SSEN hits 'important milestone' using CMZ to manage the grid
Scottish and South Electricity Networks (SSEN) has used ‘Constraint Managed Zones’ (CMZ) to save customers £230,000 and avoid 2,450 tonnes of CO2 emissions on the Isle of Islay.
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Ofgem writes to networks and suppliers urging them to prioritise emergency works
Ofgem has issued energy networks and suppliers with letters detailing high priority activities during the current pandemic.
ENA launches standardised contract for flexibility procurement
A standardised contract for the procurement of flexibility has been launched, created in collaboration with the DNOs and National Grid ESO.
Surging renewables give ‘glimpse of the future’ as prices tumble over sunny weekend
Low demand and a sunny weekend sent power prices plunging into negative figures on the day-ahead hourly market for the third time as generation hit a new record.
Energy sector welcomes postponement of COP26 as world faces ‘urgent threat’ from COVID-19
The energy sector has welcomed the decision to postpone the UN climate conference COP26 until 2021 due to COVID-19.
ENA looks to drive a whole systems approach to innovation in new strategies
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has released its Innovation Strategies, prioritising five areas that require advances in the electricity system to help it decarbonise and develop.
SSEN publishes Electric Vehicle Strategy to ensure it is ‘EV Ready’
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has unveiled its Electric Vehicle Strategy.
SPEN enacts contingency plans to target ‘critical’ operations in light of COVID-19
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has enacted a number of contingency plans in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Current± spoke to Richard Thwaites CEO of Penso Power about the advantages of scale in energy storage, how battery storage is changing and what we can expect from the company next.