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Swindon Council gets go-ahead for 50MW battery storage facility

Public Power Solutions (PPS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swindon Borough Council, has received planning permission to build one of the UK’s largest battery storage facilities.

7 years ago

Existing EVs could steer energy to 300,000 homes

Existing electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK could contribute more than 114MW to the National Grid, enough to power over 300,000 homes.

7 years ago

Return of the ‘Beast from the East’: How secure are Britain’s gas supplies?

The “Beast for the East” is set to return this weekend, as cold air from

7 years ago

Energy networks ‘well-placed’ for EV uptake

Energy networks say they are well-placed for an increased uptake of electric vehicles, following MPs’

7 years ago

Capacity market loophole allows batteries to skirt revenue cuts

A loophole in the capacity market rules has enabled battery storage to avoid revenue cuts by disguising itself as demand-side response (DSR), an industry expert has warned.

7 years ago

Smartest Energy signs deal with Origami Energy for DSR

Smartest Energy is hoping to benefit from the demand-side response (DSR) market after signing a deal with Origami Energy to use its smart grid platform. 

7 years ago

Vital Energi wins £1.3 million contract

Vital Energy has been awarded a contract of £1.3 million to expand an energy centre at Keele University and install a heating network connecting it to the new Central Science Laboratories (CSL) building.

7 years ago

Where now for energy storage?

Energy storage lost out in the latest capacity market auction, with a mere 153MW de-rated capacity agreeing contracts. But continued investor interest in a broad range of storage technologies suggests there is still hope for it yet.

7 years ago

Short-term adaptability: the key to long-term success

"The UK storage industry has expanded rapidly over the past two years"

7 years ago

Energy storage needs proper regulatory framework

Energy storage can help stabilise rapidly evolving power markets, but only if regulators provide a proper framework, says Jeffrey Casey.

7 years ago

Inventivise banks to invest in low-carbon technologies

The European Commission recently announced that it was considering measures to ease capital charges on

7 years ago

National Grid consults on plans for system operator over coming year

National Grid has launched a consultation on its plans for the electricity system operator in

7 years ago

£30 million government boost will accelerate 21 V2G projects

Twenty-one winning energy projects have been chosen to benefit from a £30 million UK government funding boost, as part of its drive to unlock the potential of vehicle-to-grid technology.

7 years ago

Coal mines as energy storage

Why are the UK coal mines, that have contributed so greatly to climate change issues, now being seen as a source of clean energy? Well, the Coal Authority, an executive non-departmental public body that manages around £3 billion worth of coal mining issues, believes this is the case.

7 years ago

Utilities predictions 2018

James Forrest and Alain Bollack round up what the UK utilities sector should expect in 2018.

7 years ago

Gravitational energy storage to be tested in mineshafts

Gravitricity has been awarded £650,000 of government funding to test an innovative energy storage system.

7 years ago

Arenko and GE join forces to deliver 41MW battery

Storage developer Arenko has selected GE to build a 41MW battery storage system in the

7 years ago

Energy storage research gets £42m funding

Developing a new generation of lighter and safer electric vehicle (EV) batteries is one of

7 years ago

Communities offered £2.5m a year nuclear waste disposal incentive

Communities will be offered up to £2.5 million per annum if they agree to seriously

7 years ago

Consortium to drive major UK vehicle-to-grid trial for EVs

Challenger, Octopus Energy launches a new consortium developing the first domestic vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in the UK for charging electric vehicles (EV) set to transform grid resilience.

7 years ago

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