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Britain breaks record by grid flexibility up 45% since 2020

Heather Trudeau
Efficiency & Environment, electricity, ena, Energy Networks Assocation, flexibiliy, grid, Infrastructure, Renewable, Technology, Top Stories, UK
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Britain breaks record by grid flexibility up 45% since 2020: Current data from the Energy Networks Association (ENA) reveal that Britain has previously beaten its network flexibility record this year, by having 45% additional flexibility contracted than throughout the whole of 2020. A sum of 1.6GW was negotiated by national electricity distribution networks this year…
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It may be possible to stabilise the grid with electric BMWs

Heather Trudeau
BMW, Efficiency & Environment, Electric vehicles, electricity, Energy Storage, energy transition, EV battery, EVs, flexibility, grid, Renewable energy, Renewables, TenneT
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It may be possible to stabilise the grid with electric BMWs: The biggest grid conductor in the Netherlands & Germany TenneT has begun a pilot study project to find the possibility of electric vehicles (EVs) in helping out grid stability. Almost 20 BMW i3 EVs were given to private customers as well as an additional…
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Scotland’s largest offshore wind project begins to supply

Heather Trudeau
Efficiency & Environment, electric, grid, Infrastructure, Moray East, wind energy, wind farm, wind turbine
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Scotland’s largest offshore wind project begins to supply Scotland’s largest offshore wind project, Moray East wind farm, has begun supplying power across the grid. However, work is still yet to be done on the 950 MW windfarm, because not all of the 100 turbines had the ability to supply electric to the grid via it’s…
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Wind turbines hit new records

Heather Trudeau
carbon dioxide emissions, Efficiency & Environment, energy transition, grid, net-zero, Renewable, Renewables, Top Stories, wind energy
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With the weather being windy and rainy, most brits have been stuck inside after the lockdown lifted, however wind turbines hit new records. Wind turbines have ensured the grid became greener. Almost two thirds of Britain’s electricity was provided by wind turbines stated the National Grid ESO. They stated “Our provisional data indicates a new…
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South West’s grid 100% green due to Nuclear and solar

Heather Trudeau
Efficiency & Environment, grid, Infrastructure, Low Carbon, National Grid ESO, net-zero, Nuclear Industry Association, Nuclear Power, Renewables, solar energy, Top Stories, Uncategorised
South West’s grid 100% green due to Nuclear and solar: Over the weekend thanks to nuclear power from Hinkley Point B and strong solar output the South West’s electricity grid was 100% emission-free at times. The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) wrote a new report which implies the carbon intensity of power dropped to zero gCO2/kWh…
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Second Irish energy storage project has been completed

Heather Trudeau
Battery, electricity, energy, Energy Storage, flexibility, grid, grid stability, Infrastructure, Ireland, Renewables, Statkraft, Technology
Second Irish energy storage project has been completed: The construction of the second large-scale energy storage project in Ireland has been completed by Norweigian utility Statkraft. This project 26MW is designed to provide the stability needed to ensure smooth intergration of renewables in Ireland’s national electricity grid. This comes one year after the company energised…
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National Grid acquires £7.8bn Western Power Distribution

Heather Trudeau
acquisition, electricity, electricity distribution, energy transition, Finance & Markets, Gas, grid, hydrogen, Infrastructure, National Grid, National Grid Gas, PPL Corporation, Rhode Island, Top Stories, US, Western Power Distribution
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National Grid acquires £7.8bn Western Power Distribution: National Grid has reported the £7.8 billion take over of Britain’s biggest electricity distribution business, Western Power Distribution (WPD). The purchase from PPL Corporation is predicted to permit the group to make a ‘strategic’ portfolio repositioning. The company also said, in the second half of this year, it…
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Ofgem to boost investment for local electricity networks

Heather Trudeau
decarbonisation, Efficiency & Environment, Electric vehicles, electricity networks, Finance & Markets, greenhouse gas emissions, grid, heating, Infrastructure, net-zero, Ofgem, Renewables, Top Stories
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Ofgem to boost investment for local electricity networks: In a bid to support the uptake of small-scale renewables, storage and clean heating and electric vehicles,Ofgem has today revealed there plans to boost investment in local electricity grids. Starting in April 2023, the energy market regulator has set out its working assumptions on the financial package…
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ENA to offer more transparency and increase accessibility

Heather Trudeau
Energy Networks Association, energy transition, flexibility, grid, Infrastructure, net-zero, Renewables, Technology
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ENA to offer more transparency and increase accessibility: The standardised flexibility contract has been updated by The Energy Networks Assosication (ENA) across the energy sector to offer more transparency and increase accessibility. For those wishing to provide flexibility services to the network the flexibility procurement contract provides a consistent agreement across the country. As of…
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Energy positive home cuts bills by £1000 yearly

Andy Robinson
carbon dioxide emissions, Cardiff University, electricity, energy bills, energy consumption, energy positive, grid, Infrastructure, Technology, Top Stories
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Energy positive home cuts bills by £1000 yearly: A 3 bedroom house built in a Welsh village in Pyle, regarded to be the 1st affordable energy positive housing plan in the country, may save £1,000 per year on bills. The 100 square metre house was built and designed by Cardiff University experts as a prototype…
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