North Sea power cable repays its carbon cost in just six months
National Grid says its North Sea Link interconnector to Norway has boosted UK energy security and paid for its own carbon costs after just six months in operation.
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What are blackouts and why might they happen this winter?
National Grid has warned that there could be blackouts this winter if gas power plants are not able to keep running due to the energy crisis.
‘Save money and back Britain’ grid urges as it warns of potential blackouts
The first planned blackouts in decades might hit parts of the country this winter if power plants cannot get enough gas to keep running, the body that oversees Britain's electricity grid has warned.
Siemens, Aker Solutions to deliver grid connection for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas
Vattenfall has contracted Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions to deliver grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas wind project off the coast of East Anglia.
UK had early warning but still faces industry crisis over energy
UK ministers were warned that energy-intensive industries were at risk of work slowdowns and site closures due to soaring energy prices even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbated the crisis.
UK’s lucky gas glut about to run out as winter approaches
Britain’s relative immunity to natural-gas supply cuts from Russia may be about to run out.
UK grid prepares to pay firms cash to cut power use next winter
National Grid is asking UK companies how much electricity demand they will be able to cut next winter to help keep the lights on.
UK sets another wind-power record thanks to blustery weather
UK wind power production hit a record on Wednesday thanks to blustery weather spinning turbines across the country and out at sea.
Chapter 3: Engineering Net Zero at SWIC
The deployment programme being implemented in South Wales is unlike those being proposed by the other UK industrial clusters.
ESG factors must lead to energy transformation
The war in Ukraine has jolted European politicians into finally understanding that overdependence on imported energy can carry extreme risks. What they haven’t understand yet though is that you can’t just turn off one set of taps and turn on another.
TenneT: Southern North Sea awaits new transmission
While energy production is at the forefront of many energy transition discussions, moving that energy around is equally important.
UK Gov accused of ‘great Scottish renewables robbery’ over grid charging
Aberdeen South’s SNP MP Stephen Flynn has slammed the UK Government over what he is calling the “great Scottish renewables robbery”.
Western Link issues spark fresh concerns about Shetland HVDC link
Issues with a major subsea cable project have ignited fresh fears about plans for a major project to hook Shetland up to the UK’s electricity grid.
National Grid, Scottish Power pay £158m fine for Western Link delay
National Grid and Scottish Power Transmission have agreed to pay a record redress package of £158 million for delays to the Western Link subsea cable project, following an investigation by Ofgem.
Wood to help upgrade National Grid gas networks
Engineering and consulting group Wood has been awarded a five-year contract by National Grid to provide controls and metering upgrades for its UK gas transmission assets, and to review hydrogen blending in the gas network.
UK coal-power generation rises to one-month high as wind fades
UK coal-fired power generation jumped to the highest in a month, with wind generation slumping just as morning demand picked up.
Industry talent to be recognised at OGUK Awards as finalists announced
Some of the North Sea oil and gas industry’s biggest players, including Neptune Energy, BP and TotalEnergies, are in the running to pick up a gong at the OGUK Awards.
UK to import Norway’s cheap hydro-power along subsea cable
The first megawatts of electricity will flow between Norway and the U.K. Wednesday along the longest submarine power cable in the world.
Global consensus at COP26 will be critical to maintaining the pace of decarbonisation
The UK has come a long way in tackling climate change over the last decade. The data for the last five years demonstrates decarbonisation increasing at pace, culminating in the greenest year on record for Britain’s electricity system in 2020 - average carbon intensity (the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed) reached a new low of 181 gCO2/kWh. In total, the country was powered coal-free for over 5,147 hours in 2020, compared with 3,666 hours in 2019, 1,856 in 2018 and 624 in 2017.
Caithness wind farm exports energy to grid for first time
A wind farm in the northern Highlands recently hit a major milestone after it exported electricity to the National Gird for the first time.
UK power grid heads for greenest year as renewables grow
The UK power generation industry is headed for its greenest year yet as more capacity for renewables is added and coal plants are needed less often.
Five actions to power climate change
As we endure these challenging times, the climate emergency persists, and the planet continues to be threatened. Without a strong and stable economy, the funds to invest in a greener, cleaner future simply won’t be there. Even with the fall in carbon emissions, our modelling shows that the pandemic will only reduce demand through to 2050 by 8%.1
SP Energy Networks to roll out “giant Meccano” power system to keep lights on this winter
Scotland’s electricity network is to benefit from new technology that can restore power within 24 hours if severe weather leads to a loss of electricity this winter.
National Grid to trial UK gas network with hydrogen
National Grid Plc is starting a hydrogen research facility to test how Britain’s gas transmission network can be used to transport hydrogen to heat homes or applied to industry.
COP26 offers chance to ‘reset the benchmark’
The long-awaited United Nations Climate Change Conference will be a chance to “reset the benchmark” ahead of the worldwide push for net zero, according to one of the leading figures behind the event.