flexible energy system

‘Liquid air’ battery tech firm scales up to 50MW plant

Gas

‘Liquid air’ battery tech firm scales up to 50MW plant

Highview Power, the company promoting "liquid air" as a storage medium for surplus electrical energy, last week announced plans to construct the first commercial scale battery facility using the technology, at a decommissioned thermal power station in the north of England.

Moixa and Energia in bid to build ‘virtual power plant’ in Irish homes

Power

Moixa and Energia in bid to build ‘virtual power plant’ in Irish homes

Battery manufacturer Moixa has announced a tie-up with Irish energy supplier Energia to run trials on how integrated smart home batteries, rooftop solar and electric vehicles (EVs) can deliver flexibility to the grid.

Gas’s role in a renewable world

Gas

Gas’s role in a renewable world

Steve Urquhart, business development manager - distributed energy systems at Siemens looks at why we still need gas in a renewable world.

ADE report highlights customer confusion over energy policy

Heat

ADE report highlights customer confusion over energy policy

Customers face a complex jigsaw puzzle when trying to navigate energy policy, says the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) in its report, 'Solving the energy policy puzzle for users'.

Utility Week Wales Energy conference

Power

Utility Week Wales Energy conference

Join major stakeholders and policy developers in the Welsh energy sector pave the way towards a sustainable low-carbon transition for Wales.

Outgoing UKPN director says he’ll miss sector advancements

Power

Outgoing UKPN director says he’ll miss sector advancements

The outgoing finance director at UK Power Networks says he's disappointed that he'll miss out on the advent of smarter, flexible electricity networks.

New president for BEAMA

People & Skills

New president for BEAMA

Patrick Caiger-Smith has been appointed as president of BEAMA.