The district heat and power project in Gateshead will become part of Flexitricity’s demand response network. The project will receive in excess of £60,000 per year over the next 15 years by providing capacity to National Grid.
District energy scheme to get £1m boost from DSR Read More »
The firm has just received a £650,000 grant from Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency, for their plan to harness the power of gravity to store renewable energy.
Disused mine shafts could become energy stores Read More »
A new report published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) looked at the feasibility of developing domestic hydrogen appliances in order to support the conversion of the gas grid to low carbon hydrogen. The report explores factors including cost, technical challenges and how barriers might be addressed.
Developing domestic hydrogen appliances ‘needs strong policy direction’ Read More »
In just a year, UK Power Networks’ LoadShare trial has already saved customers £8 million, and enabled enough renewable power to run 45,000 homes to safely connect to a previously constrained point in the local electricity network.
Device powers 45,000 homes with renewable energy Read More »
Diamond Transmission Partners, a consortium comprising Mitsubishi Corporation and HICL Infrastructure Company Limited, was selected by Ofgem through a tender process in which bidders compete to become Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs).
Diamond Transmission Partners wins Ofgem’s wind farm link tender Read More »
The smart meter programme started out as a good idea but is being “badly implemented”, said University of Oxford energy policy professor Dieter Helm. The decision to give suppliers responsibility for the roll out has “dogged the programme ever since”.
Dieter Helm resurrects network-led smart metering argument Read More »
The government’s Geospatial Commission has announced its ambition to bring together the existing data on underground pipes and cables to create an Underground Assets Register. This has begun with pilot projects in London and the North East, to test the feasibility of the project.
Digital map will show all of UK’s underground assets Read More »
Up to 90% of the country’s electricity supply was generated from natural gas with an average of 70% over the months of June and July.
Demand for gas in Ireland reaches all-time high Read More »
A growing number of big retail and logistics firms like Waitrose, Asda, DHL, Argos and Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage are now using the site off the M6 at Leyland. Latest data shows the volume of gas dispensed at the site in March this year was 170% higher than in March 2017.
Demand for renewable biomethane almost triples Read More »
Viking Link is a joint venture between National Grid Ventures, part of National Grid, and Danish system operator Energinet and is the UK’s first ever subsea electricity interconnector to Denmark.
Denmark interconnector to move into construction phase Read More »
