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The government agency aims to achieve net zero emissions in gas, electricity, waste, business travel, and water by 2030. Image: Pixabay.

July 21, 2020

All-party group calls on government to ‘scale-up’ net zero efforts in wake of COVID-19

A cross party group of MPs has called on the government to ‘scale-up’ its efforts to reach net zero, by implementing its ten point action plan.

July 16, 2020

SSEN and Frontier Economics launch cost-effective constraint management tool

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has released a new report, which details how a tool developed by Frontier Economics can compare the cost of flexibility with traditional network reinforcement.

July 16, 2020

Storage dominates in UKPN’s most recent flexibility procurement, Piclo says

Storage, including electric vehicles (EVs), dominated in UK Power Networks (UKPN) recent world-first low voltage flexibility tender.

The Vulnerability Commitment’s signatories include Octopus Energy

July 14, 2020

BEIS to target 0.4GW in T-1 auction despite National Grid ESO advice

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has set the target for the T-1 2021/22 Capacity Market auction as low as possible at 0.4GW.

July 9, 2020

EDF to provide flexibility for WPD using cohort of Powervault batteries

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has awarded EDF a flexibility contract for Bridgwater in Somerset.

July 6, 2020

National Grid and Arenko announce further upward and downward reserve trials

Batteries can offer a cost-effective option for upward and downward reserve, a project run by Arenko and National Grid ESO has found.

July 3, 2020

Smart homes with solar and storage could 'eliminate' evening peak

A combination of residential solar, storage and smart controls could "dramatically reduce" the evening peak.

Nesta's experiment also revealed public misunderstandings surrounding the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee. Image: Pixabay.

June 29, 2020

OVO Energy to lead major zero-carbon heat trial

OVO Energy is to lead one of the UK's largest ever zero-carbon heating trails, thanks to a £4.2 million grant from the government.

ev.energy raised $33 million last year to continue its V2G rollout across Europe and the US. Image: ev.energy.

June 25, 2020

Ev.energy scoops up first of its kind flexibility contract

Ev.energy has won a tender to provide flexibility services to UK Power Networks (UKPN) using electric vehicles.

June 25, 2020

EDF to optimise 49.9MW of Pivot Power battery storage

EDF is set to optimise 49.9MW of battery storage owned by Pivot Power in a bid to enable greater flexibility.

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