Energy-Storage.news proudly presents our sponsored webinar with Envision, on the UK’s LT2029 procurement and the future of grid stability services.
This webinar focuses on a topic that the global industry is gradually beginning to recognise: the need for low-carbon sources to provide system stability services traditionally played by thermal generation assets.
As the term strongly implies, these services, which include inertia and short-circuit ratio, are necessary for the stable functioning of the electricity grid.
It’s a topic on which the UK’s National Energy System Operator, or NESO, is taking steps that already make it one of the world’s leaders.
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As clean energy think tank Ember pointed out, the UK switched off its last remaining coal power plant about a year ago, the culmination of a 12-year journey that took coal generation from serving about 39% of Great Britain’s power in 2012 to just 1% in 2023.
The share of wind and solar increased during that time from 6% to 34% and UK power sector emissions declined by about 74%.
And as that coal phaseout progressed, National Grid Electricity System Operator, now known as the National Energy System Operator, launched the Stability Pathfinder series in 2019 to investigate the ability of new technologies to provide inertia and other services.
The success of those projects now means that developers of battery energy storage system (BESS) assets, will have the opportunity to take part in the upcoming competitive solicitation.
The UK’s LT2029 is the first formal Y-4 market-based procurement designed to secure stability, reactive power, and restoration for the grid. This webinar unpacks the key requirements—from national inertia and location-specific reactive power needs to the role of anchor and top-up providers in restoration—and explain what they mean for market participants.
Envision showcases how two years of UK-focused solution development, the world’s largest grid-forming test platform, and more than 1,200 customer-witnessed tests have positioned the company to deliver against LT2029 with proven, differentiated capabilities.
Join us to gain expert insights into LT2029 and see how Envision is ready to play a leading role in the UK’s future energy system.
Speakers:
Michael Koller, director of energy storage solutions, Envision
Dr. Xiadong Lu, associate director, Envision
Sayeeram Sathiyanarayanan, senior engineer, Envision
Moderator:
Andy Colthorpe, editor, Energy-Storage.news
See the webinar on YouTube below. You can also register to watch the webinar and get access to presentation slides from the on-demand section of our website, where you can also find all our other Energy-Storage.news webinars.
Please note that a brief portion of the introduction section of this webinar video has been removed due to technical issues with the recording.