UK offshore wind buildout threatened by infrastructure gaps
Britain risks missing its 2030 offshore wind target of 55GW (5 GW floating) due to infrastructure bottlenecks, according to a new report by the...
As energy leaders bet on IoT, is the infrastructure ready?
Global energy systems are undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation and the Internet of Things (IoT) is at its core. From enabling distributed generation to optimising...
£15.6 million East Ham substation upgrade completed
UK Power Networks has successfully completed a major £15.6 million infrastructure upgrade at Nelson Street substation, significantly enhancing the resilience and capacity of the...
Drowning in data, starving for insights
A staggering 91.5% of large projects in the Energy, Utilities, and Resources (EU&R) sector go over schedule, over budget, or both. EU&R companies are...
Vodafone UK to fully electrify car fleet by 2026
Vodafone UK is on track to fully electrify its nearly 1,000-strong car fleet by 2026 – a year ahead of the firm’s original schedule.
The technology...
NatPower to build UK’s largest battery storage project
NatPower UK has secured an agreement with Sembcorp Utilities (UK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Energy UK, for a 32-acre site at Wilton International...
Data Centre boom demands predictive maintenance shift
As the data centre sector undergoes rapid expansion, operators are being urged to adopt condition-based monitoring and predictive maintenance strategies in facilities.
The callout comes...
Zest EV charge points available on Octopus Electroverse
EV charging infrastructure specialist Zest has announced a new partnership that will bring all its public charge points into the Octopus Electroverse app.
Designed to...
National Grid response to Ofgem’s RIIO-ET3 Draft Determinations consultation
As part of the ongoing process to agree the RIIO-ET3 price control which covers National Grid's National Grid Electricity Transmission business, it has submitted...
Food waste fuels Newcastle Hospitals
Bio Capital, a leading UK producer of renewable energy from food waste, announces that it has been awarded a new contract by Newcastle upon...
Solar farm goes live backed by UK’s largest educational CPPA
Enviromena has officially energised Medebridge Solar Farm, its 71MWp clean energy project in Essex. From 1st September, Medebridge will deliver renewable electricity supported by...
Decentralised energy key to easing AI-related data centre construction bottlenecks
Following warnings the UK risks missing out on significant investment in artificial intelligence facilities due to grid connection concerns, Aggreko is encouraging operators to...
Race against time to restore renewable power in the Philippines
At its Nasulo geothermal power plant in Valencia, Negros Island, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) — the Philippines' largest geothermal energy producer — had delivered uninterrupted sustainable...
Enviromena completes summer hat trick with acquisition of Longpasture Solar Farm
UK-based independent power producer Enviromena has acquired Longpasture Solar Farm, a fully consented 49.9MW (AC) project near Darlington, County Durham, from Bluefield Solar, the...
3.6 Million Jobs at risk from net zero blind spotÂ
23% of industrial installations, accounting for 3.6 million jobs, are at risk during the transition to net zero, warns new research from ADE Demand.
The...
Industry-standard shipment emission calculations overestimated by 86%
Logistics emissions are being significantly overestimated due to reliance on generic calculation methods, according to new analysis from emissions intelligence company Lune.
The company reviewed...
How resistors protect data centres from electrical stress
The data centre market is booming thanks to AI. According to Goldman Sachs, the explosion in generative AI means demand for data could increase...
Delivering on the Clean Power 2030: Elexon’s role in delivering more open flexibility electricity...
By Peter Stanley, Chief Executive, Elexon
Last September, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, the last coal-fired power station in Britain, shut down after 60 years, ending over 140 years...
£5.9m grid connection completed at West Bromwich EfW facility
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) and enfinium celebrated the successful connection of the new Kelvin energy from waste plant to the electricity grid.
The ribbon...
Zest opens EV charging hub in Birmingham
EV public charging network Zest has opened a new ultra-rapid hub close to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
The derelict land on Park Road South, which decades...