Statkraft unveils 1GW virtual power plant in UK, intends to double capacity by summer
Statkraft has launched a 1GW renewables, battery storage and flexible gas virtual power plant (VPP) in the UK and aims to double its capacity by the summer.
Articles tagged with: energy trading
Equinor eyes broader energy play with €400 million Danske Commodities acquisition
Equinor, the energy major formerly known as Statoil, has acquired power and gas trading firm Danske Commodities for €400 million (£350 million).
Beyond the hype, blockchain in the energy sector is a solution looking for a problem to solve, so says Matthew Williams, founder and chief technology officer at Faraday Grid, who explores applications for blockchain.
Hard Brexit could add £270 million to Britain’s energy bills, UKERC warns
A hard Brexit that sees Great Britain fall out of the Internal Energy Market (IEM) could cost consumers as much as £270 million a year, a new report from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has claimed.
Limejump strikes solar PPA deal with NextEnergy Solar Fund
Energy aggregator Limejump has struck a deal with NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), one of the UK’s largest solar asset owners, to trade 120MW of PV generation.
Arsenal makes UK first with behind the meter battery for wholesale trading
Arsenal football club’s Emirates Stadium has become home to what could be the first behind the meter battery of its size to be aimed at wholesale energy trading over frequency response.
Energy sector calls for 'comprehensive relationship' on energy trading and climate policy post-Brexit
Continued cooperation on energy trading and climate policy should be included in any final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union, according to trade bodies from both sides of the channel.
BP and British Gas named among new regulatory sandbox participants as energy marketplaces take off
Local energy marketplaces and their interaction with existing licensing regimes have proven a particular area of interest within Ofgem’s regulatory sandbox initiative, with BP and British Gas named amongst its new participants.
Post-Brexit energy positioning ‘encouraging’, but the clock is ticking
The government’s official positioning on a post-Brexit energy relationship is “encouraging”, but time is rapidly running out for the finer details of that relationship to be agreed upon, Energy UK has said.