National Grid ESO probing power cuts following sudden generation collapse
The sudden loss of nearly 2GW of generation triggered a stress event and power cuts experienced up and down the country on Friday evening (9 August 2019).
Articles tagged with: Battery Storage
Flexible energy projects could jump connection queues under network ‘modernisation’ plans
Flexible energy projects could be fast-tracked through the connections queue as part of plans to “modernise” the way connection requests are handled.
WPD and Anesco clinch ‘pioneering’ demand management deal
Western Power Distribution has signed a “pioneering” demand side management deal with battery storage developer Anesco.
Renewables facing aggregate or co-locate dilemma, says Solarcentury chief
Renewables developers must be co-locating with other technologies or turning to aggregators to offset the serious disruption caused by market price volatility.
Robyn Lucas, head of data science at Open Energi, provides a deep dive on the need to maximise revenues from battery storage assets as the energy transition accelerates, and how this looks in practice.
Kaluza and sonnen pen platform partnership to ramp-up grid flexibility
Energy tech firm Kaluza and battery storage manufacturer sonnen have penned a new partnership to introduce new flexibility onto the UK’s grid.
GRIDSERVE unveils plans to build maiden electric forecourt in Essex
GRIDSERVE is set to build its maiden Electric Forecourt in Braintree, Essex, combining 24 ultra-fast EV chargers with battery storage and solar PV.
Oil majors, telecomms firms lead interest in £50 million Social Energy fundraise
Energy companies, oil majors and telecommunications firms are among those eyeing up a potential investment in energy tech start-up Social Energy.
Critics round on Capacity Market as record low prices render compliance ‘fatally onerous’
Record low clearing prices in the T-1 Capacity Market auction have rendered the mechanism unfit for purpose, while meeting its minimum requirements could seem “fatally onerous” for battery storage developers.