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 primary school to set demand side response example and provide income for city council
by New Power •
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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Consumers to take more risk on new interconnectors
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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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Solar farms face second ‘ride through’ upgrade
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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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EV chargers put a town on the map
by New Power •
An interesting chat with the mayor of a small market town over the weekend. He was deeply concerned by the lack of EV charging points in the town. He wants to attract passing motorists to stop off, top up their…
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Johnson’s Brexit proposals throw more doubt on Single Electricity Market future
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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 picks up two wind farms
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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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Brixton block to trial offer of flexibility services to distribution network
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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 finds energy efficiency options remain untapped
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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…