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The implications of the NIS Directive for UK energy companies
December 7, 2020

Roisin Quinn steps down as National Grid ESO shakes up top team

​Roisin Quinn has stepped down as head of national control to pursue a new role in the National Grid Group, with Isabelle Haigh to takeover from spring 2021.
Image: Uniper.
December 7, 2020

Uniper moves ahead in National Grid ESO inertia contract with Siemens deal

​Uniper has appointed Siemens Energy to deliver grid stabilisation as part of its inertia contract with National Grid ESO.
Image: GRIDSERVE.
December 7, 2020

GRIDSERVE celebrates 'major milestone' as UK’s first Electric Forecourt opens for business

GRIDSERVE’s Electric Forecourt near Braintree in Essex has officially opened for business.
In total the Demand Flexibility Service tests have procured over 1.5GWh of capacity. Image: Getty.
December 4, 2020

BM prices skyrocket to £1,000/MWh as cold weather and low wind bites

​Prices in the Balancing Mechanism hit £1,000/MWh last night (03 December) with two CCGT offers accepted at the price.
Staff at Via East Midlands' Blisthorpe highway depot. Image: Via East Midlands.
December 4, 2020

Nottinghamshire to pilot EV charging point for electric buses

​Nottinghamshire County Council has partnered with energy storage start-up Cheesecake Energy Ltd (CEL) to pilot EV charging points for a new fleet of electric buses.
Image: Gov.UK.
December 4, 2020

Johnson targets ‘further and faster’ climate action with 68% emissions reduction

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed to cutting the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030.
Eelpower's Leverton Battery. Image: ​Centrica Business Solutions.
December 4, 2020

Centrica Business Solutions to optimise Eelpower’s 10MW battery

​Centrica Business Solutions is to optimise Eelpower’s 10MW Leverton storage project.
Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.
December 4, 2020

Smart meter installations hold steady despite lockdown

Energy companies' smart meter installations have "rebounded" since the UK's first coronavirus lockdown despite restrictions waxing and waning across the country, new figures show.
GreenCom Networks Graphic
December 3, 2020

Shell backs GreenCom’s €12 million equity funding bid for global expansion

O&G giant Shell has backed residential renewables platform GreenCom Network’s €12 million (£11 million) funding round through its investment arm, Shell Ventures.
Image: BP Chargemaster
December 3, 2020

BP brings Chargemaster and Polar together under new BP Pulse umbrella

​BP has launched BP Pulse, the new name for both BP Chargemaster and the Polar network.

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