#UK

United Kingdom, London: Tata Steel in India has decided to pull out of all its UK operations, including the steel factory in Port Talbot, which could put thousands of jobs at risk.

United Kingdom, Lincolnshire: The Royal Air Force (RAF) was called in to help put out a transformer fire at an electricity substation that shook Grantham, Lincolnshire two days ago, which caused a major power cut leading to traffic and rail chaos and buildings being evacuated.

United Kingdom, Leicestershire: British transformer manufacturer BRUSH has announced a new transformer supply framework agreement with a UK’s leading electricity distribution network operator Western Power Distribution (WPD).

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order to provide substations and related power infrastructure for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm situated off the Sussex coast, as well as the onshore substation to efficiently integrate the new wind farm into the country’s transmission grid.

United Kingdom, Berkshire: SPP Pumps, a Reading-based manufacturer of transformer oil pumps has used recent major investments to focus on its transformer cooler product range, allowing the company to offer solutions for oil circulation pumps in the transformer industry.

UK, Derbyshire: British manufacturer of power transformers Bowers Electricals Ltd has announced a new line of Ecodesign transformers designed in accordance with the new harmonised transformer standards under EU legislation.

UK, Worcestershire: Bromsgrove Winding Services, a Worcestershire transformer manufacturer will be relocating to larger premises securing a new funding deal of £480,000.

UK, London: The UK’s Energy Innovation Centre (EIC) seeks ideas for alternative oil containment bunding for primary oil-cooled transformers which will be funded by the UK’s electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs).

UK, Liverpool: Liverpool Council’s planning committee has given the go-ahead to a proposal to build an electricity substation to help power the new Liverpool FC stadium in Anfield.

UK, Scotland: Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission will invest £1.1 billion ($1.6 billion) into the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link.

UK, Yorkshire: ITM Power, the Sheffield-based energy and clean fuel company, has begun expansion of the manufacturing facilities at its Atlas Way Site in Sheffield.