Janet Wood explores some of the natural phenomena that influence gas demand and supply Sometimes a glance out of the window will give you some clues as to gas demand. It’s simple enough to assume that on a cold…
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INTERVIEW: Stephen Stead, SSE Enterprise, prepares to bid aggregated response into Balancing Market
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SSE Enterprise is getting set to enter the Balancing Market . The Enterprise business sits alongside SSE Group’s networks businesses (distribution, transmission and an independent business that competes on new connections) and its supply arm. New Power’s Janet Wood talked to Stephen Stead,…
Resilience: exploring the Brexit penalty
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Janet Wood explores some of the issues the GB power industry has to consider in its future as a third party connected to the EU’s Internal Energy Market After the Brexit referendum the fear was expressed that electricity imports…
INTERVIEW: Mark Futyan, Anesco
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Mark Futyan started work on transforming Anesco just before the lockdown started. But as he told New Power in this interview first published in August 2020, transforming a relatively small company like Anesco was a very different prospect than making…
Floating wind faces tough CfD hurdle: is UK ambition high enough?
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The floating wind industry may be forced to meet tougher standards than the fixed offshore wind industry in order to win a Contract for Difference (CfD). In the upcoming CfD auction, fixed offshore wind will have a dedicated subsidy ‘pot’…
Habitat Energy takes on fourth Gresham House battery storage site
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Habitat Energy has added the 22MWh Lockleaze battery to its platform – the fourth Gresham House battery it is optimising. Habitat has been optimising over 100MWh of Gresham House batteries since February 2020 and is the batteries in NGESO’s Dynamic Containment product…
ITM’s hydrogen ‘Gigafactory’ moves into manufacturing operation – read our interview
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ITM Power has announced that fit out of its 1GW/yr ‘Gigafactory’ at Bessemer Park has now reached ‘Practical Completion’ – contractors have handed the completed building and manufacturing can begin- having suffered only a minor delay from the Covid-19 pandemic. ITM…
Waste to energy – can it do more for local power grids?
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In June 2015 New Power spoke to energy from waste companies about taking a broader role, providing flexibility and other services to the local power grid. Our report: What more can the energy from waste (EfW) sector do to help…
ORE Supergen calls for proposals with £850k on offer. Read our interview with ORE’s Deborah Greaves
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Expressions of interest must be submitted by 11 January for the Supergen ORE Hub Flexible Fund’s ‘third call for proposals’ Up to £850,000 is on offer to fund up to 80% of research proposals from universities or other institutions for…
Fusion outsider raises £25 million in new funding
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First Light Fusion has raised $25 million from existing and new investors. The funding round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and includes IP Group plc and Hostplus. The new funding will enable First Light to boost its science,…