IFA1 fire to see 1GW offline until March 2022
National Grid has confirmed that 1GW of interconnector capacity will be offline until 27 March 2022, turning to the North Sea Link to help plug the gap.
Articles tagged with: interconnector
Investment minister dubs German interconnector ‘vital contribution to UK’s green ambitions’
Minister for investment Gerry Grimstone has lauded the NeuConnect interconnector being developed between the UK and Germany as “a vital contribution to the UK’s green ambitions”.
Dynamic Containment assets jump into action following French interconnector trip
Battery storage was called into action following the IFA2 interconnector with France – which went live late last month – tripping on Friday (29 January).
UK's second interconnector with France starts flowing at full capacity in ‘latest feat of world class engineering’
The second electricity interconnector between the UK and France is now able to flow low carbon electricity between the two countries at full capacity.
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Arenko and Flexitricity first to participate in Dynamic Containment following interconnector trip
National Grid ESO’s new Dynamic Containment (DC) service “performed as expected” as Flexitricity and Arenko became the first successful bidders.
National Grid looks to increase offshore wind potential through cooperation with Dutch operator TenneT
National Grid Ventures and Dutch transmission system operator TenneT have signed a cooperation agreement to link Dutch and British offshore wind farms to the energy systems of both countries.
Frequency response providers called into action following Belgian interconnector trip
Flexibility providers were called on by National Grid ESO yesterday (24 February) following an interconnector tripping, causing 1GW to fall off the grid.
GB needs tenfold increase in energy storage for net zero, research claims
Great Britain will need at least 30GW of energy storage if it hopes to reach net zero by 2050, according to new research.
ETYS: ESO targeting 'probabilistic approach' to handle distributed generation influx
Greater interconnection between Scotland and England, as well as the development of probabilistic analysis will be needed over the next decade according to National Grid ESO.