DSR expert comments on National Grid ESO’s new frequency response service to ICON
Eamonn Bell, Head of Demand Side Response at Inspired Energy, writes to ICON about his observations following the launch of National Grid Electricity System...
Digital consultant outlines common smart home misconceptions for ICON readers
In his thought piece for ICON, James Ritter introduces us to some common misbeliefs about smart homes.
Recently, we have all been spending a lot...
Part 2: NETA, striving to be better by Nigel Cornwall
IN this series of four features, Nigel Cornwall is taking us on a journey over the 30-year history of GB Electricity Market.
Nigel Cornwall is...
Upcoming Supreme Court Judgment could require authorities to consider “end-use” emissions when granting permission...
In the wake of a recent Supreme Court hearing on the legal case against Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for oil...
Negotiating PPAs – Are You Adding Value or Splitting the Difference?
The more prepared you are and the more variables you have, the more you can trade value and avoid haggling over price, Andy Archibald,...
World Bee Day 2021
Today is the fourth annual observance of the World Bee Day.
The 20th of May celebration of bees was adopted by United Nations to...
Grid Lock – why it needs unblocking: RenewableUK Cymru writes to ICON
If we want to tackle the myriad runaway consequences of climate change we can no longer accommodate the fundamental mismatch in design of the...
Powering Change with Renewable Energy: Great Big Green Week 2023
To mark the Great Big Green Week, Senior Environmental Consultant Nadine Sherwin tells ICON readers how renewable energy powers the fight against climate change.
In...
There is a ‘very real gap in public understanding’ on powering net zero transition,...
There is a gap in public understanding on how we get the energy to enable decarbonisation on the way to Net Zero, Chief Executive...
“The trending technology of sodium-ion batteries and how it can transform the energy storage...
Sodium-ion batteries are gaining attention as a potential game-changer in the energy storage industry, and Ivy Cheng from TROES gives ICON readers an insight...