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theenergyst.com April/May 2019 Power play: Shell More Stor: Energyst Event: Within ive years EV charging will 7 aims to be world’s 34 National Grid 40 If you like the be something you have to o er or biggest generator by uses more DSR but lags magazine, you’ll love 2030 challenges ahead the show, 12 May customers will be unhappy – p31 our european expansion Turn to page 12 & 13 to read the full article www.greenenergyconsulting.co.uk INSIDE THIS ISSUE 16 Renewables Gridserve says its solar-storage deal with Warrington Council is the shape of things to come 18 24 Renewables Local authorities have Electric vehicles the power to drive UPS outlines what it has deep decarbonisation. learned from deploying electric The UK100 network is vans in central London - and helping to coordinate why smart charging could be their approach key to electrifying transport 36 06 News Virtual power Triad dates conirmed, plants Utilitywise’s EIC acquired; next Statkraft plans to shake up the steps for Capacity Market; UK lexibility market and is Innogy on Npower’s future; amassing a potent VPP new CEO at Engie You’re more likely to win by talking about comfort and saving money than 18 saving the planet Viewpoint theenergyst.com April/May 2019 Power play: Shell More Stor: Energyst Event: Within ive years EV charging will 7 aims to be world’s 34 National Grid 40 If you like the be something you have to o er or biggest generator by uses more DSR but lags magazine, you’ll love customers will be unhappy – p31 34 2030 challenges ahead the show, 12 May DSR & Storage 30 our european National Grid used a lot more expansion Turn to page 12 & 13 to read the full article 12 Stor last year, as well as FFR. But Electric vehicles the System Operator’s annual Charging providers suggest Cover Power Responsive report lags businesses that do not install www.greenenergyconsulting.co.uk some challenges coming down charging points risk watching Story the track their customers go elsewhere Green Energy Consulting News & comment 4 Electric vehicles 24 Lighting 48 Insight 14 DSR & battery storage 34 Smart buildings 52 Renewable energy 16 Energyst Event preview 40 HVAC 54 Gas & electricity 20 Behaviour change 44 Products 56 To subscribe please visit: theenergyst.com/subscribe theenergyst.com April/May 2019 3 COMMENT Interaction can make all the diference The Energyst Event is fast approaching and promises often then revised again to remove adverse impacts. to bring a mix of industry thought leaders, end- The volume of consultation, rule changes and user case studies and, importantly, debate. It aims resulting uncertainty makes the energy manager’s to bring you the latest developments in technology, job both more critical and more diffi cult. strategy and policy. Just as The Energyst, incidentally 20 years old this month, aims to cut through the And as climate protests increase in volume and scale, noise with news and analysis of current energy the pressure on companies to demonstrate that they management topics, so too does The Energyst Event. are taking positive action will rightly increase. However, the point of live events is interaction – The Energyst Event, alongside The Energyst, refl ects and this can be the difference in understanding these challenges and offers solutions. Speakers and crucial subtleties or tailoring advice and exhibitors refl ect the spectrum of industry, both from products to suit your actual circumstances. the supply side and importantly your peers in energy management will detail their successes and struggles The point of live events and share best practice. Get involved to steer the is interaction – and this debate and make the event bespoke to your needs. can be the di erence in The CPD-certifi ed sessions are free to attend, understanding crucial giving you a cost-effective way to continue your subtleties or tailoring advice professional development. The conference programme and products to suit your is ably supported by a second stream run by ICON actual circumstances (Industrial & Commercial Operations Network). As you will be acutely aware, the energy There are also Masterclasses on energy sector is undergoing profound change. benchmarking and performance indicators by expert Vilnes Vesma Renewable energy has, aside from becoming cost (details at vesma.com/training). effective, opened up the need for fl exibility; and means we need to rethink how and when we use power. So for everything energy, be sure to attend The Energyst Event, Battery storage has also been given a boost from the 1-2 May at the National intermittency of many renewable technologies and Motorcycle Museum, electric vehicles could potentially factor into that Birmingham. Register at equation, posing both challenges and opportunities. theenergystevent.com In the push to reduce carbon emissions, policy and Tim McManan-Smith, regulations relating to energy are being revised - and Editor Editor Sales director Tim McManan-Smith Steve Swaine [email protected] [email protected] Energyst Media Ltd, PO BOX 420, Reigate, Surrey RH2 2DU t: 020 3714 4450 t: 020 3714 4451 m: 07818 574308 m: 07818 574300 Registered in England & Wales – 8667229 Registered at Stationers Hall – ISSN 0964 8321 Contributing editor Commercial manager Printed by Warners (Midlands) plc Brendan Coyne Daniel Coyne [email protected] [email protected] No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. t: 020 3771 1267 t: 020 3751 7863 The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publishers. 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But the cunning trick is that National Grid only reveals them retrospectively – and failing to hit a Triad can be very expensive. As a result, many firms curb consumption or switch to onsite generation over winter evenings to try and reduce their bills. Fear of missing a Triad results in an estimated 2GW Transmission charges are based on the three half hours of highest demand at least 10 days apart of demand reduction when a peak period is deemed likely. the lowest number of calls. from 17:00-17:30 with downward trend – the lowest That reduction is The winter 2018/19 peak demand at 45MW for about quarter of a century. encouraged by an army of Triads were as follows: • Wednesday 23 January The Triad mechanism consultants, who send Triad • Thursday 22 November 2019 from 17:30-18:00 with looks set to be scrapped as warnings to their clients, 2018 from 17:00-17:30 with peak demand at 46.9MW part of Ofgem’s charging aiming for the coveted prize peak demand at 45.3MW review, but will likely remain of guessing the three peaks in • Monday 10 December 2018 The three peaks continue a in place for a few years yet. Government details next steps for summer Capacity Market auction The government has detailed that the European Commission power system, government is not received by that point. its plans for a T-1 Capacity had not followed due said it would run the auction Those with conditional Market auction for delivery procedure and that the market at a later date and consulted agreements must deliver their over the coming winter. design discriminated against with market participants obligations and penalties will It aims to hold an auction by demand-side response. on its approach. apply to those that do not, or August at the latest, and has That ruling came just as In its consultation response, fail to hit delivery milestones. outlined how agreements will power providers had pre- Beis said it plans to issue Beis said it intends to allow be awarded and honoured – qualified for a ‘conditional capacity agreements’ secondary trading of conditional subject to state aid approval. year ahead, or to winning bidders, as state aid agreements after the auction. The Capacity Market is T-1 auction that approval is unlikely to be granted It will waive credit cover suspended following a ruling was due to be at the time of the auction. requirements, though will by the European Court of held in January The department said it introduce termination fees if Justice that found in favour 2019 for delivery anticipates approval will be non-proven DSR over 2MW does of Tempus Energy, next winter. To received ahead of the start of the not provide a test certificate. which took the ensure delivery year, ie by November. However, because lead times government sufficient However, it will make provisions will be shorter, Beis plans to to court, headroom to make back-payments to make changes to rules around arguing on the successful bidders if approval tests for DSR providers. 6 April/May 2019 theenergyst.com System operator says it can go 100% renewables by 2025 National Grid ESO believes handled to model the system. • Improve forecasting of it will be able to operate the The ESO said: “We need wind and solar, along with power system with 100% to fundamentally change embedded generation renewable power – for periods how we plan, analyse and • Develop the ability to at least – by 2025.