network innovation competition

Customers in ENW's network area will be able to trade flexibility between themselves within the project. Image: ENW.

December 23, 2021

Electricity North West secures £6.8m for flexibility trading project

Network operator Electricity North West (ENW) has secured £6.8 million in funding from Ofgem for an energy flexibility trading project.

Flexibility strategy: game changer or simply warm words?

August 31, 2021

Ofgem announces £450m Strategic Innovation Fund

Ofgem has announced a new £450 million fund to help unlock innovation in energy networks.

November 30, 2020

Ofgem awards £58m to highly ambitious flexibility and hydrogen projects

Ofgem has awarded up to £58 million to five projects designed to support the UK’s transition to net zero.

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December 2, 2019

WPD and SSEN clinch power networks innovation funding as £55m goes unspent

Just two electricity projects have been successful in landing Network Innovation Competition (NIC) funding from Ofgem this year, with three rejected.

September 16, 2019

ENA kicks off £70 million hunt for electricity network innovations

Up to £70 million in new funding for innovative energy tech firms is up for grabs after network operators and the Energy Networks Association launched its Call for Ideas under the Network Innovation Competition (NIC).

September 3, 2018

Network firms launch first ever ‘Call for Ideas’ as £90 million Innovation Competition gets underway

Energy network companies have today launched the maiden Network Innovation Competition (NIC) ‘call for ideas’, making up to £70 million specifically available for innovative electricity network projects.