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The UK has been at the forefront of establishing local flexibility markets, yet there is a growing interest in their development across Europe and the US in response to policies such as the EU’s Clean Energy Package. In this blog, Product Manager Matthew Smith explores Piclo’s experience of transforming a UK-focused and English-only proposition into a global software product.

‘If you don’t have an asset in the right location now, you probably will in the next ten years with the amount of demand we’re going to see”. Episode 4 explores the importance of DSO flexibility markets.

Why is data at the heart of DSO flexibility markets? Piclo's Data Engineer, Adrian Shelley, joins this episode of The Flexibility Forecast.

As the US energy systems continue to adapt to the rise in alternative energy resources brought on the grid in response to the climate crisis, the various energy markets are quickly evolving to incorporate these generators and address the power needs of customers across the country.

Exploring energy and flexibility market insights 2022 and beyond - with special guests!

Exploring energy and flexibility market insights 2022 and beyond - with special guests!

Part 1 of 3: Since 2019, SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has procured flexibility services on Piclo Flex from a variety of assets and companies (Flex Providers) connected to their networks. In Part 1, we take a look at a market overview of their flexibility market data.

As we look forward to another record breaking year for DSO flexibility markets, here is Piclo's 2021 highlights in summary

Piclo’s new marketplace for secondary trading is now open to Capacity Market Providers to register

As part of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) FleX competition, Piclo has collaborated with National Grid ESO and Flex Providers across the energy sector to develop an online exchange for flexibility markets. This is the first blog of a two-part series exploring its progress.

Meet Piclo’s developers, innovation managers, leaders and designers. They’re behind all the innovation and project management that’s developing Piclo into a multi-market platform!

In the UK, DSO flexibility markets have been up and running for several years and all DNOs have committed to procuring flexibility as an alternative to grid reinforcement.