Enabling a fair and just transition: Digitalization of the grid is holding us backTo reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels by 45% by 2030, the way we generate, distribute, manage and consume energy must…Feb 27, 2024Feb 27, 2024
2023 unwrapped: A BESS focussed review of another year in the GB marketLast year, the cost-of-living crisis dominated energy headlines. This year, rising inflation rates and the increasing cost of capital have…Jan 2, 2024Jan 2, 2024
Roads to Net Zero: A view on NGESO’s latest Future Energy ScenariosYesterday, National Grid ESO (NGESO) released its Future Energy Scenarios (FES) 2023, an annual evaluation of potential approaches to…Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 2023
2022 unwrapped: increasing levels of wind generation requires more flexibilityIn 2022, the cost-of-living crisis, largely driven by high fossil fuel prices, has dominated headlines. But it’s also been a year to…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
The future of carbon pricing: c(o)alling out fossil fuelsCarbon pricing is considered one of the most important policies to reduce emissions by increasing the operating costs of high carbon fuels…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Consumer engagement — a critical step on the road to net zeroWe are about to enter the most complex and critical stage of the energy transition.Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Why energy has a legacy problem we can’t afford to ignoreSince the Internet went mainstream more than 20 years ago, it has been a disruptive force for good across countless sectors and industries…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Democratising energy: Using technology and consumer engagement to rebuild the energy industryLooking back at the last decade and especially 2021, we are convinced that we are at a critical turning point in the energy transition.Jul 19, 20221Jul 19, 20221
Roads to Net Zero: A view on NGESO’s latest Future Energy ScenariosYesterday, National Grid ESO (NGESO) released its Future Energy Scenarios 2022. A report published annually which outlines NGESO’s views on…Jul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022
The Capacity Market: a helper or a hindrance on the road to net zero?The T-4 auction procures the bulk of the capacity for winter 2025/2026. This year saw 49.1 GW of capacities prequalify against a…Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
IWD 2022: Celebrating women in energyThe energy sector has traditionally been a male-dominated environment but thanks to efforts that are being made, including to nurture the…Mar 7, 20221Mar 7, 20221
Energy and flexibility in 2021: A year in reviewThe pandemic may yet again have dominated the headlines in 2021 but it’s also been a year to remember for the UK energy industry; from the…Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
2021, A Year in Review: The Twelve Days of (energy) ChristmasThe pandemic may yet again have dominated the headlines in 2021 but it’s also been a year to remember for the UK energy industry; from the…Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
The (im)perfect storm: A Winter OutlookThe recent energy crisis has led to questions around whether or not there will be sufficient generation available on the system for winter…Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021
Frequency Response: The Past, The Present and The FutureThe UK electricity is an Alternating Current supply at about 230 volts with a frequency of 50Hz (which means it changes direction and back…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
To Net Zero and Beyond: A view on National Grid’s new Future Energy ScenariosYesterday, National Grid ESO (NGESO) released its Future Energy Scenarios 2021. A report that the NGESO publishes annually which outlines…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
The Rise of the Capacity MarketYesterday, the much anticipated T-1 GB Capacity Market auction cleared at £45/kW with 2.25GW of de-rated capacity awarded contracts…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Published inUpside EnergyThe (im)perfect stormTwo weeks into the new year and National Grid ESO (NG ESO) has already issued three Electricity Margin Notices (EMN) and one capacity…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
2020 A Year in Review: The Good, The Bad and The Covid — long readBy many accounts, 2020 has been full of ups and downs, but no-one could have predicted the impact of the Coronavirus on the energy system…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
2020 A Year in Review: The Good, the Bad and the CovidBy many accounts, 2020 has been full of ups and downs, but what no-one could have predicted was the impact of the coronavirus on the…Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
