Prysmian provides smart solution for upgrade of US power transmission system

Prysmian Group will carry out a project aimed at upgrading the US Capital area’s power transmission system. The multi-phased project is expected to be...

UK colocation startup deploys hybrid cabling system

IP House, a UK-based startup and supplier of high-performance data centre colocation services, has partnered with leading UK cabling company HellermannTyton to deploy their...

What lies beneath the sheath?

Julie Banks, UK sales manager at Nexans, discusses how it is everyone’s responsibility to establish if the cables they are using really are fit...

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...

National Grid half year results:  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...

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...

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...

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...

Aquind directors’ past re-emerges, as Portmouth deal confirmed

Campaigners fear a deal made this week by Portsmouth City Council is reviving plans from a development firm linked to a prominent Conservative donor...