National Grid ESO warns of tight margins across weekend
National Grid ESO has warned of tighter margins than usual due to a mix of low wind and generator outages.
Articles tagged with: grid stability
National Grid ESO to launch new ‘game-changing’ frequency response service tonight
National Grid ESO is set to debut a new fast frequency response service at 11pm tonight (1 October), using Dynamic Containment (DC) to boost the grid’s resilience.
'First of its kind' Drax inertia contract commences with National Grid ESO
Drax’s Cruachan Power Station has started to provide National Grid ESO with inertia as part of a six-year contract.
World’s largest liquid air battery receives £10m from BEIS
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced a £10 million grant to help construct the world's largest liquid air battery.
National Grid ESO claims world first approach to inertia, awarding £328m in contracts
Five companies are to provide National Grid ESO with inertia without the need to simultaneously provide electricity.
Much of the reaction to last Friday’s blackout has centred around possible, but now dismissed, links to the high penetration of renewables on the UK’s grid. Liam Stoker analyses the train of thought that decentralisation could actually be the most compelling solution to grid security.