ESB splashes the cash on maiden UK utility-scale battery project
Irish state utility ESB has confirmed its entry into the UK grid-scale energy storage market with the purchase of a 7MWh facility from developer Anesco.
Networks
UKPN's second flexibility tender to launch under 'online dating' Piclo Flex platform
UK Power Networks is to run its next flexibility tender on the Piclo Flex platform unveiled by Open Utility this week, which offers “an online dating” service for distribution network operators (DNOs) and distributed energy resources (DERs).
National Grid unveils streamlined Capacity Market auction process, sets 2018/19 dates
National Grid has announced proposed dates for next year’s Capacity Market auctions, unveiling a streamlined appeals and auction process.
Ofgem could still save billions more from network controls, Citizens Advice claims
Ofgem could save customers a further £4.1 billion by tightening new price controls set out within RIIO-2, Citizens Advice has said.
Post-Triad ‘darkest peaks’ and demand lows: National Grid’s 2017/18 winter
National Grid has provided insight on two new record-setting events during the 2017/18 winter period and how they impacted transmission system demand.
Collaboration vital to delivering whole system benefits of network innovation, operators warned
A general lack of collaborative thinking, particularly in relation to whole system solutions, could hold back network innovation, the sector has been warned.
European regulators urged to protect small-scale renewables from priority dispatch cut
A number of European associations have urged the continent’s policymakers to re-assess priority dispatch and balancing responsibility for small-scale renewables, arguing them to be the “backbone” of a smart, decarbonised grid.
National Grid outlines plans for competitive, distributed energy-friendly Black Start procurement
National Grid has said it wants a new procurement process for Black Start capabilities up and running by the mid-2020s, and wants it to involve renewables and battery storage.
Pivot Power grabbed headlines last week after revealing it was to deploy 45 large scale batteries on the transmission system alongside rapid electric vehicle chargers. Directors Matt Allen and Michael Clark explain how their model offers something new to UK energy infrastructure.