flexibility services
Strategy & Management
Electricity North West announces flexibility requirements
Electricity North West, the region's electricity distribution network operator, has announced its flexibility requirements.
Technology & Operations
Orkney in new flex trial after £1.6m funding win
Technology company Electron is the lead partner in a project to develop a multi-product flexibility exchange that has won £1.6m in the Flex Competition run by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Heat
Flex uptake needs tougher targets, warns Energy UK
Progress on unleashing the potential of network flexibility has been "slow and patchy" and the UK risks failing to make the most of the opportunity, warns a new report published this week by Energy UK.
Gas
2020 vision: Siemens’ outlook on the next 12 months
Will 2020 be a turning point on the road to net-zero? Energy systems specialist Siemens, headed by GB chief executive Carl Ennis, looks ahead to advances in generation, off-grid networks, electric vehicle uptake and corporate transparency.
Power
WPD launches largest ever flex auction for 334MW
Western Power Distribution (WPD) is to procure 334MW of flexibility across its network through channels including the Piclo platform, the Cornwall Local Energy Market and WPD's own Flexible Power brand.
Heat
A collaborative approach to delivering DSOs
Han Xu, research and design engineer at the University of Strathclyde's Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC), on its unique capabilities to support the need for a flexible network.
Power
Northern Powergrid goes Dutch in 100 MW auction
Distribution Network Operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid has announced plans for a flexibility auction - covering generation, storage and demand-side response - using an e-auction platform and a "dynamic purchasing" methodology.
Heat
UKPN unveils flexibility tender across 115 sites
UK Power Networks (UKPN) has launched what is believed to be the UK's largest ever tender for flexibility services and storage, highlighting 115 sites where renewables could boost network capacity and reduce costs for customers.
Gas
Europe-wide survey scores GB low on electricity system flexibility
Great Britain ranks eighth out of nine northern European countries in attracting and facilitating investment in electricity system flexibility, says a new industry report published by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
Policy & Regulation
Flexibility platforms could launch smarter networks
Flexibility is the buzzword of our times, but it may ring hollow to the "flex provider" that just misses out on a DNO contract. Elexon chief executive Mark Bygraves explains its proposal for new online marketplaces that will allow buyers and sellers to trade with full flexibility.
Technology & Operations
First live trades on Cornwall’s local energy market platform
Centrica has announced a key milestone in its mission to build a cloud-enabled local energy market (LEM) for Cornwall, after both Western Power Distribution - in its role as a Distribution System Operator (DSO) - and the National Grid ESO procured flexibility through the online portal.
Gas
Work on second Arlington Energy battery storage site gets underway
Arlington Energy is expanding its existing 1GW UK portfolio of energy storage and gas peaker projects with a new battery site.
Technology & Operations
WPD expands its flexibility offering
Western Power Distribution (WPD) has announced its intention to procure a further 184MW of demand response services across numerous zones on its network.
Power
UKPN announces flexibility tender results
UK Power Networks has announced the results of a tender to procure flexible energy services.
Power
SSEN and NEA to help communities benefit from flexible energy solutions
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is joining forces with National Energy Action (NEA) to work with and fund communities to build a smarter, more energy efficient electricity system.
Customers
SSEN announce plans to devise methodology to support neutrality
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) will work with Frontier Economics to devise a method that supports its role as a neutral market facilitator of a smarter, low-carbon and flexible electricity network.
Power
UKPN to spend £12m on flexibility services
UK Power Networks is committing £12 million in funding for flexibility services across the South East and East of England.