The Energy Systems Catapult has proposed a variety of new electricity market reforms as it warns that the current government-directed system risks stifling new smart technologies.
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has unveiled a new, standardised approach to flexibility for distribution network operators (DNOs) as part of its Open Networks Project.
SSE has lost an appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) relating to modifications to Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges.
If the UK is to reach 100% renewables at the lowest cost, it will need 49.5GW of flexibility from both storage and gas, according to research from Wärtsilä.
Wind and solar have driven a record fall in global coal generation in 2020, although this was heavily impacted by the low electricity demand caused by COVID-19.
