UKPN to kick-start flexibility market with £12 million funding
UK Power Networks (UKPN) has announced £12 million of funding for flexibility services across its service area.
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UKPN targets UK’s ‘first smart charging market’ for electric vehicles
Distribution network operator UK Power Networks (UKPN) is to launch trials to assess the requirements of a smart charging market for electric vehicles.
UKPN puts landmark Leighton Buzzard battery on the market
UK Power Networks has officially placed its landmark ‘Smarter Network Storage’ battery in Leighton Buzzard on the market.
UKPN launches £300,000 energy efficiency fund
UK Power Networks has launched a £300,000 fund aimed at supporting community organisations with energy efficiency projects.
Uber, Centrica join ‘world’s biggest’ electric vehicle impact trial
Uber, Centrica and an unnamed parcel carrier firm are participating in a new, Ofgem-backed trial which will assess the impact of up to 3,000 electric vehicles on local grids.
UKPN to debut Faraday Grid’s ‘revolutionary’, renewables-boosting exchangers
UK Power Networks is to be the first network operator in the UK to trial Faraday Grid’s “revolutionary” exchanger technology.
'Time is the enemy': UKPN commits to 'flexibility first' approach in new roadmap
UK Power Networks has laid out its vision for a ‘flexibility first’ approach in the coming years, including procuring a forecast 206MW in place of network reinforcement.
Artificial intelligence could help prevent half of all power cuts if new trial proves successful
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to potentially halve the number of power cuts across the UK’s energy system if a new trial being conducted by UK Power Networks (UKPN) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is a success.
Vehicle-to-grid offer launched in bid to unlock gigawatts of flexibility
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could provide 38GW of flexible capacity to the grid by 2030 according to Octopus Energy, which is calling for drivers to sign up to the Powerloop V2G consortium launched earlier this week.