Gresham House Energy Storage Fund and flexible energy specialist Flexitricity have announced that the UK’s largest battery is now live. Edinburgh based Flexitricity is optimising the Gresham House c.50MW / 75MWh battery, located in Thurcroft, South Yorkshire, generating revenue for the site while helping National Grid ESO balance supply and…

Electricity generators across the South East and East of England are being urged to claim thousands of pounds in grants to help boost local energy output – before the next funding window closes on 10 November. Funding is on offer to electricity generators that were connected before February 2018 to…

Fueled by growing electricity needs, that are driving demand for reliable and safe electrical networks, digital substation market is anticipated to undergo a period of exponential growth over the forthcoming years. Digital substations bring great flexibility to the electricity grid, particularly in terms of engineering, design, operation, and installation. Attributing…...

Thousands of British homes will be paid to use electricity during the day for the first time, as wind and solar projects produce a surge in clean energy during the coronavirus lockdown. On Sunday morning, windfarms contributed almost 40% of the UK’s electricity, while solar power made up almost a fifth…

London-based Battery Energy Storage Solutions Ltd (“BESS”) was established in March 2017 by an executive team with extensive energy sector experience. The funding will enable the business to execute its strategy of becoming one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of battery storage assets. The short term strategy…

Jan 6th, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research examines the market for integrated distributed energy resources (IDER) programs for utilities and energy suppliers, including forecasts, segmented by program, technology type, and world region, through 2028. Several utility-led pilot programs have explored the potential of DER,…...

A wider range of technologies and providers will be able to access Great Britain’s balancing mechanism (BM) market from today as National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) makes changes removing barriers to entry. As part of an update designed to improve equality of access for providers and boost the real-time…

Nov. 18, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes regional microgrid capacity, implementation spending, and business model type, providing global forecasts, segmented by region and market type, through 2028. The global market for microgrids continues to grow, but it is not yet a smooth ride…...

UK Power Networks has received international recognition for the continuous advanced development of the power grid it operates across London, the South East and East of England. The electricity distribution company has moved up to second place in SP Group’s Smart Grid Index, a measurement of the smartness of power…

Highlights Power Ledger has signed the first large-scale commercial roll out of its technology. Wholesale energy retailer Powerclub will integrate Power Ledger’s blockchain-based technology, including its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) energy trading application. Powerclub’s Members will be able to pool their excess solar and battery storage to a VPP while…