The flexibility challenge
Change can be sudden and profound in the new energy industry. Bob Hull discusses how more flexibility and better balancing services can be achieved
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Availability: fear of missing out raises fossil’s game as winter wind concern falls
Generators that are not on fixed prices tell New Power that the best value at present is in the short-term market.
Outlook: All about gas?
Janet Wood takes a look at National Grid’s summary of last winter and its first look at the next
Plenty of space
Large-scale storage sites using shared infrastructure and existing low-risk technologies would provide the lowest-cost route to developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK, according to a report from the Energy Technologies Institute (ET
More home storage
Renault, Powervault and M&S Energy are trialling a home stationary energy battery storage system based on “second life” electric vehicle batteries.
Approval at Islay
A 30-turbine tidal park off the south-west coast of Islay has been approved by the Scottish government.
Ofto claims rejected
Ofgem has rejected two claims for compensation for outages in subsea cables connecting offshore wind farms. Gwynt y Mor Ofto had claimed £10.3 million and Thanet Ofto had claimed £11.7 million.
Beatrice: start and finish
Oil and gas joint venture Repsol Sinopec is to decommission two 5MW turbines at the Beatrice demonstration project in the Moray Firth, according to ReNews.
New challenge
RSPB Scotland’s challenge to new offshore wind farms in the Firth of Forth continues after it decided to appeal against a judgement that would reinstate development consent for the projects.
Ireland revises wind planning regime
A long-awaited major revision of guidelines for wind energy developments in the Republic of Ireland has been published.