2020

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Chart of the week | The wind of change: Germany’s future in the air

    Germany's newly installed wind capacity increased 260% in quarter one of 2020 compared to the same period last year. However, this increase is still marginal in the context of previous years and Germany’s wider renewable targets. January to March this year saw the installation of 107 new turbines, according to...

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Pixie Chart of the week | WPD flexibility results show increased engagement

    Western Power Distribution (WPD) published detailed results of its latest flexibility tender on 20 April. The distribution network owner procured 94.8MW of flexible capacity in its 2020 Cycle 1 procurement exercise. Consequently, this brought its total volume of contracted flexibility to 217MW. The exercise, the fifth since the launch of...

  • Business supply and services

    Chart of the week | Energy demand falls amid coronavirus outbreak

    Since the government imposed restrictions on movement in the UK on 24 March, demand for power has fallen around 11% March 2019 levels. Comparatively, demand for gas has been less affected due to the dominance of the domestic heating market on gas demand. In this Chart of the week, we...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | ECITB highlight skill gaps in transition to net zero

    In this week’s Chart of the week, we look at the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) 2020 report. We explore potential training and skills gaps in technologies. Particularly, the ones that the industry expects to contribute to the UK net zero target.