National Grid ESO awards £84m in Black Start contracts in new competitive tender approach
National Grid ESO has awarded Black Start contracts in the South West and Midlands as part of a new competitive tender.
Articles tagged with: blackout
National Grid ESO Distributed ReStart project under budget as it hits halfway milestone
National Grid ESO has released an update on its Distributed ReStart project as it hits the halfway point.
'Face uncomfortable truths' to improve infrastructure resilience, NIC recommends
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed a new framework for resilience should be implemented across the nation’s economic infrastructure as it has a "duty to prepare."
Current± caught up with National Grid ESO’s director of operations Duncan Burt about the process of Distributed ReStart blackout learnings and training for the rare event.
Blackout investigation: National Grid ESO remains under scrutiny
Ofgem’s investigation into National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO) is to continue in light of the 9 August blackout, with the regulator recommending a review into the Security and Quality of Supply Standard (SQSS).
Blackout investigation: What went wrong at Hornsea One and Little Barford
Ofgem's investigation into the 9 August blackout has detailed why Hornsea One and Little Barford - the offshore wind farm and CCGT plant at the heart of the event - remained disconnected from the grid.
Blackout investigation: Power firms fined as Ofgem ‘accelerates’ ESO review
Power companies are to be fined £10.5 million and an already planned review into the electricity system operator (ESO) accelerated following Ofgem’s investigation into the nationwide blackout on 9 August 2019.
Earlier this year, at 4:52pm on Friday 9 August 2019, the UK suffered its first wide-scale blackout in more than a decade. More than 1.1 million consumers were plunged into the dark as rail lines screeched to a halt, traffic lights failed and even airports reported problems. Liam Stoker looks at the root causes, and how battery storage came to the rescue.
Power sector seeking expedited blackout system security and embedded generation reviews
The UK’s power sector is seeking an expedited process to any review of system security standards, and pleaded with Ofgem to take seriously concerns over how embedded generation is disconnected during frequency events.