National Grid Bets On Surge Pricing And Electric Cars To Avoid Another Energy Crisis
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the Telegraph.
These are the first few paragraphs.
With wind supplies forecast to be low and other energy sources offline, a power crunch was looming by teatime the next day.
A call for help went out on a Tuesday afternoon and at 4.30pm on the Wednesday, electric car drivers plugged in special chargers to export power from their car batteries back to the grid, as part of a trial run by Ovo Energy.
Their efforts in November 2020 may have amounted to only a tiny portion of the power needed on that day, but it was a taste of things to come.
Cars and other devices will be both a source of electricity demand and a helpful tool to keep the lights on as the UK tries to build a much greener energy system at the least expense.
It is as the article says the shape of things to come.
I also believe that long-term car parking at places like airports will become storage batteries in the future. You will tell your car, when you will be returning and it will be fully charged to drive home, when you arrive. If you are running late, you would probably use an app to tell your car the new arrival time.
These developments will all be part of the Internet of Power.
Ovo To Launch ‘Half-Price’ Electric Vehicle Charging Tariff
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the Guardian.https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/26/ovo-to-launch-half-price-electric-vehicle-charging-tariff
This is the sub-title.
New Drive Anytime rate bids to mirror rivals’ off-peak tariff with savings of 60% a year, supplier claims.
If I had a car, it might be a good deal.
The Power Of Community In A Crisis
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Business Green.
This is the introductory paragraph.
OVO’s Kate Weinberg reflects on a hugely eventful year since the energy giant debuted its ground-breaking Plan Zero strategy
I have been using OVO for some years now and have not had the smallest quibble in that time.
They salso handle the Feed-In Tariff for my solar panels.
OVO Energy To Lead Major Zero-Carbon Heat Trial
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Current News.
These initial three paragraphs explain the project.
OVO Energy is to lead one of the UK’s largest ever zero-carbon heating trails, thanks to a £4.2 million grant from the government.
Kaluza, Sunamp, Retrofit Works and Parity Projects will work together with OVO Energy to install and operate zero-carbon heating systems worth up to £15,000 in 250 homes.
Mitusbishi’s Ecodan air source heat pump and Sunamp’s thermal batteries will be installed in the homes, creating electric, zero-carbon heating systems. Additionally, the homes involved will have up to £5,000 worth of energy efficiency improvements made.
That sounds like a sensible project to me, as we need to be zero-carbon in everything we do and heating is the largest source of emissions in the UK with twenty percent.
‘Flying Taxi’ Made In Britain Takes Off On Maiden Flight
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on The Times.
There is a video of the plane, which can carry a 250 Kg payload.
I don’t think we’ll see practical aircraft of this type in large numbers for some years yet, but the technology is getting there with scores of projects starting up all over the world.
This project is funded by Stephen Fitzpatrict, who founded OVO Energy.
Ovo’s Kaluza Partners With Powervault To Offer Smart Storage Service
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Business Green.
Read the article, as it shows the way domestic energy will be going in the next few years.
- Every house or collection of houses will have a battery.
- If there is a parking space there will be a charging point for an electric car.
- Like my house, many will have solar panels.
- An intelligent control system will tie it all togerther to minimise electricity bills.
- I suspect in the next couple of years, I will fit an energy store and a car charging point in my garage.
I may not have a car, but if I sell the house, it would make it easier to sell.
This article on Podpoint is entitled Adding Value To Your Property With EV Charging.
It makes some interesting points.
Ovo Partners With Glen Dimplex To Deliver Smart Heating
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on Utility Week.
If you read the article, you will find out how the humble electric storage heater could be joining the smart electricity grid.
This is a paragraph.
It says the facility to store excess energy can lower the cost of electrification by reducing the need for backup generation and investment in the power grid to increase its peak capacity. Analysis by Imperial College London has indicated that deploying smart flexible heating could cut decarbonisation costs by £3.9 billion per year.
This is going to be technology to watch.
Especially, if your heating needs are best met by some form of electric storage heaters.
Mitsubishi Takes 20% Stake In Ovo Energy
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on Newscabal.
A few points from the article.
- The stake values Ovo at around a billion pounds.
- £216million will be injected to help fund international expansion.
- Ovo is now the seventh largest energy supplier in the UK.
- Ovo will be investing more in software to reduce domestic energy bills.
- Mitsuibishi are already involved in wind power in the UK and own Artemis Intelligent Power, who are devekloping their hydraulic technology for wind turbines.
The article is very much one that should be read.
Spark Energy Supply Switch To Ovo Energy Going ‘Smoothly’
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
If the article is true, which as it is on the BBC, I feel there is a high chance that it is, I think that this means, that OFGEM has now got a backstop for those customers, who choose an energy company that fails.
It probably means that there is less risk in changing to an energy company, that you don’t know, but was recommended by a trusted friend or a reputable consumer affairs program or magazine.
As to OVO, I have used them for several years now, as have several of my friends.
Economy Energy Customers Moved To Ovo Days After Ninth Bankruptcy In A Year
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on City AM.
These are two paragraphs from the article.
Ovo has already established itself as a so-called supplier of last resort, willing to take on customers of companies which are unable to keep trading.
In November it started serving almost 300,000 customers who were left without an energy supplier when Spark Energy went bankrupt.
Ovo is certainly growing its customer base from bankrupt suppliers and I hope it has got its sums correct and doesn’t overstretch itself.
It must be getting very practised at handling customers worried about their energy supply and costs.
In addition, it is showing itself to be an innovative supplier and is venturing into new markets.
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