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Published: 23 Feb 2021, 16:35
By:
Reporter, Solar Media
Panelists at this year s Energy Storage Summit discussed the requirements of the Dynamic Containment service. Image: Solar Media
The benefits – and remaining challenges – of the UK’s new frequency response service Dynamic Containment (DC) were discussed at today’s Energy Storage Summit by a panel of experts and industry stakeholders.
The sub-second, post-fault response service was first soft-launched in October 2020 and is – as Devrim Celal, CEO of energy tech firm Upside Energy, described today – “truly the first digital solution that’s come out of National Grid”.
The service is largely lauded for its lucrative revenues, with Mike Ryan, UK commercial director at battery optimisation and energy trading firm Habitat Energy telling the audiences virtually gathered at the Summit that this is “clearly one of the things that’s attracting all asset owners” into the market, adding it “cons