Spanish electricity company Iberdrola has, through its UK business SP Energy Networks (SPEN), acquired Derryherk, a private technology company that works to improve data connectivity through its digital twin.
National Grid and SSEN Transmission have begun construction of the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a 2GW subsea electricity link between Scotland and Yorkshire.
The Clean Hydrogen Innovation Programme (CHIP), a Joint Industry Programme led by the Carbon Trust in collaboration with Levidian, National Gas Transmission, Scottish Power and SSE, has launched its first three projects.
Offshore engineering company Inyanga Marine Energy Group has completed hydrodynamic testing of the Passive Pitch Unit for its patented HydroWing technology, a tidal energy generation project.
The UK is set to achieve a major milestone on Monday (30 September) with the closing of the nation’s final coal-fired power plant, Uniper’s 2,000MW Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire.
Britain’s largest electricity supplier, Octopus Energy, has partnered with southern England housebuilder Thakeham to deliver 'Zero Bills' homes, days after setting a target of 100,000 such properties by 2030.
In a move that it says will “transform the housing market”, utility Octopus Energy will work with housing construction companies to target 100,000 ‘Zero Bills’ homes by 2030.