Anesco is on track to more than quadruple its operational battery portfolio by 2020. The company claims a 22% share of all operational utility scale storage units in the UK and 47% of the non-EFR capacity. Now it plans to reach…
Longread
Legislation outlawing data flows between gas and electricity System Operators ‘not fit for purpose’ as cold snap tests interaction
by New Power •
Fully separating National Grid’s electricity system operator (ESO) functions from the transmission owner has thrown into relief the different approach taken over gas, and the limits to information flow between the two parts of the energy system at times of…
News
London set to launch tender for dedicated energy supplier
by New Power •
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is set to launch a tender this week for a new energy company to supply Londoners. The initiative is part of the London Environment Strategy, published last week, which includes carbon budgets aiming to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses…
News
Proposal over EV charging control sets DNOs at odds with new flex market
by New Power •
Network company SSEN has put forward proposals that would allow distribution network operators (DNOs) to halt vehicle charging in the event of stress on the local grid. The proposal was seen by companies speaking to New Power as likely to…
News
Chinese power company plans €9 billion takeover of Portuguese utility
by New Power •
Power company China Three Gorges has announced a cash tender offer for Energias de Portugal (EDP). The Chinese company already owns 23.27% of EDP. The total tender offer value is equal to €11,848 million for 100% of EDP’s share capital and to…
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Cadent plan would see a fifth of gas in northwest replaced with hydrogen
by New Power •
Gas network company Cadent has announced ambitious plans to begin sourcing and using hydrogen as a replacement for natural gas. The HyNet project is 30-year, £900 million, plan centred on a new production facility, probably located in Cheshire, that would…
News
New launch means consumers have a handful of auto-switching options
by New Power •
A sixth auto-switching service has been launched. Switchcraft founder Andrew Long told New Power Report that the company would be funded by commission from energy suppliers. That would mean users may not have the potential to switch to all suppliers, but…
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Project aims to use autonomous vessels for offshore wind O&M
by New Power •
An 18-month £900,000 joint industry project will explore using autonomous surface vessels, integrated with existing manned shipping operations, to support offshore wind farm operations and maintenance. The Windfarm Autonomous Ship Project, part funded by Innovate UK and led by ASV…
Perspective
OPINION: Are you cybersecure?
by New Power •
The NIS Directive takes effect on 10 May. Now is the time for power generators and smart energy organisations to check they meet cybersecurity requirements, argues law firm Bird & Bird. By Levent Gurdenli, senior associate and co-head of energy management team,…