Estuary ingress: Cool new Dartford subber pumps 2GW into 1.5 million homes
A new state-of-the-art 400kV substation at Littlebrook near Dartford is now fully energised, National Grid have confirmed.
The facility enables transmission of up to 2GW...
E.ON ex-boss takes over at Energy Systems Catapult
Dr Tony Cocker, former CEO of E.ON UK, has been appointed the new chair of Energy Systems Catapult, the independent research body tasked to...
DNO warns again on electrocution, after lorry driver cheats death
Regional distributed network operator Electricity North West has issued a warning after a lorry driver narrowly cheated death by electrocution.
Earlier this month engineers from...
Star interns celebrate UKPN’s offer of full-time roles
Regional network operator UK Power Networks has offered full-time roles to five interns emerging from under-represented backgrounds in London.
The star quintet showed outstanding promise...
Potting the green: Aussie-Canadian link to purge sodium sulphate from cathode making
Two firms innovating in power storage say their new collaboration can speed worldwide deployment of batteries, made cleaner and with less waste.
Chemicals-to-energy combine Worley...
Hive & Daikin team up to integrate heat pumps with smart home tech
Advanced home technology provider Hive and heat pump maker Daikin have announced a long-term collaboration to make Net Zero easier by helping customers control...
Government goes cold on ‘hydrogen town’ pilot
Energy ministry D-ESNZ is turning down the heat under plans to run a town-scale pilot to heat homes by hydrogen alone this decade.
in December...
Can-ada-do: Octopus’ service platform takes toehold in New Brunswick
Kraken, the fast-growing utility service provider at the heart of Britain’s Octopus Energy, has signed its first licencing deal in Canada.
Headed by Devrim Celal,...
“Wave of innovations” from netcos needed for Net Zero, ENA concludes
Better & swifter connections, AI-based network optimisation, leveraging storage, communications and engagement are all critical areas needed, if Britain’s power grids are to reach...
Panasonic becomes official member of Eurovent
Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has announced its membership of Eurovent as a Corresponding Member. Eurovent is a European association specialising in HVAC, process...
Rendesco pumps up £6m to expand low carbon heat networks
Operator of non-gas heat networks Rendesco has raised £6 million to boost its operations and develop more under-home pipelines in the UK & continental...
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