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Grid management

16/7/2025 Comment / Andrew Ward

The power of a UK domestic consumer/supplier partnership

Much good work on cutting carbon emissions from UK homes is being done by energy suppliers working alongside their customers. Here, Andrew Ward, Chief Executive of ScottishPower’s Customer Business, describes how it is making a substantial difference.

Energy storage

Photo of Richard Butland, CEO, Highview Power, standing next to model of buildings lit up in red and blue

17/5/2023 Comment / Richard Butland

With record-breaking wind energy production, now is the time to add long duration energy storage

The UK needs to add a significant long duration energy storage capability to its electricity system to maximise the use of wind power and reduce reliance on gas and coal-fired power. Richard Butland, CEO of Highview Power, writes.

Energy storage

Diagram of the MESH LDES project

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27/10/2026 Feature / Ben Clube

Project profile: MESH, potentially the UK’s largest long-duration energy store

The MESH energy storage project is being developed by EnergyPathways in salt caverns beneath the East Irish Sea, with onshore facilities at the Port of Barrow, Cumbria. At 300MW and 55GWh capacity, with more than 100 hours of discharge at full power, MESH is set to be the UK’s largest long-duration energy storage (LDES) facility, writes Ben Clube, EnergyPathways’ Chief Executive Officer.

Gas

Aerial view of rows of solar panels in a field

9/11/2022 News

The beginning of the end for gas-fired power in Europe?

Gas-fired power generation, which is currently part of Europe’s electricity backbone, is being threatened by high prices, market challenges and the declining cost of renewable energy, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

Thermal energy

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7/8/2024 Comment / James Macnaghten

How solar thermal storage can decarbonise industrial heat

While the growth of solar power for electricity generation has been spectacular, the use of solar-generated power to produce and store heat for industrial users is at a much earlier stage. But the technology and potential is there, writes James Macnaghten, CEO of the UK-based energy storage supplier Caldera.

Electricity

Head and shoulders photo of Melissa Stark, Global Lead for Energy Transition and Net Zero Transition Services, Accenture

23/11/2022 Comment / Melissa Stark

Building the electricity backbone of our net zero integrated energy system

Over the last few months, the Energy Institute and its Powering Net Zero Board have hosted a series of events featuring panel discussions aimed at engaging a wide audience in the conversation around a net zero electricity system. Melissa Stark, Global Lead for Energy Transition and Net Zero Transition Services at Accenture, looks at the importance of the demand side of the equation.

BESS

Aerial view of rows of batteries at storage site

18/2/2026 News

Australia scales up battery storage nationwide as states race to replace retiring coal

Synergy has commissioned Australia’s largest operational battery energy storage system (BESS), the 500 MW Collie BESS in the state of Western Australia. And Octopus has acquired the 1.2 GW Hansworth BESS in New South Wales, which will take over as the largest in the country once fully connected to the electricity grid.

Solar

Two engineers walking between rows of solar panels at solar farm

4/6/2025 News

Solar surge across Europe sees projects power ahead in Spain, France and Italy

Europe’s solar momentum is growing as TotalEnergies commissions its largest solar cluster in Europe, Q Energy and Velto Renewables inaugurating an agri-solar farm in France, and Plenitude and Marelli launching three industrial PV projects and an energy community in Italy. Meanwhile, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in the United Arab Emirates has set a new world record for CSP plant operation.

Energy policy

Rows of solar panels in foreground, mountain and lake in background

5/2/2025 News

Japan’s draft energy strategy attracts criticism on clean energy and decarbonisation grounds

Japan has published a draft of its seventh Strategic Energy Plan (SEP), which outlines the country’s energy transition goals for 2040. The plan has been criticised by energy think tanks and climate analysts for a lack of ambition in renewable energy adoption, coal phase-out and fossil fuel reduction. Those issues could, they say, potentially jeopardise Japan’s decarbonisation efforts and economic stability.

Energy pricing

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16/7/2025 News

UK government rules out move to zonal pricing for electricity market

The UK government has decided to retain a single national wholesale electricity price rather than adopt zonal pricing, following the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) launched in 2022.

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