Pylons, to a T: all of Hinkley C’s new Ts R now in place
National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project has reached another milestone, with the linking up of all 116 of its new T-pylons, designed to replace the...
Plant hire partners puff hydrogen gensets for building sites
Surrey-based AFC Energy last year launched its H-Power Generators, designed to offer zero emissions electricity to run drills, lifts and tools on building sites.
Later...
Ofgem shortlists 4 connection competitors to link offshore wind
Ofgem has shortlisted four potential operators for its next OFTO (Offshore Transmission Owner) bidding round for three offshore transmission links worth an estimated £2billion.
In...
Lobsters magnetised by power cables? Scientists wave their meters
The effects on sealife of magnetic fields caused by electricity cables running on or under the seabed are probed in a new scientific study...
AFC leases hydrogen-based mega-generator to Spanish partner
A three month trial in Spain of fuel cell pioneer AFC Energy's H-Power clean hydrogen-based generator has convinced the firm to extend its product...
Teachers strike in Scotland, eh?: Canucks pile on to a quarter of SSE’s pylons
Snowy-booted visitors from northern America today descended once again on the snowy-booted electricity engineers of north Britain, as a big Canadian public-sector pension fund...
Tech skills challenge accelerated by pace of digital transformation in the UK
A lack of candidates with IT, cloud computing and AI skills is further compounding recruitment issues as digital demands continue to grow, causing businesses...
SMITN poleaxes DNO into deeper love for users’ data
Britain’s biggest regional gridco Western Power Distribution is seeking new ways to crunch data from its smart meters, readying its switches and wires for...
Fleetsolve partners to accelerate industrial decarbonisation
Fleetsolve has confirmed its status as a UK Solution Partner to the Engine Business of Siemens Energy (this business has been recently sold to...
Octopus’ Kraken awakes, stretches beyond energy into water & broadband
Energy transaction platform Kraken is venturing beyond administering energy accounts, reaching today into other utilities such as telecoms, water & broadband.
Described as ‘cloud-native’, Kraken...
Thanks a thousand: WPD trials ‘kilo-quick’ fault limiter on CHP campus
Britain’s biggest DNO Western Power Distribution is trialling a new hyper-fast current breaker, assessing its potential to play a crucial role in evolving bi-directional...
National Grid to pocket £4.2 bn in cash and financing, as its exit proceeds...
National Grid has found a buyer for Britain’s gas pipes and meters, as it continues its retreat from the energy source en route to...
Inspired to cut power usage in data server barns
Believed to be guzzling as much as 2% of the entire planet’s electricity now -  and already at 11% in Ireland, - data centres...
National Grid half year results:Â Pre-tax up 75%, op profit up 47%, capex up...
Britain’s privatised backbone system operator pleased investors today with strong results for the six months to September.
Against a steady-state base of continuing activities, National...
MAST’s 9 MW Derbyshire back-up plant now serving Statkraft
Reserve power operator MAST Energy Developments has greenlit its first UK plant, the 9 MW gas-fired generator at Pyebridge, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, ready to...
Morocco unbound: £16 billion green power pipe mooted to Devon giga-battery
British energy entrepreneurs Xlinks have unveiled ambitious plans to link solar and wind power generated in the Moroccan desert with UK power consumers via...
How can self-service empower utilities customers?
Using the self-service features of a field service portal enables you to drive field service customer satisfaction; helping customers, technicians, and operations alike.
It’s no...
Telecoms provider uses fuel cell for long-duration back-up
GenCell Energy, an Israel-based manufacturer of fuel cell energy solutions, announced that a Tier One telecom provider has deployed its first GenCell G5 hydrogen...
Schneider Electric Advances Management of Hybrid IT Infrastructure with New EcoStruxure IT Innovation
Schneider Electric have announced it is advancing the remote management and monitoring of data centres and edge computing deployments with a trifecta of innovations...
New standby power system at Greggs PLC’s
The 1,650kVA generator is being installed in a new plant room complete with attenuation, exhaust silencer and fuel tank, as part of Gregg’s strategic...