister Drive project will provide services to help keep the electricity system stable, including…
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UK’s storage pipeline tops 22GW with batteries contributing 16GW
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More than 16.1GW of battery storage capacity is operating, under construction or being planned in the UK, across 729 projects, according to RenewableUK’s latest Energy Storage Project Intelligence report. Other forms of storage now under development could bring the total to 22GW. That compares to 10.5GW across 600 energy…