Eelpower has commissioned its 10MW Leverton battery near Lincoln. It is one of the cohort of large batteries that will provide frequency response to National Grid with effect from 1 January. The company secured a Firm Frequency Response contract in…
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OPINION: DSOs and storage? Give the market a chance
by New Power •
Distribution network operators have taken the idea of storage on board with enthusiasm. It’s just the kind of option that appeals to such companies: a physical asset that can become part of a regulated asset base. For distribution network owners…
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£1.5m fund for energy research networking open now
by Annabel Andrews •
The UK Energy Research Centre has launched a £1.5m Whole Systems Networking Fund. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), this scheme aims to improve the diversity, communications and collaboration between whole systems energy researchers and those engaged…
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Ovo and Ubitricity to create 50 lamp post EV charging points in Kensington and Chelsea
by Annabel Andrews •
Kensington and Chelsea Council, Ovo and Ubitricity have signed a deal to allow more residents to charge their electric vehicles by plugging directly into Council lamp posts. The agreement will fast-track the installation of an extra 50 of Ubitricity’s electric vehicle…
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Switchers cross social classes, figures reveal
by New Power •
The most deprived households are switching energy supplier more often than some of their better-off neighbours, according to data from ElectraLink. The most switches had been initiated by the least-deprived households, the figures showed, but switching was fairly common behaviour…
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SSEN to return £65m to consumers
by Annabel Andrews •
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has said it will give a voluntary contribution of £65.1m to consumers, after a review of the company’s performance during Ofgem’s RIIO-T1 (electricity transmission) price control period. Ofgem said: “Network companies require a licence to operate,…
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Moixa wins Gridshare funding – after learning lessons on recruiting customers
by New Power •
Moixa has secured £267,750 from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund to expand its Gridshare platform to manage a wider range of third party home, electric vehicle and IoT batteries. Gridshare aggregates the capacity of…
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EU settles future of Emissions Trading Scheme
by New Power •
EU member states have reached a deal on the future if the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The deal includes plans to double the so-called ‘Market Stability Reserve’, by which allowances are removed from the scheme in etc event of oversupply,…
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Proposal floated for 360MW solar farm in Kent
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Wirsol Energy and Hive Energy have begun consulting on a solar farm that could reach 350MW in capacity and would cover an area of 365 Ha in northern Kent, the Guardian reports. The developers have written to local residents with…