​Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) and its partners have hailed a major milestone in the ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) SMART Places Live Lab programme, as four sites with solar PV installations are linked.

The size and scale of the current energy crisis and the knock on impact on consumer bills is now “beyond what this industry can deal with”, according to ScottishPower’s CEO Keith Anderson.

​For the first time in the UK, renewable energy will be tracked hourly as part of a push towards greater transparency in energy procurement.

​Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has partnered climate tech startup OakTree Power to implement a demand side response (DSR) solution at its City of London office.

​The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has criticised the lack of governmental support for onshore wind, highlighting that by 2035 the shortfall in the rollout of the technology could cost each household £125.

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has partnered with Origami and Habitat Energy to enable 50MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) to participate in Dynamic Containment (DC) and wholesale markets.

​There is sufficient capacity and operational tools to maintain security of supply over for the summer period, National Grid ESO has said, with low demand to remain challenging.

​For the next session in the Current± Briefings webinar series, we’re chatting to National Grid ESO about the growing market for inertia in Britain.

​Western Power Distribution (WPD) has teamed up with Smart Grid Consultancy and South West Water (SWW) to launch a new demand side response flexibility study.