National Grid ESO issues tender for reactive power in Mersey
On Monday 14 October, National Grid ESO announced a tender for reactive power absorption to solve a high voltage requirement in the Mersey region.
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New National Grid ancillary services platform goes live as modernisation programme shifts gear
National Grid has set live a new platform for ancillary services, coming as part of a much larger plan to modernise its grid management toolkit.
Winter Outlook 2019: Brexit to have no impact as greener winter trend continues
The UK will have no problem meeting energy demands throughout this winter thanks to a surplus in generation according to the National Grids Winter Outlook report, released on the 9 October.
E3C blackout report questions whether frequency reserve protocols are ‘fit for purpose’
The Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C) has questioned whether National Grid ESO’s reserve power protocols are “fit for purpose” in its preliminary response to August’s blackout.
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Centrica to use hot water tanks for frequency response in VPP
Centrica is to absorb “thousands” of residential hot water tanks into its virtual power plant (VPP) to provide flexibility to the grid.
Labour energy sector renationalisation plans would place net zero at risk, report warns
Labour’s plans to renationalise the UK’s energy networks would place at serious risk the country’s hopes of meeting its legally-binding net zero target, a new report has said.
National Grid ESO suggests security standards review in final blackout report
National Grid has suggested that higher levels of resilience in the UK’s electricity system may be appropriate, its report into the 9 August 2019 blackout has concluded.
High winds triggers yet more negative spot price instances in UK market
Wind power returned last weekend following a relatively still period, sending spot prices into the negative for extended periods.
PODCAST: UK blackouts and Tesla's travails
In the first in a new series of podcasts, Current± editor Liam Stoker and Energy Storage News editor Andy Colthorpe discuss the headlines, causes and remedies to recent blackouts in the UK, and take a look at what's happening to Elon Musk's Tesla.