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Molly Lempriere Deputy Editor, Current±

Molly Lempriere is deputy editor at Solar Media, responsible for its UK-facing publications Solar Power Portal and Current±.

Recent articles by Molly Lempriere

The four phase project will lay the foundations for the rollout of 5G enable applications. Image: National Grid.

National Grid to explore potential of 5G for decarbonising energy networks

21 Oct 2021, 17:58

National Grid has teamed up with UK authority on advanced digital technology Digital Catapult to explore how the adoption of 5G within the electricity and gas transmission networks could help deliver net zero.

MA Energy is the latest in a slew of suppliers to have been removed from the BSC due to bad credit. Image: Getty.

MA Energy removed from Elexon’s BSC

21 Oct 2021, 12:06

MA Energy has become the latest supplier to default out of Elexon’s Balancing and Settlement Codes (BSC).

The stability service utilises an ultracapacitor which sits in the Teesside clean energy hub. Image: Reactive Technologies.

National Grid ESO and Reactive Technologies launch flagship inertia system to measure grid stability

21 Oct 2021, 11:22

National Grid ESO and Reactive Technologies' flagship grid stability measurement service has launched today, following the construction of the world’s largest continuously operating grid-scale ultracapacitor.

Mixergy began rolling out the water tanks which form the VPP in 2019. Image: Mixergy.

Centrica and Mixergy hit 1MW milestone in hot water tank VPP rollout

20 Oct 2021, 11:09

Centrica and Mixergy have hit a 1MW of flexibility milestone in their rollout of electric hot water tanks.

The panels gather in Bristol on the first day of this year's EV World Congress. Image: Solar Media staff.

‘Build it and they will come’: EV infrastructure remains key driver of transport decarbonisation

19 Oct 2021, 12:09

The most important aspect of driving the rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK remains the availability of charging infrastructure.

Wilton has acquired 58 acres of land and facilities at Haverton Hill to allow it to expand its operations and sign agreements, such as with Protium. Image: Protium.

Protium unveils 40MW green hydrogen project in Teesside

15 Oct 2021, 15:48

UK green hydrogen company Protium has announced it is to build a 40MW project in Teesside.

L-R: Peter Wells, CEO - Smart Wires, Zac Richardson, head of new infastructure - NGET, Chris Bennett, acting president - NGET and Michael Walsh, CCO - Smart Wires. Image: National Grid.

National Grid to add 500MW to system with expansion of SmartValve project

15 Oct 2021, 12:34

National Grid Electricity Transmission is to scale up its deployment of SmartValve’s to unlock a further 500MW of capacity on its system.

Octopus Renewables now manages more than 300 solar, onshore wind and biomass projects. Image: Octopus Energy.

Octopus Renewables to invest £3bn in green hydrogen in new partnership with RES

14 Oct 2021, 16:57

Octopus Renewables and RES have announced £3 billion in investment into green hydrogen as part of a new partnership.

Pure Planet was a 100% renewable energy supplier, back by bp. Image: Pure Planet.

Pure Planet points to challenges created by the price cap as it and Colorado Energy fail

14 Oct 2021, 12:33

Pure Planet and Colorado Energy have become the latest suppliers to shutter in the UK market.

Octopus Renewables now forms part of the Octopus Energy Group following its acquisition. Image: Octopus Energy.

Octopus Renewables wins £150m corporate pension mandate

13 Oct 2021, 16:33

Octopus Renewables has won a new £150 million corporate pension mandate from a large UK-based institutional investor to invest in renewables projects throughout Europe.

Currently around 600MW of onshore wind is being consented annually, but this needs to more than double for net zero.

Doubling onshore wind could reduce bills by £16.3bn finds RenewableUK

13 Oct 2021, 13:44

Doubling the UK’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 would reduce consumer bills by £16.3 billion over the course of the decade.

The hydrogen hub will be built at the existing Flotta Terminal, which has sat on the island since 1976. Image: Macquarie’s GIG.

Macquarie led consortium to develop green hydrogen on Orkney

12 Oct 2021, 17:41

A new offshore wind consortium has applied to develop an industrial scale green hydrogen production plant on the island of Flotta in Orkney, Scotland.