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Power system flexibility is keeping Great Britain’s lights on

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Electric Insights – quarterly reports

Electric Insights – quarterly reports

Commissioned by Drax and delivered by Dr Iain Staffell and team, the quarterly Electric Insights reports analyse raw data made publicly available by National Grid and Elexon, which run the electricity and balancing market respectively, and Sheffield Solar. read more

Gravity-based energy storage could prove a cheaper option

Gravity-based energy storage could prove a cheaper option

Imperial researchers predict that gravity-fed energy storage systems may provide long-term savings - and analysis suggests that technology from Gravitricity is well suited to provide grid balancing and rapid frequency response services to grid operators. read more

Low carbon transport research centre launches at Imperial

Low carbon transport research centre launches at Imperial

A major research initiative focussing on the development of low emission vehicles has launched this week at Imperial College London, which will develop knowledge and expertise that could be applied through consultancy projects in the future. read more