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Review of Increased Grid Balancing Costs
Introduction It has been widely reported that the cost of grid balancing in the UK doubled between September and November, which is …
Hydrogen Production: the Missing Links
Hydrogen production will be an essential part of the net zero economy in the UK, so we support funding for developing its …
Analysis of National Grid Future Energy Scenarios 2021
National Grid Future Energy Scenarios 2021: Summary of Findings The National Grid Future Energy Scenarios 2021 (NG’s FES 2021) is a small …
UK Grid Regulation: Where It Went Wrong
The Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan is the UK government’s and Ofgem’s proposal to achieve net zero emissions in the energy system. …
This is Storelectric’s abridged response to the call for evidence on facilitating the deployment of large-scale and long-duration electricity storage. This call …
Early Competition: Saving the Grid Energy Transition Costs
The energy transition will require grid reinforcement to accommodate our transition to using renewable energy. Non-grid solutions, such as National Grid’s Early …
Offshore Energy Networks
Offshore Energy Networks We need to address how to regulate cables owned by Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs) so that (for example) they …
Energy Storage Technologies: Comparing Costs and Performance
One of the biggest challenges facing those who wish to invest in, or otherwise work with, energy storage technologies is how to …
How Energy Transition Incentives Currently Work Currently, energy transition incentives are an uncoordinated mish-mash of levies, charges, bans and regulations. Examples include: …
Global Lessons from the Texas Blackouts
Three Perfect Storms? Three severe winter storms swept across America from 10th-21st February 2021. They caused many problems across the country, but …
Calculating the Need for Energy Storage
Current Calculations Currently each country and grid calculates its need for storage in a very complicated manner. They model various scenarios, projecting …
Grid Upgrades: Saving the UK Billions
The UK government and grid are planning £16bn grid upgrades as part of wider developments to accommodate an additional 17GW of new …