Transmission & Distribution
UK DNOs take advantage of flexibility options
Network operators in the UK are already procuring flexibility to help manage the network and defer or avoid grid reinforcement investment. Four DNOs outlined their latest activities at National Grid ESO’s Power Responsive meeting in London last week.
Transmission & Distribution
Order 2000 20th anniversary: time for a national transmission network?
Four former FERC chairmen discuss twenty years of US regional transmission organisations and the need for national coordination in a webinar hosted by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Image: NREL Interconnections Seam Study
Transmission & Distribution
ENTSO network development plans fall short of climate ambitions, observers claim
Eurelectric and the Renewables Grid Initiative recommend higher assumptions for electrification and renewables penetration beyond 2030.
Transmission & Distribution
Czech TSO CEPS is the first to join the TERRE platform
Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Switzerland, Italy and France are expected to join this year and Poland by next year.
Transmission & Distribution
A new way to model Value of Lost Load
Tracey Kennelly of distribution network operator (DNO) Electricity North West, and Anuj Nayyar of energy specialist Frazer-Nash Consultancy, on their project to accurately assess the "value of lost load", and how all DNOs could benefit from the new modelling tool that will follow.
Transmission & Distribution
Danish consortium issues tender for flexibility market pilot
Applications are due by 15th February for participation in the scheme at congested substations in Lolland.
Transmission & Distribution
The potential value of DSOs – keeping costs low in a flexible electricity system
AFRY Management Consulting research suggests a more coordinated use of resources could reduce Great Britain’s system costs by up to £7 billion by 2050.
Transmission & Distribution
In Focus Q&A: GEODE’s secretary general
Engerati spoke recently with Carmen Gimeno, secretary-general of GEODE, who chairs the working group assigned to writing the statutes and code of conduct for a new EU DSO entity.
Transmission & Distribution
Fingrid pushes the boundaries of smart grid development
The Finnish TSO has selected Nokia to upgrade its telecommunication network and is working with several start-ups on innovative technologies.
Transmission & Distribution
TSO-DSO cooperation in a distributed energy system
The BRIDGE project is making recommendations on regulation and data models to facilitate collaboration between TSOs and DSOs.
