National Grid Interconnector Project
March 11, 2024

National Grid announces shortlisted LionLink interconnector locations

National Grid has announced its three chosen location options for the 1.8GW LionLink interconnector’s landfall, cable route, and converter station.
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March 11, 2024

UK surpasses 15GW onshore wind capacity

The UK has surpassed the 15GW onshore wind capacity milestone, revealed RenewableUK, with 15.002GW across 2,631 projects.
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March 11, 2024

DESNZ to introduce locational pricing as part of energy system redesign

Energy secretary Claire Coutinho is tomorrow (12 March) expected to formally announce the introduction of a new zonal pricing mechanism in Britain.
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March 8, 2024

Believ warns of stalling UK public EV charging infrastructure

Charge Point Operator (CPO) Believ have released research indicating that many local authorities have fallen behind in their intended plans.
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March 8, 2024

The energy sector skills gap and the women who fill it

As a relatively new industry, renewable energy has faced certain obstacles in developing itself as a thriving, mainstream business sector.
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March 8, 2024

Carbon intensity of Britain’s electricity in February ‘the lowest achieved in the last year’, says ESO

The high volume of renewables in Britain's electricity mix saw generation average at 133gCO2/kWh - "the lowest achieved in the last year" - the National Grid ESO has said.
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March 8, 2024

Current±’s most read stories of the week: Interconnector rejections, the Green Industries Growth Accelerator and Dogger Bank D’s hydrogen woes

Interconnector rejections and extra funding for the Green Industries Growth Accelerator feature as Current±'s most read stories of the week.
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March 8, 2024

South leads England in domestic low-carbon installations in 2023

MCS has revealed that Cornwall came first for small-scale low-carbon installations, followed by four other Southern English regions.
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March 8, 2024

UK needs 27GW of wave energy for lowest cost net zero energy system, study finds

The UK must harness 27GW of wave energy capacity by 2050 to achieve the "lowest cost, net zero energy system", according to a new report published by LUT University Finland.
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March 7, 2024

Spring Budget leaves energy industry ‘disheartened’

Members of the energy industry have described this year's Spring Budget as a "missed opportunity" for funding net zero.

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