myenergi invites customers to take part in EV charging trial
myenergi is inviting owners of its zappi electric vehicle (EV) charger to take part in one of the country’s largest ever energy flexibility trials.
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Trial shows how electricity networks can cope with charging more EVs
A trial carried out in Milton Keynes has shown that as increasing numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) being charged at home puts more pressure on electricity networks, this stress can be alleviated by the use of different EV charging technologies.
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ev.energy signs with SPEN to provide flexibility services across Scotland
ev.energy has signed a £3.2m contract with SP Energy Networks to provide 22MW of flexibility services across central and southern Scotland starting in May 2023. The qualification and bidding process was facilitated by the flexibility services marketplace, Piclo.
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Intraflex project allows near real-time flexibility trading for local energy networks
Intraflex is a ‘first of a kind’ project that has enabled flexibility services in the local distribution network to be continuously traded in close to real-time, allowing the market to determine the price for the first time.
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SMS energises 50MW battery energy storage site in Cambridgeshire
SMS’s 50 megawatt system is one of the largest UK battery sites to be energised and connected to National Grid’s transmission network so far. SMS recently commenced construction on two more 50MW sites in Suffolk and Derbyshire as part of plans to establish 620MW of storage by the end of 2025.
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Britain’s energy networks announce ambitious plans for 2022
Britain’s energy networks have announced ambitious plans for the year ahead, led by Energy Networks Association (ENA) which brings together all of Britain’s network companies and industry stakeholders to help transform the way our energy networks operate through its industry backed Open Networks programme.
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SSEN announces first-of-kind service contract to defer network reinforcement
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has entered into a ‘Sustain’ service contract that will allow, for the first time, flexibility services to be used to defer £1.7m worth of network reinforcement.
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Households with EVs can help reduce electricity demand, study shows
A new study has found that households can significantly reduce peak electricity demand by using domestic flexibility, with further reductions enabled by electric vehicles (EV).
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Sembcorp Energy UK announces plans to build Europe’s largest battery
Sembcorp Energy UK has announced plans to build Europe’s largest battery energy storage system – a 360MW energy storage system at Wilton International on Teesside – to help the UK achieve its Net Zero target.
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REA report finds UK is in danger of not meeting decarbonisation targets
Urgent action is needed to increase grid flexibility otherwise the UK will risk missing its decarbonisation targets, according to the findings of a report carried out by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
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