battery storage

December 9, 2021

UrbanChain onboards first housing association as it continues to grow P2P market

Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading company UrbanChain has welcomed a housing association into its alternative energy market for the first time.

Batteries see 80% average skip rate in Balancing Mechanism, says ESN. Image: Zenobe Energy.

December 7, 2021

Current± Predicts: The energy transition in 2022, part one

Current±'s Predict series kicks off with Zenobe's Steven Meersman and VEST's Aaron Lally taking a look in their crystal balls, and providing their guesses for what 2022 has in store for the energy sector.

November 30, 2021

Battery storage sees 'significant' increase to 8GW in T-4 Capacity Market pre-qualification results

Prequalification results for the T-4 and T-1 Capacity Market auctions have been released, with battery storage rising significantly in both.

The Wicken battery is located near Milton Keynes. Image: Thrive Renewables.

November 25, 2021

Thrive Renewables’ maiden 5MW/7.45MWh battery starts operating

Thrive Renewables’ first battery storage project is now fully operational, and providing flexibility to the grid.

November 17, 2021

SSE targets doubling of renewables capacity in £12.5bn investment plans

SSE is to invest £12.5 billion by 2026 to accelerate progress towards net zero, announcing this alongside its half year financial results.

November 12, 2021

Rolls-Royce teams up with SDCL for Energy-as-a-Service offering set to boost take-up of renewables

Rolls-Royce is aiming to accelerate the take-up of renewable energy through offering Energy-as-a-Service solutions in a new collaboration with investment firm Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL).

November 3, 2021

Northern Powergrid unveils £2.5m 'Microresilience' smart-grid programme

Northern Powergrid has unveiled a new £2.5 million smart-grid programme, called Microresilience, which is claimed to be a first-of-its-kind.

November 2, 2021

National Grid ESO to reveal carbon intensity of balancing actions on new dashboard

National Grid ESO is to publish the carbon intensity of its balancing actions for the first time as part of a new electricity system dashboard.

Electricity generated from renewables increases by 10.5% in 2022, says DESNZ. Image: Pxfuel NC.

October 29, 2021

Regulation must accelerate the growth of flexibility to decarbonise energy network faster

The way the energy market is regulated must help accelerate the transition to a smart flexible, low carbon energy system.

October 28, 2021

Autumn Budget: ‘real disconnect’ between climate change goals and financing

Companies and trade associations gave Current± their reactions to the Budget, particularly in light of the looming COP26 conference.

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