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Consider on-site generation and storage alongside energy management

1st September 2018

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Centrica Business Solutions advocates a decentralised approach for businesses, marrying energy management with on-site generation and energy storage –...
Wave of disruption for energy supply

1st July 2019

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New distributed energy systems (DES) are set to be one of the most disruptive trends in the energy industry. Roberto Labastido, Senior Research Analys...
Growing the global market

1st July 2020

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Distributed generation units tend to be connected to networks at the distribution system level. Nerea Martinez Hipolito looks at the trend for growth....
Growing the global market

1st June 2020

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Nerea Martinez Hipolito, Distributed Power Analyst at Delta-EE, highlights the key trends driving the global distributed power market.
Distributed energy – the chaotic revolution

1st July 2019

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Steve Holliday FREng FEI, President Elect EI and former CEO of National Grid, explains the implications of distributed energy for the UK. Brian Davis ...
Virtual power plants take their place in reality

1st April 2020

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Industry has long lauded the transformative power of algorithms and the Internet of Things. Now, these technologies are having a material impact for d...
Flexible power purchasing with storage

1st July 2019

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How about buying renewables and operating your own energy storage facility? Here, Scott McGregor suggests that businesses can navigate volatile energy...
Decarbonising and electrifying energy

1st June 2020

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From a climate and emissions perspective, the most important aspect of the energy transition is the imperative to electrify energy consumption and dec...