Ofgem’s Flexibility Open Letter to the ENA

Eleanor Warburton, Interim Director of Energy Systems Management and Security at Ofgem, has written an open letter to:

The CEOs of the Energy Networks Assocation, the Distribution Network Operators and National Grid ESO

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Will GB Energy be keen on V2G?

Just in case you missed the news, the Labour Party have been holding their annual conference this week. During his well received speech current Labour Party leader Keir Starmer had this to say:

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An Open Letter to Trudy Harrison, Scott Mann et al.

Particularly given recent events in Ukraine and the publication of the IPCC’s AR6 WG2 report the urgency of this issue increases with every day that passes. Hence I reproduce below an email I sent to Trudy Harrison MP on December 17th 2021.

Below that is the only response I have received to date:

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Cornwall Climate Emergency Energy Workshop

Earlier this year Cornwall Council declared a climate emergency. According to the Council’s original announcement:

Cornwall Councillors met at the Full Council on the 22 January 2019, where Councillors debated a significant motion on tackling climate change and voted to support the declaration of a climate change emergency.

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An Electric Car Club for Camelford?

We think the answer to the question posed in our title for today is YES! Here’s one reason:

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UK Parliament Debates Energy Storage

It’s all go on the energy storage front in the UK. Yesterday not only was V2G mentioned in the mainstream media but it was also debated by a committee in the House of Commons. The summary of the Energy Bill [Lords] 2015-16 states that it is:

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DECC Launches a “Consultation to Ensure Regulation in the Energy Sector Encourages Innovation”!

This is such exciting news (to yours truly at least!) that I reproduce the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy & Climate Change’s announcement in full. From their headquarters in London:

Image courtesy of DECC

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Energy and Climate Change Committee Discusses V2G

Last year the United Kingdom’s House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee launched an inquiry into low carbon network infrastructure in the UK. Initially they sought written submissions of evidence, and are now televising live oral submissions to the committee. Fortunately these events are also recorded, and during the one that took place on January 12th there was much discussion of energy storage in general and electric vehicle batteries in particular. Here’s an extract:

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An Open Letter to Mel Stride, George Osborne, David Cameron et al.

Productivity Plan? NegaWatts are cheaper than MegaWatts!

 

To: Mel Stride MP
Cc: William Dartmouth MEP
Cc: Ashley Fox MEP
Cc: Julie Girling MEP
Cc: Clare Moody MEP
Cc: Julia Reid MEP
Cc: Molly Scott Cato MEP

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The Resilience of the UK’s Electricity System

Coincident with yesterday’s “Fuelling the Debate” report by the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee published a report of their own, entitled “The Resilience of the Electricity System“. The Committee say in their overview of the report that:

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