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Northern Powergrid partners with Piclo for flexibility platform

Northern Powergrid has announced it will partner with Piclo to assess the potential for a “national flexibility procurement platform” in identifying flexible assets across the network.

7 years ago

London councils should allocate parking for EV charge points

Earmarking parking spaces for electric vehicle (EV) charging points would particularly benefit London, the chair of the government’s National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said.

7 years ago

SSE expects looming price cap to further hit profits

SSE has warned warm weather and persistently high gas prices in the financial year so far negatively impacted its adjusted operating profit by £190 million and has also warned the looming price cap will hit profits next year.

7 years ago

V2G trial launched to build the ‘smart grid of the future’

A group led by Octopus Energy has launched a trial which involves turning electric vehicles

7 years ago

National Grid to trial weekly frequency response auctions

The system operator said the move to close to real-time procurement will create new opportunities for wind and solar generators that cannot forecast their availability with sufficient certainty to participate in the existing monthly tenders.

7 years ago

Call for government to incentivise EV uptake

A broad coalition of businesses and pressure groups has urged Theresa May to accelerate the phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars and vans.

7 years ago

Upgrades to improve network resilience to save £40m

Four electricity network companies have joined forces to replace the loss of mains protection systems for 800MW of distributed generation in the South of England.

7 years ago

National Grid seeks consent for Wylfa Newydd connection

National Grid has applied to the Planning Inspectorate for a development consent order for a new transmission link for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey.

7 years ago

Residential flexibility can ‘save £6.9bn’ a year, report finds

A report into decarbonisation by Imperial College London and Ovo Energy has found increasing residential flexibility could cut costs by almost £7 billion.

7 years ago

Electric vehicle sales surge to new record high

Fresh figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show nearly 7,500 hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars were registered during August – an 89 per cent increase on the same period last year.

7 years ago

Energy firms warn against trading tariffs after Brexit

Industry bosses have warned Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May that the all-Ireland Single Electricity Market faces an "existential risk" if tariffs are slapped on energy trading between the UK and the EU following Brexit.

7 years ago

SP Energy Networks launches RIIO T2 consultation

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has launched a public consultation to help plan the future of electricity transmission in Scotland as part of its 2021-2026 investment plan for RIIO T2.

7 years ago

Networks issue ‘call for ideas’ for £90m innovation competition

Energy networks have issued a “call for ideas” as they seek partners to help them compete for £90 million of funding up for grabs in Ofgem’s annual Network Innovation Competition (NIC).

7 years ago

Transform CX and deliver exceptional omnichannel experiences

Unify Communications delivered: a £2 million annualised operational saving a 50% reduction in training time

7 years ago

Proposal to extend grid discount for small generators in Scotland

Millennium Wind Energy has proposed an extension to the discount on transmission charges currently available to some small-scale generators in Scotland.

7 years ago

Ofgem approves preparations for European balancing platform

Ofgem has approved a package of reforms to the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) being introduced in preparation for a new Europe-wide balancing platform.

7 years ago

SSEN proposes charging solution for EV transition

SSEN’s smart EV project has proposed the installation of a monitoring device to adjust electric

7 years ago

North of Scotland could see huge growth in renewables

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has predicted the North of Scotland could be set for an explosion in renewables in a new report setting out a range of credible scenarios for the future of energy in the area.

7 years ago

The road to vehicle-to-grid

"We expect to see the emergence of local energy markets, where people can use their EVs to give networks a flexible resource at peak times"

7 years ago

BEIS outlines Brexit plans to transfer EU energy laws

The government has announced plans for an upcoming statutory instrument (SI) to amend several pieces of EU energy legislation which will become “retained direct EU law” as the UK leaves the European Union.

7 years ago