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It will identify and test approaches to supplying bulk hydrogen, either to the gas grid, industry, power, transport or import terminals

It will enable industrial and commercial energy users and small generators to access the Balancing Mechanism

The IEA suggests even more flexibility is required to ensure ongoing security of supply

The Renewable Energy Association and Western Power Distribution say this would enable more clean technologies to be adopted

More power plants than normal are put on alert and prepared to boost production to meet supply

Oil production is expected to steadily outstrip supply until 2020 but after this point, additional investment will be needed to boost output

SmartestEnergy has signed a deal to adopt a flexible energy management platform. Created by Origami Energy, the technology allows both providers and users of flexible energy contracts to accurately monitor and automatically dispatch large numbers and types of assets in real-time. SmartestEnergy says the role of energy flexibility is growing in importance as the industry continues […]

A House of Lords Committee has warned of potential threats posed to the UK’s energy trade if the nation leaves the EU. In a new report, the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee suggests Brexit risks the UK’s currently “frictionless trade in energy with the EU”. The EU currently supplies around 12% of British gas and […]

A British demand response firm has announced plans to become an energy supplier and take on the Big Six. Flexitricity plans to give its industrial, commercial and public-sector customers access to National Grid’s flexible power market, known as ‘the Balancing Mechanism’, by seeking a supply licence. The Balancing Mechanism is the real-time flexible electricity market […]

Higher oil prices are continuing to drive up wholesale energy costs by as much as 10%. That’s the suggestion from energy consultancy Inprova Energy, which says this is largely a result of OPEC and other major producers extending an agreement to cut crude oil production by nearly 2% until the end of 2018. It claims […]