Increasing solar penetration causes TMY models to overestimate revenues, as they ignore correlations between high output and negative wholesale prices.
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Introducing Gridcog's new Snr Business Development Manager, Evelyn Sleiman!
Explore 2024 European electricity market trends, from regional price differences and volatility to solar and storage investment opportunities.
Learn how ancillary services keep Europe’s grid stable during the renewable energy transition, with innovations like Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
We explore how distribution networks can adapt to support renewable energy growth through flexible connections, local flexibility, and innovative tariffs.
Introducing Gridcog's new Sales Director, Andy Lac!
We explore how distribution networks can adapt to support renewable energy growth through flexible connections, local flexibility, and innovative tariffs.
Introducing Gridcog's new Junior Commercial Associate, Kirsten Steen!
Introducing Gridcog's new marketing magician, Dan Pearson, as our Brand and Content Associate.
Explore how sustained negative energy prices in Australia's National Electricity Market have pushed the cumulative price into unprecedented territory, raising questions about market design and the lack of a defined price floor.
Learn how California’s new Limited Generation Profiles and more flexible interconnection options generally are helping to accelerate clean energy investment.
Exploring which European market offers the best return for investment into behind-the-meter solar and storage.
Co-incident peak demand charges cover the cost of grid capacity during rare high-demand periods. The blog reviews global examples, showing how these charges encourage reduced energy use and support the clean energy transition.
Explore how optimising battery storage systems in grid-connected energy projects can maximise financial and operational outcomes by aligning with network tariffs.
National Grid ESO's 2024 Future Energy Scenarios are out, spotlighting pathways to a net-zero Britain. Gridcog delves into the insights and what they mean for the future of renewable energy and grid innovation.
Discover how Piclo’s partnership with Victorian DNSPs brings flexible energy contracts to Australia. Learn about pricing, participation, and the potential impact on network operators and energy users.
Taking a deeper dive into Germany's ambitious solar PV deployment goals and the financial analysis of modelling different commercial options.
The Gridcog team is continuing to grow and we're excited to welcome our new Head of Finance, Dan Gevaux
Take a look at the different wholesale energy markets that make up the GB electricity market.
A detailed look into some of the common and different features of wholesale energy markets around the world.
Delve into the financial considerations of adding a battery to an existing solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
As the energy transition accelerates, the wholesale energy markets are experiencing fascinating and complex shifts. Two emerging features in these markets are negative pricing and high price volatility.
As the product lead my role is to understand both the business’s needs and our customers’ needs, and work with everyone in the business to plan and implement improvements to the platform. But this is my first time working in the energy industry.
Discover the fascinating history behind Gridcog's new home in London, and why it aligns seamlessly with our mission.
As the Gridcog team continues to grow, we're excited to welcome our new Energy Associate to the UK team, Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof
Take a look at the 'duck curve' in Australia's electricity demand, driven by increasing rooftop solar installations, and explores its implications for grid stability, pricing dynamics and opportunities for flexible load management.
An introduction to where market price data comes from and how you can use it to objectively assess your clean energy project options.
What would happen if you clad NEOM The Line in Photo-Voltaic material?
Pete Tickler uses Gridcog to test the impact of different battery control strategies by running near-identical versions of the site where the only thing that varies is the way the BESS is controlled.
Welcome to the team, Lindsay Le Grand!
In February, the entire Gridcog team got together in person for just the second time since we launched for our second IRL retreat.
Octopus Energy in the UK recently announced a new tariff that offers free EV charging to their customers in exchange for the EV owner allowing Octopus to optimise the charging and discharge behaviour of the vehicle.
At Gridcog we use computational modelling and mathematical optimisation, rather than machine learning and artificial intelligence. Find out more about how it works.
Welcome to the Gridcog team, Ashok Willis! Ashok brings excellent technical energy knowledge to the team, and he’s already adding lots of value to our product and clients in the UK and Europe.