Project TERRE takes another forward with deployment of settlement software
Project TERRE is continuing to move forward, with technical changes that allow Great Britain to join and trade using the platform deployed.
Networks
WPD expects V2G to be 'more effective than smart charging' as it launches new trial
Western Power Distribution (WPD) is launching a new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial as part of its Electric Nation project.
Network project DINO to manage loads ‘dynamically’ using AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help manage local grids, to ensure that they are not overloaded by rapid growth in demand.
ENA and Ofgem announce £350m facility to allow suppliers to defer network payments
Energy suppliers will now be able to defer network payments, in an effort to protect them and customers from the impact of COVID-19.
WPD opens up its mapped data for future energy scenarios across network
Western Power Distribution (WPD) has shared its mapped data of future energy scenarios for the first time.
'Face uncomfortable truths' to improve infrastructure resilience, NIC recommends
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed a new framework for resilience should be implemented across the nation’s economic infrastructure as it has a "duty to prepare."
COVID-19 causes biggest energy investment drop in history
COVID-19 has sent investment in the power sector tumbling, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) expecting power sector spending alone to fall by 10% in 2020.
SSE calls for a 2040 net zero power system and 2030 ICE ban in action plan
The government should set a target of achieving a net zero power system by 2040, SSE has recommended as part of a five-point action plan.
Record power prices and carbon lows over the bank holiday keep National Grid ESO on its toes
It was another exceptional bank holiday weekend for Britain’s electricity network, with power prices hitting new record lows as carbon intensity dropped to its lowest point ever.