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The co-location of energy storage systems at renewable energy parks has become increasingly common in recent years. While they certainly bring many benefits, working out the ideal size for site is far from straightforward, says Dr Gruffudd Edwards, Senior Data Scientist at specialist energy consultancy TNEI. Developers are showing increasing interest in co-locating energy storage systems (ESS) ““ often batteries, alongside some combination of wind turbines, solar PV and potentially local demand customers at existing or prospective energy parks. While there is no doubt that the benefits of co-locating ESS are substantial, they can be challenging to estimate ““ which makes it tricky to work out what size of storage represents the best investment decision over its lifetime, for a specific park. In this article we discuss the nature of the severe uncertainties that make such decisions so challenging, but also some principles that can be employed to provide vital

Three of TNEI’s employees have been shortlisted for awards at the Scottish Renewables Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2022! Sarah Sheehy (Technical Consultant), Alex Ikonic (Grid Lead) and Calum Brook (Graduate Consultant) have all been announced as finalists, with the winners being announced at the awards ceremony taking place on the 28th of April at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. The Young Professionals Green Energy Awards provides a platform to celebrate the people who are at the heart of net-zero growth, who’ll be designing, planning, maintaining and operating the renewable energy projects of the future. The awards recognise those who have pioneering new ideas, who have achieved beyond expectations, and those who have the drive and ambition to transform the future of the renewable energy industry. TNEI Finalists Sarah Sheehy – Culture Change Award ““ Recognising those with a personal passion for changing workplace culture for the better. Finalists will

Today, the 22nd of April 2021, is Earth Day, and also 193 days until the start of COP26 in Glasgow. If you are reading this it means you probably follow TNEI on social media and/orinvolved in the energy sector. If you are in the energy sector you will be very aware of the significant challenges we are facing to decarbonise our energy sector and all of the hard work that is going in to drive toward net zero. Whilst emissions associated with electricity generation often (quite rightly) gets lots of media attention, it is of course only part of the challenge and is just one of the topics that will be discussed by the world in Glasgow in November. If you would like an introduction / recap into some of the wider challenges associated with achieving net zero (or something to listen to whilst gardening / taking the dog for

TNEI has recently transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust, formalising its long-held belief that the ultimate success of the business lies with its ambitious, committed and talented people. Ensuring our independence will enable us to continue to provide our clients with unbiased, objective and innovative solutions in the transition to a low-carbon future. The company announced the move to employee ownership at the beginning of April and can’t wait to embark on this exciting journey together. TNEI is an independent specialist energy consultancy providing technical, strategic, due diligence, environmental and consenting advice and innovative solutions to a wide range of clients spanning the renewables and energy networks sector. The business has offices in Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cape Town and Dublin. It believes one of the reasons for the company’s on-going success “is the team of talented people working within the business”. TNEI was looking for ways to maintain independence while

Owen started his journey at TNEI as an intern in 2020 alongside studying Computer and Electronic Systems at the University of Strathclyde. He joined TNEI as a full time Graduate Consultant in September 2021, working in the Networks and Innovation team, primarily with TNEI’s data scientists. In his role Owen applies computer science, statistics, and domain expertise to provide cutting edge services to the renewable energy sector. What made you apply for a Graduate Consultant role at TNEI? I was excited by the way my talents, interest in the environment, and personal development goals seem to align with TNEI perfectly. I learned through my internship that TNEI being a small company would mean I can always get direct and one-to-one support. This appealed to me as I knew I would grow professionally much faster than I would have in other larger companies. Despite its size, TNEI takes part in a

Last monthsaw the launch of National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios for 2021. These scenarios offer a range of credible pathways for reaching net-zero, and describe the key elements of each that cover generation mix, demand, consumer behaviour and technology changes, as well as the policy and market needs for supporting these developments. A key theme of FES2021 is data and digitalisation, which is supported by the recent launch of the Energy Digitalisation Strategy. We at TNEI understand the value that data analysis, statistical modelling and visualisation brings to innovation in power and energy systems projects. To complement the dashboard NGESO have launched, our Data Science Team have used the FES2021 data workbooks to develop an interactive explorer of the scenarios. The FES Explorertool will allow users to explore the impacts on demand, generation and storage through the ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios, which can be accessed here. We believe that