Articles tagged with: energy trading

The centre already utilises battery energy storage to manage electricity demand, charging when electricity is cheaper and more plentiful to avoid peak periods. Image: Teledata.

Data centre in Manchester first to install hydrogen-ready fuel cell

14 Jan 2022, 15:11

A data centre in Manchester has become the first in the UK to install a hydrogen-ready fuel cell.

Zeigo facilitates power purchase agreements for renewable energy. Image: Getty.

Schneider Electric acquires Zeigo to boost digital capabilities

14 Jan 2022, 12:14

Energy tech platform Zeigo has been acquired by Schneider Electric, expanding its portfolio of digital renewable energy and resource management solutions.

Customers in ENW's network area will be able to trade flexibility between themselves within the project. Image: ENW.

Electricity North West secures £6.8m for flexibility trading project

23 Dec 2021, 11:06

Network operator Electricity North West (ENW) has secured £6.8 million in funding from Ofgem for an energy flexibility trading project.

Already 250 Together Housing Association homes have solar panels and battery storage, thanks to a project run in 2019. Image: Giorgio Trovato (Unsplash).

UrbanChain onboards first housing association as it continues to grow P2P market

9 Dec 2021, 11:50

Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading company UrbanChain has welcomed a housing association into its alternative energy market for the first time.

Habitat Energy optimises battery assets, including the 50MW lithium-ion battery that forms part of the Energy Superhub Oxford project. Image: Pivot Power.

Habitat Energy acquired by Quinbrook as it eyes further global expansion

30 Nov 2021, 13:09

Global investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired UK-based optimisation and trading platform Habitat Energy Limited.

The new platform is to help streamline secondary trading between Capacity Market providers. Image: Getty

Piclo to streamline Capacity Market secondary trading with launch of new marketplace

16 Nov 2021, 11:26

Piclo has launched a new secondary trading marketplace for Capacity Market providers dubbed Piclo Exchange.

The high wholesale prices caused ten suppliers to fail, affecting 1,840,000 customers.

High power prices expected to continue following record-breaking Q3

22 Oct 2021, 15:10

High power prices are expected to continue into winter following a record breaking third quarter in the UK.

Last year, ten suppliers missed the initial deadline and three ended up being issued with a final notice.

Ofgem consults on final order for five suppliers who owe £7m in RO payments

1 Oct 2021, 16:56

Ofgem is consulting on issuing final orders to five suppliers who collectively owe over £7 million in late Renewables Obligations (RO) payments.

Britain de-coupled from the EU's internal energy market as part of Brexit. Image: Getty.

BEIS consults on re-coupling electricity trading with EU

30 Sep 2021, 17:35

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation into the potential of re-coupling Great Britain’s electricity auctions.