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Explore how Octopus Energy’s new V2G scheme with the BYD Dolphin could reshape home EV charging. Using Gridcog, we model the economic impact of this smart charging bundle and its potential for grid flexibility.

Explore the major reforms underway in GB and Australian electricity markets. From zonal pricing to capacity market overhauls, discover how evolving market design will shape investment signals and accelerate the low-carbon energy transition.

Discover how Wholesale Demand Response (WDR) in Australia’s NEM empowers large energy users to earn revenue by reducing electricity use during peak times. Learn about participation challenges, market dynamics, and how Gridcog helps model flexible demand-side strategies.

Learn how UK businesses can manage rising electricity demand, navigate grid connection delays, and use flexible energy solutions to stay ahead of electrification trends.
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Learn how electricity load shape, time-of-use, solar, and battery storage impact energy costs, retail pricing, and wholesale market dynamics.

Discover how Marginal Loss Factors (MLFs) affect project revenues and market participation for renewable energy and BESS developments in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM). Learn key trends by technology and region, and how Gridcog can help you model the impact of changing MLFs.

Explore how P415 is transforming GB energy markets by enabling behind-the-meter assets like batteries and EVs to earn wholesale revenues.

Introducing Gridcog's new Senior Data Engineer in Perth, Brenton Adey

In the final part of our 3-part series, we explore how behind-the-meter batteries can help businesses overcome grid constraints and avoid costly upgrades.
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Discover why battery revenues soared in Queensland compared to Victoria in 2024. Gridcog’s market modelling reveals key drivers behind BESS performance across Australia’s NEM.

Insights from VEV, Axle Energy, and Fuuse discussing flexibility, smart charging, and the future of V2X in Great Britain’s evolving energy landscape.
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Learn what determines battery size, including energy storage capacity (kWh), power rating (kW), charge rate (C-rate), storage duration, and energy density. Understand how these factors impact performance in energy storage systems.

Explore how grid frequency collapse leads to blackouts, the role of inertia and RoCoF, and what it means for modern, renewable-powered grids.
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Securing debt for BESS and hybrid projects requires a "bankable” revenue forecast from lenders preferred consultants. Developers need their own flexible modelling tools to optimise project design and achieve more favourable financing terms.

A brief review of some of the differences between Australia and Europe and the relative prospects for a successful clean energy transition
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Solar power records continue to break across Europe, driving negative power prices and widening price spreads. Explore what this means for flexible assets.
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Germany is Europe's hottest battery market, driven by renewable energy growth, price volatility, and grid challenges, offering major opportunities for large-scale storage.

Introducing Gridcog's new Energy Analyst in Melbourne, Scott Bosman

The importance of modelling market price forecast uncertainty for more accurate project cashflow profiling

Introducing Gridcog's new Operations Coordinator in London, Kate Orsborn

In this two-part post we’re looking at the commercial rationale for installing battery storage at a business premises.

Discover the top behind-the-meter (BTM) trends from Gridcog Unplugged London, including market reform, co-location strategies, and battery storage investments. Learn how regulatory changes and energy innovations are shaping the UK market in 2025.

With reducing capex costs and changing market dynamics the sweet spot for BESS duration in Australia's NEM is on the increase.

The UK’s grid connection system is getting a major shake-up. With NESO’s new 5MW Transmission Impact Assessment threshold and the shift to a 'first-ready, first-needed' approach, renewable energy projects will face a faster, more strategic approval process. What does this mean for energy investments, behind-the-meter assets, and future grid planning? We break it down in this blog.

In this two-part post we’re looking at the commercial rationale for installing battery storage at a business premises.

Explore the dynamics of price volatility and renewable generation records in GB and Australia. Learn how understanding market trends can unlock investment opportunities and support grid balancing.

Discover how integrating a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with solar can boost energy exports by 20% and revenues by 170%, even with reduced grid capacity. Learn how smarter storage optimises project economics in a grid-constrained world.

Introducing Gridcog's new Energy Analyst in London, Sebastien Behaghel!
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Demystifying megawatts (MW) and megawatt-hours (MWh): this guide explains key energy concepts, capacity factors, storage durations, and efficiency differences across power technologies.

Often there’s an operational preference for charging EV fleets to full as soon as they return to the depot at the end of a shift. This post explores whether that approach is it the best way to do it.

Understanding Energy Storage Duration: BESS vs. Pumped Hydro and Market Impacts

Discover how capacity and energy-only markets shape energy investments, and how tools like Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme support the transition to renewable energy while ensuring grid stability.

Explore the transformation of GB's energy landscape with over 19,000 embedded generators and 210GW of capacity in 2024, and learn how innovative solutions like Gridcog optimize investments amidst the challenges of balancing distributed renewable energy and grid stability.

Introducing Gridcog's new Energy Analyst in Melbourne, Catalina Villaro!

Increasing solar penetration causes TMY models to overestimate revenues, as they ignore correlations between high output and negative wholesale prices.

Introducing Gridcog's new Snr Business Development Manager, Evelyn Sleiman!