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Reporter, Current± The second electricity interconnector between the UK and France is now able to flow low carbon electricity between the two countries at full capacity. IFA2 – which is a joint venture between National Grid and French Transmission System Operator RTE – is being heralded for increasing the amount of clean energy that can be shared, with a capacity of 1,000MW. Wholesale power traders started buying capacity to transport power across the 149-mile subsea power cable yesterday ...

Reporter, Current± An increase of 20GWh of battery storage could reduce the amount of wasted wind power in Great Britain by 50%, according to new analysis from LCP. Wind curtailments between Scotland and England are expected to cost consumers £1 billion per year by 2025, a figure that will continue to grow as the nation works towards the governments 40GW by 2030 target. This figure highlights how “rapidly scaling up battery storage capacity is key” LCP said. GB curtailed wind power on 75%...

Already, this has allowed the nations biggest ever site to be announced, with InterGen set to build a 320MW asset in Essex, and an increasing number of storage projects to have been announced by major players like Gore Street and Gresham House. Speaking to Solar Power Portal recently, Peter Kavanagh, CEO of battery energy storage and solar company Harmony Energy, said the changes to legislation will “definitely” lead to more 50MW-plus scale projects. “We definitely see that the mai...