Technology

Nick Winser, the new president of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has lauded the role of consumers as ‘change-makers’ in a future, decentralised power market.

UK system operator National Grid and Reactive Technologies have claimed to have continuously measured and monitored grid stability for the first time.

Global energy giants E.On and Enel have combined to trade power via a new blockchain-powered marketplace for the first time.

Ofgem has said it will provide “regulatory certainty” for storage projects after setting out its plans for amendments to the electricity generation licence to make it fit for electricity storage to take effect as early as the first half of 2018.

UK renewables provided nearly one-third of total electricity generation in Q2, setting a new record.

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched the first consultation on its ‘Electricity Network Innovation Strategy’ in an effort to identify the challenges posed by the changing UK energy system and how to tackle them.

UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading platform Piclo has further expanded its global presence after being selected for a trial by Dutch utility Essent, less than 18 month after its first trial was completed alongside Good Energy in the UK.