#UK

The UK has become the first G7 nation to end coal-fired power generation as it closed its last plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, in Nottinghamshire, England.

Construction on the £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) EGL2 project took a step forward on Thursday with a simultaneous ground-breaking ceremony in Scotland and England.

GE Vernova has announced the expansion of its existing manufacturing facilities in Stafford, UK.

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the development consent order application for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement.

Scottish Ministers have granted Section 37 consent for the construction of a 9 km, 275 kV overhead transmission line between Creag Dhubh and Inveraray.

The sale of the Electricity System Operator to the UK government represents a pivotal moment in the evolution of the country’s energy system

SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application to The Highland Council to upgrade the Fort Augustus substation.

Heerema has completed the installation of the offshore substation for the 1400 MW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm off the UK coast.

For the first time, the Shetland Islands have been connected to the GB grid, thanks to the completion of two major projects.

SSEN Transmission and SSEN Distribution have increased the threshold at which new renewable energy projects will require a Transmission Impact Assessment (TIA).

National Grid is starting work on the £400 million ($528.7 million) Yorkshire GREEN project, which will upgrade the infrastructure in North Yorkshire.

The line is part of a wider strategy to upgrade the capacity of the transmission network across Argyll and Kintyre from 132 kV to 275 kV.

Ofgem has given its final approval on the costs associated with the delivery of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), enabling construction to start on the 525 kV 2 GW subsea connection.

The work will start around 10 August, with the installation of the pin piles and the jacket foundation, as well as the converter platform topside.

Iberdrola has signed an agreement to acquire 88% of Electricity North West (ENW) in the UK for an equity value of £2.1 billion.

The facility will work closely with Doble’s main offices in Marlborough, MA, mostly focusing on hardware and software research and development.

ScottishPower has delivered a £1 billion boost for the energy supply chain and over £1.1 billion in investments in the first six months of 2024.

SP Energy Networks’ first live network deployment of smart transformers will happen at a substation in Wrexham.

SSEN Transmission has identified an alternative site on Lewis for its new HVDC convertor station and AC substation for the Western Isles HVDC link.

BRUSH Group has opened a multi-million-pound transformer test cell facility at its transformer manufacturing facility in Loughborough.

Ocean Winds has achieved first power at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm.

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a contract to construct three substations in Argyll, Scotland, on behalf of SSEN Transmission.

The transformer forms part of a high voltage electricity network upgrade in the area.

The acquisition expands the firm’s portfolio of services to include mechanical and electrical consulting engineering, BIM (Building Information Modelling), building physics, Passivhaus design and low carbon consulting.