EU approves UK’s Capacity Market scheme

The Commission said it did not find any evidence that the scheme would put demand response operators or any other capacity providers at a disadvantage with respect to their participation in the scheme

GridBeyond appoints new Director for UK & Ireland in line with company expansion plans

GridBeyond, the leading provider of demand side response and intelligent energy services, announced today the appointment of Mark Davis as Director – UK & Ireland.

Domestic DSR trial to help Greenwich residents save electricity and earn rewards

The first of its kind in the UK, the Greenwich Energy Hero pilot launches this month, helping residents use less electricity, earn rewards and pave the way to a greener energy market.

Capacity Market: Government consults on emissions limits

The proposed changes are intended to ensure existing capacity or DSR components that do not comply with the limits cannot receive capacity payments from 2025

IEA: UK must scale up clean energy investment in transport and heat

It welcomed reforms that aim to promote decarbonisation and innovation in clean energy technologies but said there is ‘significant potential’ for improvements outside the UK power sector

TESS 2019: Take control of your electricity costs with battery storage

Quentin Scrimshire from KiWi Power will be explaining the opportunities for businesses at The Energy Solutions Show (TESS)

New task force seeks offshore wind integration solutions

It will explore using electricity from offshore wind farms to generate and store hydrogen as a power source

New compliance scheme aims to raise standards in DSR market

Flex Assure seeks to ensure greater transparency and give businesses confidence in the services being offered to them

Got an innovative solution for flexible energy trading?

The flexibility to be traded could be provided from a range of sources, including energy storage and demand side response

Policy changes ‘causing uncertain outlook for demand side flexibility’

National Grid Electricity System Operator reveals participation of demand side flexibility in electricity markets has continued to grow since 2017