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Follow on Google News | EAU energises its embedded generation connection serviceBy: Energy Assets Utilities Government statistics issued in December 2020 shows that renewables generation accounted for 40.2 per cent of electricity total generation in Q3 last year, a significant increase on the 8.2 per cent in the same quarter 10 years ago. Energy Assets Utilities, an accredited electricity network Independent Connection Provider (ICP), has been tracking this growing trend and has established a dedicated design and engineering team to provide the technical expertise that supports the market movement towards larger schemes that can connect to 132kV networks. "Historically, renewable investment focused on relatively small-scale single technology schemes, such as solar arrays on farmland as part of a diversification strategy, but today developers and investors are thinking on a much grander scale," says Mike Ash, Business Development Manager at Energy Assets Utilities. "As a result of a relaxation in planning regulations, coupled with advances in battery storage and demand from DNOs for embedded generation schemes that can connect to their 132kV networks, heavyweight companies are dialling up interest." Indeed, the march of technological progress means that renewable schemes are becoming ever more complex, often involving combinations of wind, solar, biomass waste-to-energy and even gas peaking plants paired with battery storage, as operators look for optimal system flexibility to ensure the rapid release of energy at times of high grid demand. This direction of travel means more complex engineering problems to solve, but EAU has captured a sizeable share of the renewable's connections market - working with two of the largest embedded generation developers - thanks to its specialist design capability and network connection experience. "Driving this market is government policy around climate change and the move to greater electrification," www.energyassets.co.uk/ Ends End
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