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National Grid has submitted a planning application for a major upgrade to the electricity transmission network between Norfolk and Tilbury.

An eleven-acre 9.7MW solar farm beside the runway at Edinburgh Airport has been officially opened by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes.

UK Power Networks has completed a £15.6 million upgrade at Nelson Street substation in East Ham, doubling capacity to strengthen resilience.

The UK approved a record 16.1GW of renewable energy capacity across 323 projects in the second quarter of 2025, a 195% rise year-on-year.


Orsted is deploying heavy-lifting cargo drones to deliver safety evacuation equipment to turbines across four UK offshore wind farms this summer.

Activ8 Energies has acquired Burnley-based solar installer Low Carbon Energy (LCE) in a 100% deal.

UK Power Networks has launched HeatScape, a data-led project to map existing heat networks, as well as predict where they are likely to expand.

RenEnergy is urging the UK Government to remove legal and financial barriers that slow the rollout of solar on leased commercial buildings.

Balance Power has secured planning permission for a 49.5MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at Radwell Bury, Hertfordshire.