BM ‘removes much of the risk’ as virtual power plant gives UK batteries new revenue streams
Battery assets have been used in the UK’s Balancing Mechanism (BM) for the first time via a virtual power plant, marking the start of what could be a new era for energy storage business models in Britain.
First battery storage site supplies electricity to National Grid Balancing Mechanism
Anesco’s Breach Farm has today become the first battery storage system to supply electricity from renewables sources to the UK National Grid Balancing Mechanism The Balancing Mechanism (BM) is one of the most important tools which National Grid uses to balance electricity supply and
Majority of UK public want to install solar panels, poll finds
More than 70% would make homes more energy efficient given government support More than half of the British public would install solar panels and home batteries to tackle climate change if there was greater assistance from the government, polling has
Projects under construction in first half of 2018 almost equal China’s total capacity so far
Energy storage projects were under construction across four provinces of China, amounting to 340.5MW of new capacity during the first half of this year in the country, according to the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA).
Storage key to clean energy mix, Energy Storage Association says
In a recent blog post, Energy Storage Association (ESA) Vice President of Policy Jason Burwen argued that storage resources can help create a cleaner overall energy mix.
Three-phase connections for all urges REA
All new housing developments should be fitted with three-phase electricity supply to update them from the single phase norm that has been in place since before World War II, according to a new report out today.
UK will need more energy storage to cope without gas-fired heating
In order to meet its 2050 climate goals, the nation will have to reduce the amount of natural gas used for heating, however the electricity system will not be able to cope unless thermal storage technology is improved, Bloomberg reports.
Our climate plans are in pieces as killer summer shreds records
Deadly fires have scorched swaths of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, from California to Arctic Sweden and down to Greece on the sunny Mediterranean. Drought in Europe has turned verdant land barren, while people in Japan and Korea are dying
Council ‘proud’ of investment after solar farm delivers higher than expected income
One of the largest solar farms under local authority ownership is proving to have been a successful investment after generating more than £1.3 million of income in its second year.