Top stories from Monday 19 October 2026
Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables officially opens new £350m manufacturing facility at Port of Nigg in Scotland, promising to tackle critical bottleneck for UK’s 'electricity superhighway'
Energy network firms and their supply chains are planning to invest £200bn in upgrading Britain's grid over the next 10 years, driving economic growth and creating jobs in the process
Study argues pooling business rates generated from onshore wind farms is undermining efforts to maximise local economic gains from new projects
Oil giant's UK country chief quips he'd like to swap US and UK projects as global volatility makes valuing projects a tougher call
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Thomas Hitch, Business Development Manager at iON+ Maximising the “lifetime value” of a battery asset is the overriding imperative for any asset manager in BESS. During the procurement and construction […]
Rebecca Scottorn, Partner, L.E.K Consulting The electricity grid is becoming a major challenge for industries and businesses. Electrification of heating, transport and industry as well as growth in energy-intensive areas […]
As trading windows shorten to 15-minute products, robust platforms like PMB ensure European grid stability, price transparency, and seamless cross-border power trade
Ofgem backs £642m East Anglia grid upgrade after cutting £60m from costs
A new dedicated wind turbine blade recycling facility in Scotland has signed a landmark agreement
Four-hour battery storage is less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines in the 43 markets in which both technologies were modelled, according to a new report from market research firm Wood Mackenzie.
Retired car batteries could help power data centres through second-life energy storage systems
Potential buyers have been approached about stakes in what is set to become Europe’s largest floating offshore wind farm.