Virtual power plant outpaces capacity of UK’s latest gas-fired station

Flexitricity has achieved a milestone with its virtual power plant asset portfolio exceeding one gigawatt

Octopus export rate boost: Earn £150 more annually

Octopus Energy has increased the rate for its Smart Export Guarantee customers from 4.1p/kWh to 15p/kWh

National Grid Partners leads $33m investment to drive EV grid integration

ev.energy will continue to connect EVs and chargers to its virtual power plant and enable vehicle-to-grid services

Gravity energy storage for cleaner power grids!

Scotland’s Gravitricity has teamed up with a Czech electricity flexibility company to bring their gravity storage technology to market

UK home heaters to offer grid balancing service

Centrica and Gen Dimplex have launched the ‘UK’s largest’ trial of domestic smart storage heaters

‘First of its kind’ $10.98m project to trial pole-mounted batteries in Australia

A total of 40 custom-built batteries will be mounted on electricity poles across United Energy’s distribution network, with the batteries operating as a virtual power plant

Flexitricity’s virtual power plant surpasses 500MW and boosts grid’s flexibility

The project aims to help National Grid and operators to balance variations in renewable generation and manage the security of supply

Moixa progresses £31m virtual power plant project amid coronavirus crisis

The firm says its GridShare technology will help the UK ‘Build Back Better’ after the Covid-19 crisis and stage an economic recovery in a sustainable way

Maximeyes buys ‘significant stake’ in UK battery storage company

PureDrive Energy is developing a software aimed at unlocking greater revenue for home batteries by using machine learning to predict household load and generation

Statkraft and Statera join forces for 1GW of energy storage and flexible gas

The 15-year partnership will provide flexible energy services as part of the Norwegian energy giant’s UK-based virtual power plant