National Grid has stood down two coal plants that it had put on standby to generate electricity in case supplies were disrupted because of cold weather. The company had asked Drax, which owns Britain’s biggest power station, to prepare two coal-fired units on Monday. It is still planning to run a test of its scheme […]
Making Truck Stops into EV Charging Hubs Will Take Small-Town Levels of Power – EQ Mag
A new study from the energy company National Grid suggests that the power required for highway truck stops will increase drastically in the next ten years. Based on current traffic patterns, the study found, many highway charging sites (the equivalent to a highway gas station) will require 20 or more fast-chargers to meet EV demand. […]
U.S National Grid announces plan to decarbonize by 2050 – EQ Mag Pro
Hybrid pathway for achieving net zero future to deliver affordable, reliable fossil-free heat through distribution networks, coupled with energy efficiency, hybrid heating systems, and targeted electrification and geothermal. Gas and electric networks to be fossil-free by 2050, critical milestones along the way WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y. :- Today, National Grid has launched a path […]
UK’s National Grid to get grid stability services from renewables for first time – EQ Mag Pro
National Grid ESO will procure stability services from renewable generators. Starting from today, wind, solar and wave generators will be able to provide stability services to the grid. Until now, only conventional generators delivered this kind of service. As confirmed today by the National Grid ESO, the change to the grid code aims to enable […]
National Grid has an inter-regional transmission capacity of 1,12,250 MW, providing seamless power transfer throughout the Electricity Grid – EQ Mag Pro
The 19th Electric Power Survey (EPS) report, covers electricity demand projection for the year 2016-17 to 2026-27 as well as perspective electricity demand projection for the year 2031-32 and 2036-37 for each State/UT. As on 31.12.2021, the Installed Generation Capacity of the country was around 393 GW. Further, to meet the future demand of electricity […]
National Grid Says UK Could Need 13 GW of Energy Storage By 2030 to Enable Net Zero Future
Energy storage will be a significant enabler of the renewable energy adoption required for the UK to meet net zero by 2050, National Grid ESO said. The electricity system operator (ESO) arm of National Grid in the UK has outlined four different pathways for the future of energy in the country in its Future Energy […]
Britain sees greenest year for electricity in 2020 – National Grid
The country was powered coal-free for over 5,147 hours in 2020, compared with 3,666 hours in 2019, National Grid ESO said LONDON: Britain’s electricity system saw the greenest year on record in 2020, National Grid said on Monday, with record renewable power and its longest spell without coal since the industrial revolution. Britain has a […]
Wind energy powers more than half of UK electricity for first time
The percentage of wind power in the country’s energy mix hit a record 50.67 percent on Saturday, the company said over the weekend, beating the previous record of 50 percent in August. London: Wind power accounted for more than half of Britain’s daily generated electricity on Saturday in the wake of Storm Bella, according to […]
New wind facility connects to national grid
Golden Valley Wind Energy Facility is South Africa’s latest wind farm to connect to the country’s national grid. As part of the government’s most recent Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPPP) bid round, which is set to collectively add 1.3GW of new wind power capacity, this BioTherm Energy project is helping the country to […]
SSE, Scottish Power, National Grid to develop 4 GW power link
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 […]