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French power demand recovery halts on new lockdown

French power demand has this month halted its recovery following the reintroduction of a nationwide lockdown in late October, but the year-on-year decline has still slowed compared with the first round of Covid-19 restrictions in the spring.

read more... 10/11/2020

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Power links from Norway to have reduced capacity until end-2023

Upgrades to the grid in southern Norway during that period will lead to capacity reductions on interconnectors

read more... 05/11/2020

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‘UK’s largest battery’ plugged into Balancing Mechanism

Flexitricity has begun optimising Gresham House’s 50MW battery in South Yorkshire

read more... 04/11/2020

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Norwegians Got Paid To Use Electricity As Prices Fall Below Zero

Electricity prices in parts of Norway fell below zero for the second time in history early on Monday, and residents in southern Norway ‘got paid’ for using electricity as power producers have to pay to sell electricity when prices are negative.

read more... 03/11/2020

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Germany's RWE aims to offer hedging products for Japan power companies

RWE is hoping to profit as Japan has opened up one of the world's biggest energy markets to competition and as electricity trading activity by power companies is on the rise in the country

read more... 02/11/2020

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