Seven European transmission system operators have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the launch of Eurobar, an initiative on international standardisation of interfaces and technology for interconnecting offshore wind platforms across Europe. The aim of Eurobar is to integrate offshore…

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Three ‘bidding groups’ have been shortlisted in the tender to own and operate the offshore transmission connections to two offshore wind farms. Ofgem says the value of operating and owning the two links is around £1.3billion. Triton Knoll is a 857MW wind farm…

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Hitachi ABB Power Grids and GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business have announced today a non-exclusive, cross-licensing agreement related to the use of an alternative gas to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) used in high voltage equipment. This fluoronitrile-based gas mixture has…

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Ofgem has fired the starting gun for a major change in the way consumers interact with their power supplier, announcing that all customers’ usage will be tracked on a half-hourly basis. It means that consumers will have the option of…

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Battery investor Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has acquired its first operating project in Scotland. The Byers Brae project near Livingston in West Lothian was acquired from Gresham House DevCo Limited and Noriker Power Ltd, for £15.6 million (plus up to…

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E.On is to make redress of £650,000 after taking direct debits too early from 1.6 million customers. A majority of the affected payments were due to be taken in January 2021, but they were wrongly taken on 24 December 2020. This…

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Relying on the smart meter framework and the its ‘data hub’, the DCC to manage vehicle ‘smart charging’ would be the wrong choice, and would stifle innovation and restrict the UK’s ability to be a leading global player, argues a…

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NGESO, which balances electricity supply and demand on the national high-voltage transmission network, has opened a consultaton on how it expects to work in future with distribution system operators (DSOs), who are expected to be performing similar functions on the…

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National Grid ESO is looking for people to join an industry group exploring the barriers that stop small distributed generators and demand side response from joining the Balancing Mechanism, which NGESO uses to ensure supply is precisely matched to demand…

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Offshore wind in the Celtic Sea could offer investment on a similar scale as the current ScotWind leasing round and should be taken forward to help maintain a UK pipeline of investment, according to Maf Smith,  Director, Lumen Energy and Environment.…

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