SMS has acquired energy technology firm Solo Energy, which has developed the FlexiGrid aggregation platform. The company also provides battery storage, microgeneration, and electric vehicle chargers to homes and businesses.
A report by the REA and ElectraLink has instead called for flexibility to be prioritised. The report calls for “significantly more” variable generation from wind and solar in order to meet net zero decarbonisation targets.
EDF Energy has signed a partnership with energy storage provider Anesco to optimise a combined 16MW of solar and battery assets at the Clayhill solar farm in Bedfordshire.
The company said the batteries will help to maintain the stability of the electricity system by providing frequency response services to National Grid.
All six of the distribution network operators (DNOs) in Great Britain have signed up to a pledge to consider flexibility services as an alternative to reinforcements when managing local grid constraints.
The UK could massively cut both carbon emissions and investment in new generation plants by using domestic boilers as "mini peaking plants", according to new research.