DSO transition, data and local flex markets key in Open Networks Project 2020
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched a consultation on its 2020 Work Plan for the Open Networks Project.
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Over £1bn paid out to capacity providers following CM reinstation
Capacity providers have received £1 billion in deferred Capacity Market (CM) payments, the Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) has said.
‘Significant moment’ as Kaluza provides the first paid flexibility service to WPD
Kaluza has become the first residential flexibility platform to provide a paid service to a UK distribution network operator, Western Power Distribution (WPD).
SSEN to support knowledge sharing by developing ‘key tool’ with Ofgem funding
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has won £343,000 for its Regional Energy System Optimisation Planning (RESOP) project, from Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance.
PODCAST: Evolving grids in the Middle East, and Germany’s big coal phase out
In today’s episode, Liam Stoker looks at what the clean energy transition is doing to power grids in the Middle East, while Liam and Andy Colthorpe explore the Australian bush fires and the nation’s tricky relationship with coal, set against far more ambitious decarbonisation moves in Germany.
UKPN awarded Carbon Trust Standard for Carbon with 6.6% reduction in emissions
UK Power Networks (UKPN) has reduced its CO2e emissions by 6.6% since 2016/17 and 20.5% against its baseline.
Moixa, Honda and Islington Council launch ‘innovative’ V2G project
Islington Council has launched a vehicle to grid (V2G) project with software company Moixa and automotive giant Honda.
Smarter Grid Solutions continues expansion with DERMS rollout in US
Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) is launching its Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) Customer Portal in the US following its UK rollout.
Electricity North West awards £400 million of underground construction contracts
Electricity North West has awarded £400 million worth of contracts, in its largest ever tender for underground construction.