Energy storage

Is electricity the oil of the future?

"There are many examples of Power-to-X in action that provide opportunities for utilities"

‘Cheap as chips’ flexibility poses ‘huge threat’ to nuclear

SP Energy Networks becomes fifth DNO to join flexibility trial

SP Energy Networks has become the fifth distribution network operator (DNO) to join a trial of the flexibility marketplace Piclo Flex.

Gresham House to create £200m battery investment fund

Doubts raised over use of hydrogen to balance power grid

Several industry figures have raised doubts over the potential for hydrogen to be used as a form of large-scale seasonal energy storage to help balance the power grid.

Origami Energy to connect 19MW of battery assets

Origami Energy has announced it will “intelligently” connect 19MW of battery assets to energy markets

The balancing mechanism opens up to small generators and aggregators

As the system operator for the transmission network, National Grid is responsible for ensuring supply

Getting Ahead in the Diversifying Energy Market

The industry is seeing new competition from non-traditional companies selling power through utility-independent subsidiaries. To

Interview: Alan Whitehead, Labour shadow energy minister

MPs returned to Westminster last week for a new parliamentary year. But while Brexit may

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

Former Tesla VP appointed adviser of Solo Energy

The former vice-president of Tesla EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Ben Hill, has been appointed commercial and technical adviser of energy storage specialists, Solo Energy.

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.

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.

UK Power Networks proposes ‘flexibility first’ doctrine

UK Power Networks has proposed adopting a “flexibility first” approach to the delivery of extra

First virtual power plant enters balancing mechanism

A 168MW virtual power plant operated by smart energy firm Limejump has become the first balancing mechanism unit (BMU) to be aggregated across multiple grid supply points.