#UK

UK, Worcestershire, Stourport: A Stourport-based firm which recycles oils has expanded into the United States.

UK: Moray West offshore wind farm has selected the Siemens Energy/Iemants consortium to supply the project’s two offshore substation platforms.

UK: Northern Powergrid is to pilot a pioneering technology innovation that will maintain power supplies to critical infrastructure and isolated communities.

UK, Scotland: The installation of a new substation at Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire is to reach a major milestone with the completion of Phase One.

UK, Glasgow: Top winners of the 2021 Ashden Awards announced at COP26 are African climate innovators from Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

UK, Glasgow: Hitachi Energy will supply SP Energy Networks with pioneering EconiQTM gas-insulated lines to support the country’s sustainable energy targets.

UK, Leeds: Wilson Power Solutions is a third-generation family run business led by Erika Wilson.

UK: National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has confirmed that it will be expanding its use of SmartValve technology to unlock an additional 500 MW.

UK: Two major milestones have been hit on Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, with 165 wind turbine foundations and the in-zone substation installed.

UK, Essex, Purfleet: UK Power Networks is currently in the middle of upgrading the power infrastructure in and around the Essex town of Purfleet.

UK: National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is expanding the use of transformational power flow control technology.

UK, Scotland: Aker Offshore Wind has outlined plans to utilize Scotland’s first offshore wind underwater substation.

UK, Scotland, Neart na Gaoithe: Collett & Sons have transported two 160 T shunt reactors over 8,046 km (5,000 mi).

UK, London: National Grid has awarded Linxon the substation package relating to its London Power Tunnels 2 project in the United Kingdom.

UK, Dover: Megger Group and IPS Group have jointly announced that they have reached a definitive agreement to work together as strategic partners.

UK, Burnham-on-Sea: Two tug boats and a Pilot Boat accompanied a large barge as it headed past Burnham-On-Sea on Friday morning (10 September).

UK: Thousands of homes could soon be warmed by the heat from giant electricity grid transformers for the first time as part of new plans.

UK, Rochdale: The Collett Team has delivered a 128Te transformer from Esprit Warehousing & Docks, Salford to the National Grid substation in Rochdale.

UK: The work to install a high-powered underground cable delivering electricity to the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging hub, begins on Monday, 2 August.

UK, Shetland: SSEN Transmission has started work to install 10 km of underground cable in Shetland and Caithness.

UK, Stoke-on-Trent: Linxon has awarded Kirby Group Engineering a subcontract for the onshore substation mechanical and electrical installation.

UK, Tees Valley: Onshore construction activities have begun at the Sofia and Dogger Bank C offshore wind projects located off the UK’s north-east coast.

UK, Scotland, Dunfermline: A new $7.6 M (£5.5 M) super substation in Dunfermline will support the growth of the town and its work towards a green economy.

National Grid described it as the size of a bungalow – Suffolk Highways preferred the weight equivalent of 14.5 double decker buses.