flexibility

November 1, 2021

ENW issues call for 259MW of local flexibility

Electricity North West (ENW) is calling for 259MW of flexibility between 2022-24, with over £2 million available.

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 29, 2021

Driving decarbonisation: Collaboration and co-ordination remain vital for 2022

Mixergy began rolling out the water tanks which form the VPP in 2019. Image: Mixergy.

October 20, 2021

Centrica and Mixergy hit 1MW milestone in hot water tank VPP rollout

Centrica and Mixergy have hit a 1MW of flexibility milestone in their rollout of electric hot water tanks.

October 13, 2021

EVs to be used for grid balancing in SSE partnership with Jedlix

SSE is looking to reduce "dependency" on traditional battery storage in a new deal with Netherlands-based electric vehicle (EV) smart charging provider Jedlix.

The report showed that although 47% of people working in the renewable sector expect a >5% pay increase

September 22, 2021

Urgent action required on grid flexibility to meet net zero, REA warns

The UK is lagging behind other European countries such as Finland, Norway and Sweden in making changes to increase the flexibility of the grid.

The Nick Winser report: Battery storage could mitigate the cost of grid infrastructure. Image: SP Energy Networks.

September 21, 2021

SPEN launches GB's first USEF-compliant local flexibility market

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has become the first company to successfully deploy a fully-functioning Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF)-compliant flexibility market in GB.

September 17, 2021

Kaluza and Flexitricity to utilise EVs in Balancing Mechanism

Kaluza and Flexitricity have teamed up to offer demand response in the Balancing Mechanism, optimising domestic battery storage and electric vehicle (EV) batteries.