Regen, on behalf of six trade bodies, has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary Grant Shapps to address network constraints with many facing connectivity delays of up to 15 years.
Balancing offshore wind farm construction between the east and west coasts of the UK would strengthen the consistency of energy supply and help reduce reliance on balancing actions using fossil-fuelled dispatchable generation, said Regen in a new report.
RSK has highlighted the need for a cleanse of grid capacity registers, a shift in capacity to areas with generation potential and the streamlining of relevant energy developments as a means to unlock the UK’s renewable energy sector.
The number of grid connection applications has quadrupled in the past four years, according to a new update from National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET).
Western Power Distribution (WPD) has revealed a project designed to support planners in the management of load when connecting low-carbon technologies.
The widespread adoption of 5G telecommunications networks could enable “super smartgrids” in the UK that help save customers as much as £145 each year, O2 has said.