Wind power shut off & wasted in 2020: Plenty of wind power was cut off in 2020 to power a million homes for up to a year according to a new report. A current report brought out by Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP) says mainly because of network constraints, last year had a result…
Read More£10m up for grabs for innovative battery tech research
Innovate UK is providing the funding for feasibility studies and research and development into promising new battery technologies
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Swedish battery tech start-up accepts €47m
The loan will boost Nilar International’s research and development programme to demonstrate commercial viability of its technology
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Generation is changing, does the power market need to?
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Generation is changing, does the power market need to? The decarbonisation of the power sector is accelerating through the rapid expansion of low marginal cost renewable generation. As a result, the current electricity market design and the marginal price-based determination of the price of power risk acting as an ever-growing barrier to investment needed to…
Read MoreBatteries FCAS revenues $290,000/MW more lucrative
Batteries FCAS revenues $290,000/MW more lucrative in SA than in Victoria: The Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS) markets are (mostly) created equal, with volumes procured across the National Energy Market (NEM) and prices settling at similar levels across each state most of the time. However, prices can deviate due to contingency events (interconnector failing or…
Read MoreRAW Charging installs EV stations with GWR
RAW Charging installs EV stations with GWR: RAW Charging has announced this week installation has been completed of 26 smart charging points at the new Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station. Worcestershire County Council opened Worcestershire Parkway station in Norton, UK, to increase connectivity to London, the Midlands and South Wales. Part of Great Western Railway’s (GWR)…
Read MoreSocial Energy wins first ever domestic FFR contract
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Social Energy wins first ever domestic FFR contract: Social Energy has won the first ever fully domestic contract with National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) to supply week-ahead Firm Frequency Response (FFR), following the results of a recent trial weekly auction. The green energy supplier will use 80 per cent of its fleet of battery-powered customers…
Read MoreNew competition for upcoming Capacity Market auctions
New competition for upcoming Capacity Market auctions: Research from Cornwall Insight’s Capacity Market Forecast highlights that the recent changes in Capacity Market (CM) rules and the technology mix will see greater competition and change in the technology entering* the T-4 auction in March 2021 compared to the previous T-4 auction. Forecasted changes to the…
Read MoreRAW Charging inks deal with Greene King
RAW Charging inks deal with Greene King to roll out ChargePoint EV charging solutions across its pub estate: London, 24th August 2020 | RAW Charging have selected ChargePoint, the world’s largest EV charging network, for their recently announced partnership with Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer to deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging…
Read MoreEV sales during lockdown give us a glimpse into the future
Electric vehicle(EV) sales during lockdown give us a glimpse into the future: Further research by Cornwall Insight into data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that despite a 97% drop in vehicle sales and difficult market conditions, there continues to be demand for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). In fact,…
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