Tom Grimwood

Final turbines installed at world’s largest offshore wind farm

The final turbines have been installed at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The project

SSE-Npower merger needs further scrutiny, says CMA

The proposed merger between Innogy's Npower and the retail arm of SSE may reduce competition in the energy market and raise bills for consumers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded.

Orsted places first bet on battery storage

Orsted has placed its first commercial bet on large-scale battery storage with the acquisition of a 20MW project near Liverpool due to be completed by the end of 2018.

Generation and retail rebound boosts Scottish Power profits

Scottish Power has seen a rise in profits over the first three months of 2018 after its generation and supply business rebounded from a poor performance in the same period last year.

World’s largest wind turbine to be trialled in the UK

Britain powered without coal for three days in a row

Britain has been kept powered without any domestic coal generation for more than three days in a row, setting a new record for the second time this month.

SSEN to trial new marketplace for local flexibility

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is to trial a new marketplace for local flexibility hosted by Open Utility through its online trading platform Piclo.

Flexitricity to ‘crack open’ balancing mechanism to DSR

Flexitricity is to launch a new energy trading service called Flexitricity+ with the aim of

Smart energy obstacles

The Energy Systems Catapult held an industry briefing in Birmingham to debate progress on identifying the obstacles to implementing a smart energy system. Tom Grimwood was there.

Elexon proposes customers could buy power from multiple suppliers

Elexon has outlined proposals to adapt the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) central services to enable customers to buy power from multiple suppliers.