House prices along the Beauly-Denny transmission line have grown at similar rates to others in the region, suggesting the project’s pylons have had minimal negative effects on property values, new research has said.
UK gas-fired power plants are running at their lowest hours of operation since 2017 owing to high levels of wind, solar and imports from Norway and France into the national grid.
Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to “take on the blockers, the delayers, the obstructionists” to build clean energy infrastructure.
UK trade association BEAMA has launched its first Market Pulse quarterly report with the goal of kickstarting its #AcceleratingElectrification campaign, aimed at boosting investment in the UK’s electrical manufacturing supply chain.
National Grid has reached an agreement with the UK government to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) for £630 million.
SSEN Transmission has awarded key contracts for a subsea cable project that will connect the Orkney Islands to the Scottish mainland for the first time.
Investment firm Harmony Energy Income Trust (LON:HEIT) has energised two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in England representing 166 MWh capacity.
Energy storage company Eku Energy has completed the commissioning of the Maldon battery energy storage system (BESS) in Maldon, Essex. The system is designed to provide flexibility to enable more renewable generation to connect to the UK grid, thereby increasing the resilience of the country’s electricity network.
Drax Group Plc will pay £25 million ($32.9 million) after UK regulator Ofgem found that the company had misreported data about the biomass it burns in its power plant.
Japanese firm Sumitomo Electric has announced the completion of the Greenlink Interconnector cable project between the UK and Ireland.
Scotland could benefit from the lowest power prices in Europe if plans to introduce zonal pricing reforms go ahead, according to a study.
SSEN Transmission has refined the route for its Kintore to Tealing 400kV power line despite calls for it to ditch its overhead design.
Energy Voice speaks to Ben Wilson, chief strategy and regulation officer at National Grid, to gauge the operator’s view on the challenges at the core of the energy transition.
With Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosting EU leaders last week, all eyes are on the relationship between the UK’s new government and its European neighbours. While there will be a lot to discuss, from security to the economy, it is important that there is clarity on the UK’s collaboration with Europe in terms of the energy transition and security.
Energy Voice speaks to Ben Wilson, chief strategy and regulation officer at National Grid, to gauge the operator’s view on the challenges at the core of the energy transition.
Labour promised to “take the brakes off Britain” as it unveiled its energy policy priorities in the King's Speech today.
Digitally managed energy balancing and sharing technology across site-wide networks could bring substantial cost and emissions savings.
UK energy suppliers and consumer-protection groups are urging the regulator to maintain a ban on cheaper tariffs for new customers that was introduced during the energy crisis to help stabilize the market.
As the UK nears the end of an election campaign where energy policy has featured prominently, experts say the debate has been heavy on rhetoric but light on detail.
UK electricity generator Drax Group (LON: DRX) has sold a book of 90,000 small and medium (SME) business customers to French retail energy giant EDF.
The Labour Party released its election manifesto promising a “phased and responsible” transition in the North Sea and pledged to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”.
SSEN Transmission said the Western Isles and Spittal-Peterhead HVDC links remain on track for 2030 energisation.
The Conservatives have been accused of failing to seize the “economic opportunity of the century” with a manifesto that pledges a pragmatic approach to net zero.
Households could find it easier to switch to cheaper, more consumer-friendly energy suppliers under plans being set out by the Tories.
National Grid Plc plans to raise £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion) of capital to help fund a massive investment program as the shift to net zero requires a sweeping overhaul of Britain’s power network.