balancing reserve

March 25, 2024

ESO’s Balancing Reserve accounts for 12% of battery revenues

New research from Modo Energy has revealed that 12% of total battery revenues are now coming from the National Grid ESO’s (ESO) Balancing Reserves (BR).

February 12, 2024

ESO moves to day-ahead procurement for energy reserves, cutting consumer costs by £639 million

National Grid ESO's new balancing service introduces day-ahead procurement for energy reserves saving consumers £639 million over four years.

UK government invests further £1.3 billion into Sizewell C construction. Image: EDF Energy.

September 28, 2020

EDF’s Sizewell B back to full power as electricity demand continues to return to normal

EDF’s Sizewell B nuclear power plant is now back to full power, as the UK’s energy demand continues to return to normal.

Flexibility strategy: game changer or simply warm words?

June 4, 2020

Project TERRE takes another forward with deployment of settlement software

Project TERRE is continuing to move forward, with technical changes that allow Great Britain to join and trade using the platform deployed.

The Open Networks Project has so far helped establish 3GW of local flexibility market capacity. Image: Getty.

June 24, 2019

Groundbreaking Project TERRE set for six month delay following implementation difficulties

Project TERRE looks set to be delayed by at least six months after French transmission system operator RTE experienced “difficulties” implementing new systems and controls.

ESO introduces targeted support to speed up grid connections. Image: Getty

November 27, 2018

Europe’s balancing markets still have ‘significant room’ for improvement

Balancing markets throughout Europe are opening up to decentralised power, but there is still “significant room” for mechanisms to improve further.

September 7, 2018

Up to 140MW of capacity up for grabs in Ireland's first DS3 grid services auction

Up to 140MW of capacity will be procured under the first ever tender for Ireland’s new frequency response and balancing programme, with projects to go live by September 2021.

Aggregate Industries' site near Heathrow

June 20, 2018

Open Energi and Ørsted combine for UK’s first AI-powered flexibility platform rollout

Aggregate Industries has become the first adopter of an AI-powered flexibility platform thanks to a partnership between Open Energi and its electricity supplier, Ørsted.

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balancing reserve

ESO’s Balancing Reserve accounts for 12% of battery revenues

ESO moves to day-ahead procurement for energy reserves, cutting consumer costs by £639 million

EDF’s Sizewell B back to full power as electricity demand continues to return to normal

Project TERRE takes another forward with deployment of settlement software

Groundbreaking Project TERRE set for six month delay following implementation difficulties

Europe’s balancing markets still have ‘significant room’ for improvement

Up to 140MW of capacity up for grabs in Ireland's first DS3 grid services auction

Open Energi and Ørsted combine for UK’s first AI-powered flexibility platform rollout

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