GE and Arenko Group have announced a strategic alliance to build grid scale energy storage systems in the UK. Arenko has invested in a 41MW battery supplied by GE, sited in the Midlands, which will commence operations in 2018. Mirko…
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Bring industrial energy prices down by helping mature renewables, says Aldersgate Group
by Annabel Andrews •
The UK government should improve investment conditions in low-cost renewable energy technologies such as onshore wind to support competitive industrial electricity prices, according to a new report from the Aldersgate Group. Industrial energy prices in the UK are higher than in…
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DSR aggregator Endeco changes its name to Gridbeyond
by Annabel Andrews •
Energy services company Endeco Technologies is changing its name to Gridbeyond. “Our business has fundamentally transformed over the last few years, growing from start-up to scale-up,” commented Michael Phelan, the firm’s chief executive. “Since April 2016, our team has more than doubled in size, the…
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T-1 Capacity Market auction clears at £6
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The first T-1 Capacity Market auction, for delivery next winter, cleared in the 14th round of bidding at £6/kW per year. Some 10663.717MW of de-rated capacity joined the auction at its start and the aggregate capacity that won agreements was 5,782.892MW.…
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Environmental Audit Committee opens inquiry into 25-year Environment Plan
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The Environmental Audit Committee has begun an inquiry into the government’s 25-year Environment Plan, published in January. Among the plan’s proposals are a new statutory body to “champion and uphold environmental standards as we leave the European Union”. The EAC asked…
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Share your views on what the Open Networks Project should do in 2018
by Annabel Andrews •
The ENA’s Open Networks Project wants to hear views from stakeholders on its on its 2018 workplan. The project’s work in 2018 will be focusing on early implementation of distribution system operators (DSO) functionality, Whole System investment process improvements, and analysis…
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UK and Germany driving force as EU renewable generation overtakes coal
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Renewable generation overtook coal for the first time across the EU in 2017, according to a report by climate policy group Sandbag. The found that the increase in renewables comes from wind, solar and biomass generation, as Europe’s hydro potential is…
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SSE renewable generation rose 25% in 2017
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SSE produced around 25% more renewable energy in the nine months to 31 December 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, mainly due to wetter and windier conditions. The company said weather had driven the majority of this increase,…
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NI Water solar farm in operation in March
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Work is due for completion in March on NI Water a solar farm that will supply electricity to the Dunore water treatment works in South Antrim. The £7million, 4.99MW project covers a 33 acre site on the eastern shore of…