Energy Systems Catapult seeks views on barriers to demand-side flexibility
The Energy Systems Catapult, alongside advisory firm CEPA, is to carry out a new study on energy price signals.
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SSEN seeks to tackle EV accessibility for disabled drivers
SSEN has outlined the key barriers and challenges in electric vehicle (EV) uptake for vulnerable and disable drivers in a new report.
SPEN appoints Conrad Energy to provide reactive power in UK first
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has appointed Conrad Energy to provide reactive power to solve network constraints, in what it says is a UK first.
NPg and UKPN release flexibility focused RIIO-ED2 plans
Following on from similar releases yesterday, both Northern Powergrid (NPg) and UK Power Networks (UKPN) have released their RIIO-ED2 plans.
RIIO-ED2 business plans: DNOs confirm billions to support ‘profound change’
Distribution network operators (DNO) have laid out their business plans ahead of the forthcoming RIIO-ED2 price period.
Constraint costs could hit £2.5bn as renewable capacity continues to grow
Constraint costs could hit £2.5 billion per year over the next decade, as the generation mix continues to change rapidly.
Project LEO given green light for flexibility market trials
Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO) has been granted a nine-month extension by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as it looks to begin flexibility market trials.
UK's largest domestic flexibility study CrowdFlex announced
A consortium of energy companies, including National Grid ESO, SSEN, Octopus Energy and Ohme have announced the ‘largest domestic flexibility study’ ever held in the UK, dubbed CrowdFlex.
Climate Change Committee reports: energy sector praises ‘spot on’ recommendations
Current± caught up with the energy sector to find out what they thought of the CCC’s two new progress reports.