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Found this on LinkedIn. Batteries are re-shaping the solar duck curve, soaking up solar during the day and discharging it when it's needed in the evening. The grid that originally coined the term "duck curve" is showing how to fix it. Just install more batteries! https://i.postimg.cc/yDFjM...

those are amazing photos - nice one

The usual answer here is "they need to burn down their remaining coal stockpile before it closes completely later this year" but I agree it does seem odd - perhaps they needed the inertia in that part of the Grid?

Ok - did anyone actually see the Northern Lights in the UK this weekend? I knew they were likely to be visible even in London, but somehow managed to fall asleep before 11pm so completely missed it.

Watched it - still a bit dumbed down for my liking, but was interesting that it was all about HDVC interconnectors! Although they missed out a couple - I'm more up to date than National Grid it would seem!

Not got one, but have started to see quite a few BYDs on the roads in the last month or so. And this morning saw the BYD Seal in the metal for the first time - that's a really, really nice looking car. Very Tesla Model 3, but, somehow not. 82kWh battery, similar size vehicle, and a bit less expensiv...

National Grid has just launched a new YouTube series called "Behind The Grid".
Looks like it could be a really proper geeky deep dive into how it all works. First episode is 27mins long, I shall look forward to watching this later today!

ok cool - giant flywheels - sounds like a good old Victorian solution!

Looks like Portugal is doing well in renewable energy penetration

https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/05 ... in-europe/

Ok so what tech is in these "agricultural barns and storage units"?!

https://renews.biz/93048/statkrafts-uk- ... -planning/