A commercial-scale tidal generator was connected to the national grid for the first time on Thursday, it has emerged.

“We need a more proactive, predict-and-provide approach to grid reinforcement,” she says. “The current costs are unsustainable for independent generators.

It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators hav… ...

Seven hundred million people worldwide still lack access to a reliable electricity grid. This lack of access means they have to find other ways of getting electricity. And unfortunately, the most ...

New technologies are emerging to help constrained grids integrate an increasing number of solar projects. Molly Lempriere takes a look at three case studies of where technology is helping to ...

In order to be connected to the National Grid, generators have to pay a transmission charge - but the charge varies depending on location.

Energy generators which are not progressing and will not meet their connection date will either be able to choose to move backwards or leave the queue, to ensure projects that want to connect are ...

If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid.

Backfeeding Simply put, you should never do this. Backfeeding is the practice of directly connecting your generator to your electric panel without isolating it from the grid power supply.

Concerns raised again that the NEM’s coal and gas generators can no longer deliver the grid security services expected of them.