Image: Alfen.
October 6, 2020

EV ROUND-UP: BEV sales break 20k mark; Alfen to supply chargers to London Borough of Newham

​In this round up of electric vehicle (EV) news, sales of battery EVs (BEVs) increase 184.39% and Alfen unveils the installation of chargers in Newham.
Image: WPD.
October 6, 2020

DNOs strive for standardisation as flexibility procurement merged into one portal

​Flexibility requirements for four distribution network operators (DNOs) are to be published on a single site as part of a push towards simplicity.
Anesco was the first company to provide high DC following the service being introduced this November. Image: Anesco
October 5, 2020

REA warns Ofgem pushing ahead with classifying storage as generation must be a 'stopgap'

Ofgem’s decision to classify energy storage as a subset of generation must be a “stopgap measure” until parliamentary time is found.
The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy
October 5, 2020

Arenko and Flexitricity first to participate in Dynamic Containment following interconnector trip

​National Grid ESO’s new Dynamic Containment (DC) service “performed as expected” as Flexitricity and Arenko became the first successful bidders.
Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson. Image: Octopus Energy
October 5, 2020

Octopus builds on tech capabilities with creation of new innovation centre and 1,000 jobs

​Octopus Energy has outlined its intention to make the UK the “Silicon Valley of energy” with plans for a new technology, data science and AI centre.
October 5, 2020

Bus2Grid: The next step in decarbonising transport?

Image: Connected Energy
October 2, 2020

Connected Energy bags new investment to ramp up battery data analytics

​Second life energy storage firm Connected Energy is to ramp up its analytic capabilities using £350,000 of new funding.
ESCOs: What they are
October 2, 2020

Over £34 million owed by seven suppliers in Renewable Obligations and FiT fees

​Ofgem is consulting on issuing seven suppliers with final orders over £34 million in outstanding Renewable Obligation (RO) and feed-in tariff (FiT) levelisation fees.
Image: Getty.
October 2, 2020

Instances of negative pricing more than double across Europe in 2020

​Great Britain saw 80 hours of negative pricing in the first nine months of 2020 as instances of negative day ahead prices more than double across Europe.
The implications of the NIS Directive for UK energy companies
October 1, 2020

National Grid ESO to launch new ‘game-changing’ frequency response service tonight

National Grid ESO is set to debut a new fast frequency response service at 11pm tonight (1 October), using Dynamic Containment (DC) to boost the grid’s resilience.

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