What are grid connection queues, and why are they delaying the energy transition?
A grid connection queue is the list of projects waiting for permission to plug into the network, and the date it gives each one decides when it can start
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What are negative power prices? Why they happen and who benefits
Negative power prices happen when there is more electricity on the grid than people need, so producers end up paying buyers to take it, and this guide
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What Granular Guarantees of Origin add that standard GOs do not
As reporting rules push toward proof that renewable power was actually available when it was used, granular Guarantees of Origin are emerging as a sharper
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Co-located wind, solar and storage: how hybrid assets capture more value
Co-locating solar, wind and battery storage behind a single connection creates a more profitable hybrid asset than any one alone. We explain how combining
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Revenue stacking in energy storage: balancing utilisation, availability and opportunity cost
Revenue stacking lets a single BESS asset earn from multiple income streams at once. We break down the trade-offs and optimisation logic traders and
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Weather shocks, droughts and heatwaves: climate-driven volatility in electricity markets
Extreme weather is no longer just a strain on the power grid, it's becoming one of the biggest forces behind swings in electricity prices.
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Renewable cannibalisation explained: why more solar and wind can reduce captured prices
As renewable capacity grows across Europe, simultaneous wind and solar output can flood the market, driving down capture prices, so understanding this
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Redispatch in European power markets: how grid operators keep electricity flowing
European power markets assume electricity can flow freely, but the physical grid has limits. Learn how redispatch helps TSOs manage congestion, maintain
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Battery trading strategies: optimising dispatch across wholesale and ancillary markets
Batteries are touted as one of the key technologies that will help us transition to a flexible energy grid. The energy industry can utilise batteries firstly