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Northern Powergrid: give DSOs options on storage
Jim Cardwell says a fast-changing industry has to leave its options open
Don’t exclude network companies from using storage, Jim Cardwell of Northern Powergrid has pleaded.
Graham Harding: BSR set for a new future in a post-subsidy world
As solar subsidies fall, companies are looking for new business opportunities. For British Solar Renewables, that means operations and maintenance, expanding overseas and some innovative directions for storage.
Welsh wind power hits connection snags
The Planning Inspectorate, Wales, has had 15 “expressions of interest” for energy projects under its Nationally Significant Infrastructure regime since it went into operation in March 2016, director Tony Thickett has reported.
Gas? No supply problems, says BEIS
The UK is unlikely to see a return to seasonal variation in gas prices, BEIS has concluded.
Electric vehicles prompt calls for more cross‑sector research funding
The way that innovation funding is provided encourages a “silo” approach to research that could hold back innovation, Ian Cameron, head of innovation at UK Power Networks, has suggested.
Cement industry faces fly ash shortage
The fall in production of fly ash in the UK as coal-fired power plants are less frequently used, means the cement and concrete industry has to reassess its supply chain, according to research from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
Storage definition hits planning snag
Defining storage as generation solves a charging problem for use of the electricity system, but it adds to the planning burden, according to Julian Boswall, a partner at Burgess Salmon lawyers.
RIIO 2 – Ofgem’s early thoughts
“There will be a RIIO 2, and it will have an ex-ante incentive-based output-led approach,” Ofgem chief engineer Peter Bingham told the iGEM annual conference.
Winter outlook: comfortable on gas and power
National Grid says the electricity supply margin for this winter will be 11.5%, when considering only transmission demand (its measure in past years).