Current± caught up with Dr Alastair Martin, chief strategy officer at Flexitricity, to discuss the ease of accessing the BM as a VLP as well as Flextricity's future plans following its acquisition by Quinbrook.
EnTech
6 - 7 October 2020, London
Britain’s first smart grid to open to connection applications again
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has called for new renewable generation and storage connection applications to be added to its smart grid on Orkney.
Origami launches new machine learning energy trading software
Technology provider Origami has launched a machine learning software product to help enhance trading options for energy companies.
Over one million smart meters installed so far in 2020
Over one million smart meters have been installed so far in Great Britain this year according to data from ElectraLink.
Zenobe teams up with Open Energi and Erova for automated energy optimisation and trading system
Zenobe Energy is to enter a new battery into the Balancing Mechanism (BM) as part of an optimisation deal with Open Energi and Erova Energy.
BP teams up with Microsoft in co-innovation effort for digital solutions
BP has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft, with the two set to collaborate on further digital transformation in energy systems.
Jonathan Tudor joins Clean Growth Fund
Jonathan Tudor has joined the Clean Growth Fund as investment partner due to his “invaluable” experience.
BEIS announces £65m to support high-performance batteries and robotics
In an effort to support future technologies, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced £65 million in funding.
Flexitricity sold on in £15 million transaction
Parent company Alpiq Digital has divested Edinburgh-based Flexitricity as it exits the UK demand response market.