Demand Flexibility Service – “Scratching the surface of what’s possible”

Experts have told ELN that what is needed is a more local approach to flexibility

Blockchain deal
OVO Energy invests in blockchain firm Electron

The energy supplier bought the minority stake through its Kaluza subsidiary

‘The four Ds are changing the nature of how energy is bought and sold’

Electron’s Jon Ferris says decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitisation and democratisation are rapidly changing the market

Electron receives second round of funding for energy platform in Korea

it will work with local partner GridWiz and Imperial College London to pilot its technology in the market

UK ‘will have to move towards fixed-based power connection charge’

Paul Massara, CEO of Electron says decentralised energy generation is expected to increase, with consumers producing their own power and storing them

TEPCO invests in UK energy blockchain

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has invested in a UK-based blockchain. Electron’s blockchain technology aims to establish more efficient, flexible, and reliable systems for the energy sector. Working with TEPCO, the company will explore the potential to change existing centralised structures to decentralised systems in energy transactions by using blockchain. Paul Ellis, CEO of […]

UK firm bags £640,000 for blockchain platform

A London-based firm has been granted nearly £640,000 by the UK Government to show how blockchain technology could help balance the electricity grid. The funding will allow Electron to scale and integrate a blockchain trading platform that allows power consumers to be paid to adjust their energy use to balance supply and demand. Unlike traditional […]