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National Grid Publishes the contract and Tender Rules for Fixed Demand Turn Up (DTU) ‐ reports the ADE
The Demand Turn Up is a service to encourage large energy users and embedded generators to either increase demand (through shifting) or
when there is excess energy on the system.
This typically happens overnight and weekend afternoons thereby managing excess renewable generation when demand for electricity is low. Demand Turn Up is one ‘footroom’ service through which National Grid can manage situations of high generation and
low demand. As renewable generation increases, so does our footroom requirement – in 2017, we expect this requirement to be 3-5 GW. This could be met through a number of solutions, including Demand Turn Up.
In 2017, the service will run for the duration of British Summer Time (BST) – 27th March to 28th October. There are two availability windows:
Overnight window: every day 23:30-08:30 (March, April, May, September, October) / 23:30 – 09:00 (June, July, August)
Day service window: weekends and bank holiday 13:00-16:00 The periods in between availability windows are classed as ‘optional windows’, during which there is likely to be less requirement for Demand Turn Up, but providers can still declare themselves available for the service during this time for a utilisation payment only – see FAQs document for more detail. The service will typically be despatch via email instruction several hours ahead of real time, depending on when the requirement is identified by National grid. Instructions will always be in line with the parameters a provider states they are capable of achieving. On National Grid’s website, you will find: •The Fixed DTU contract •The Fixed DTU Tender Rules (including how we determine our requirement for DTU and assessment principles)
•The tender submission template (in Excel format) •The FAQs and the National Grid-WPD joint report containing information on the 2016 and 2017 service (already published)
The deadline for Fixed DTU tender submissions is 17:00 hours on Friday 17th February. Submissions should be sent in the tender submission template via email to
commercial.operation@nationalgrid.com.
Successful parties will need to sign a Fixed DTU contract prior to the service start date of 27th March 2017. Please note, it is not necessary to sign a contract prior to entering into the Fixed DTU tender.
Please contact your Account Manager (if you are an existing service provider), or
Commercial.operation@nationalgrid.com (if you are new to Balancing Services), should you have any queries or wish to entering the tender.
In addition to the Fixed service, the Flexible DTU service will be open to throughout the duration of British Summer Time. Again, more details can be found in the FAQs document on National Grid’s Demand Turn Up website.
Euroheat & Power and The Association for Decentralised Energy invite you to join the EHP Congress from 14th to the 17th of May in Glasgow With political support and visibility of district heating and cooling increasing rapidly at the EU level and in many national markets, there has never been a more exciting time to be in the DHC business.
Providing a platform to discuss major issues of importance for European and global district energy, the Congress will consider a range of technical and commercial issues; from resource assessment and innovative technological design, to market and policy developments.
Don’t miss the welcome drinks reception on the 14th May and the dinner on the 15th May. The Euroheat & Power Congress is the leading platform for ideas, networking, experiences and international business deals in the European district energy sector. Don’t miss out!
For more information on the programme, visit:
www.ehpcongress.org/programme
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AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON STEM SUBJECTS
Commenting on the Industrial Strategy green paper released by Government, ACE chief executive, Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, has stated:
"ACE welcomes the government’s new industrial strategy which places infrastructure and skills at the its heart. “The UK professional Consultancy
and Engineering sector has long been a champion of the benefits to the UK from investment in our digital, transport, water and energy infrastructure as a driver of growth. “
He explains: “For too long the skills investment that we need to deliver these projects has, however, been neglected with a result that we now have far too few engineering professionals in the country. It is, therefore, welcome news that we will be seeing an increased emphases on STEM subjects at schools alongside new technical institutions.” Dr Ogunshakin concludes: “ The stated aims of the industrial Strategy to deliver jobs across the UK, to expand the reach of UK businesses and export markets, and to innovate new way of doing things, are all things that Consulting Engineering firms already excel at. With smarter policy making in areas such as public procurement and regulation, how- ever, the sector can do much more to grow UK PLC. ACE will collaborate with other industries bodies to champion working with BEIS on the development of the Strategy going forward to secure the UK competitive position post Brexit."
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech of January 17th, 2017, Dr Ogunshakin says: “We welcome the desire of the Government to ensure as much clarity and certainty as possible, as we embark on Brexit negotiations. Particularly since the delivery of vital infrastructure outlined in various government policies relies on such stability for effective investment, upskilling, and resource decision-making, among others. “Much of what Mrs May said we have heard before, however, and the persistent refusal to take the moral high ground and guarantee the rights of non-UK EU citizens based here is troubling. UK engineering faces a skills shortage of thousands in the coming decade and undermining the attractiveness of the country as a destination for one’s engineering career, as well as bringing uncertainty and instability to the lives of those already planning on studying and building a career here.”
Decentralised Energy 6th Floor
Association for
10 Dean Farrar Street London SW1H 0DX
Tel: +44 (0)20 3031 8740 Email:
info@theade.co.uk
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Bedford Heights, Manton Lane
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IDGTE EVENTS * Thursday 20th April 2017
IDGTE's Technology Seminar & 70th Annual Luncheon
The 2017 IDGTE technology seminar and annual luncheon is to be held at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel.
morning seminar session, followed by the traditional luncheon and guest speakers in the afternoon.
* Proposed visit to
Systems Ltd, Derby for a date in March/April 2017
JCB Power
We are arranging a morning visit to JCB Power Systems Limited to take a look around the engine production area of the new JCB facility at Foston near Derby. This will be followed by a presentation on engine development at JCB by Jakub Piaszyk, one of our Advisory Council members. In the afternoon, we hope to make arrangements to visit the J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited headquarters at Rocester; the world’s third largest construction equipment manufacturer.
If you are interested in taking part in this visit please email
enquiries@idgte.org and we will contact you when details have been finalised.
DECEMBER ‐ JANUARY 2017 UK POWER NEWS This will comprise a
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