IFA1 is to operate at half capacity as of next week due to a fire at its converter station. Image: Getty

IFA1 fire to see 1GW offline until March 2022

17 Sep 2021, 11:29

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.

Connecting renewable energy projects to the grid is often a challenge due to constraints on networks.

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Current± Disruptors: Gridmode’s transmission connection strategy and the ISO

10 Sep 2021, 16:23

Current± caught up with Gridmode's Steve Serpant and David Williams to discuss the company’s strategy, its growing pipeline and what it can offer to a future independent system operator.

Yesterday saw several power price records broken during a week of high prices in the GB market. Image: Getty

'Extreme pricing' raising winter concerns as GB imbalance price soars to £4,000/MWh

10 Sep 2021, 11:12

Concerns over pricing as GB heads into the colder months are rising following numerous power price records being broken yesterday (9 September).

The Electricity System Restoration Standard (ESRS) is to replace what was previously known as Black Start services. Image: Getty

Ofgem to press ahead with licence modifications for Electricity System Restoration Standard

25 Aug 2021, 11:09

Energy regulator Ofgem has issued its decision to make licence modifications to support the introduction of an Electricity System Restoration Standard (ESRS).

The two companies have agreed to pay £6 million into Ofgem's energy redress fund. Image: Getty

ESB and Carrington Power fined £6m over market manipulation breach

24 Aug 2021, 14:09

ESB Independent Generation (ESBIGT) and Carrington Power submitted inaccurate data to National Grid ESO, Ofgem has found.

Machine learning algorithms are to be developed as part of the project to more accurately predict reserve requirements. Image: National Grid.

National Grid ESO eyes dynamic day-ahead reserve setting in Smith Institute project

10 Aug 2021, 14:44

National Grid ESO is to explore moving to dynamic day-ahead reserve setting as part of a new project with Smith Institute.

Cold weather and low winds pushed the grid last winter, and is likely to again in 2021/22. Image: Getty.

National Grid ESO has warned of tight margins come winter due to supply uncertainty

23 Jul 2021, 12:41

Following the tight margins seen on the electricity system last winter, National Grid ESO has released an early view of its winter outlook.

An independent operator will take over some of National Grid's role in order to avoid conflicts of interest. Image: Getty.:

New independent Future System Operator set to take over from National Grid

20 Jul 2021, 11:25

An independent body will be needed to take over from National Grid to run the electricity system to avoid any perceived conflicts of interest within the industry, the government has confirmed.

In the most ambitious FES21 scenario, 96% of generation is made of wind, solar, nuclear and BECCS.

FES: Britain could reach net zero by 2047 with a ‘coordinated approach’

12 Jul 2021, 15:00

National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios (FES) 2021 outline four different, credible pathways for the future of energy in Britain, details the transformation of the energy mix and flexibility, the residential sector and the transport sector.