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

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

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.

Hitachi Energy has been named preferred bidder to supply HVDC converter stations at either end of the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project.

Lower electricity bills could be on the way if the UK Government meets its target of shifting 2 GW of peak grid demand by 2030.

The Scottish Government has given the green light to the Berwick Bank wind farm, which could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

National Grid has announced an overhaul to the way it works with suppliers by creating a new Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP).

UK Power Networks has successfully completed a trial using Megger’s Fault Sniffer 2 device, with the company now seeking a wider rollout.

Advanced resistors in HVDC links could stop the UK wasting clean wind energy and driving up bills, as Cressall's Mike Torbitt explains.