The multi-billion pound project, called the Eastern Link, will comprise two 2 GW subsea high-voltage direct current cables LONDON: British utilities SSE, Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power and grid operator National Grid will develop a 4 gigawatt (GW) power link between Scotland and England, they said on Monday. The multi-billion pound project, called the Eastern Link, will […]
Power demand dipped 26 GW as citizens switch off lights
The national power grid was prepared for the fall in demand and has been gradually scaling down thermal power generation in steps since 7.30 PM. In tandem power generation from gas-based and hydel generation units were being scaled up to maintain the balance. Kolkata: Almost 26 GW of demand dropped between 9:00 PM and 9:15 […]
2,291 MW power added to national grid in 2019
The government commissioned 19 power generation units under 15 power plants in the outgoing year that added about 2,291 MW electricity to the national grid from January to November. According to statistics available at the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), two of these power units are grid-tied solar projects while three are gas-fired, two are […]
Massachusetts Grid Study Disrupts 1GW Distributed Solar Pipeline
Developers say National Grid’s “cluster study” could delay projects. The utility says it must weigh the impact of a rush of DG solar. A National Grid transmission study has ensnared nearly 1 gigawatt of distributed solar in Massachusetts, delaying progress on numerous projects as the federal Investment Tax Credit phaseout approaches and causing anxiety in […]
National Grid Completes Acquisition of Leading Renewable Energy Developer
WALTHAM, Mass.: Today, National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE: NGG), through its competitive non-regulated unit National Grid Ventures (NGV), completed its $100 million acquisition of Geronimo Energy – a leading wind and solar developer in North America. The deal, which was announced on March 7th, 2019, has now satisfied all regulatory requirements and closing conditions. National […]
Large-scale battery prevents Dutch wind farm’s power from being wasted
A 10MW battery energy storage system (BESS), which will allow a 24MW wind farm to keep generating energy even in times of oversupply, officially went into service today near Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The old stereotype of Holland as a country of windmills holds particularly true in this northerly region, where the old kind of windmills have been […]
Five things we learned from Energy Storage Summit 2019
Last week’s Energy Storage Summit 2019 saw the great and the good of Europe’s energy storage sector gather at London’s Victoria Plaza for two days of discussion, debate and networking. The Energy-Storage.News, Solar Power Portal and Current± editorial teams were present throughout the event, highlighting give key themes that emerged at a crucial time for the storage sector. Deepening […]
Overcoming uncertainty: UK energy storage market trends
The fourth annual UK Energy Storage Summit gathered industry professionals in the heart of London last week. The two-day event saw a wide range of topics discussed, debated, and disagreed upon, from regulatory issues to the Capacity Market to the rising demand for flexibility. In a Q&A with Energy-Storage.news, Solar Media Market Research analyst Lauren Cook […]