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Energy infrastructure

Destroyed building and debris

18/10/2023 News

Ukraine prepares for more Russian military strikes against energy system

One year after Russia launched a massive assault on Ukraine’s civilian energy system, DTEK, the country’s largest private energy producer, reports that it is prepared for more attacks this winter.

Energy infrastructure

Head and shoulders photo of Anthony Greally

19/5/2026 Comment / Anthony Greally

Local plans and energy infrastructure: an integrated delivery model

The Local Plan process, and the wider planning system in the UK, could do more to give greater, enduring certainty as to where energy development is suitable in a Local Plan area, writes Anthony Greally, Head of Advanced Energy at planning consultancy Lichfields.

Heat

Homes across the country will increasingly switch to low carbon heating systems

2/2/2022 News

Scottish DNOs launch first trial to decarbonise heat

The Scottish government and two distribution network operators (DNOs) have launched Project Re-Heat, the industry’s first attempt to trial its response to the increase in electricity demand that decarbonising heat will create.

Electricity

25/10/2023 News

Electricity grids are ‘weak link’ in clean energy transition

Efforts to tackle climate change and ensure reliable supplies of electricity could be put at risk unless policymakers and companies quickly take action to improve and expand the world’s electricity grids, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Domestic heating

Head and shoulders photo of John Marsh against a light grey background

18/2/2026 Comment / John Marsh

Beyond boilers – how multi-utility connections can unlock the UK Future Homes Standard

The trend for domestic heating to become increasingly electrified or networked opens an opportunity for more coordinated planning and building of utility network connections, argues John Marsh, Chief Innovation Officer with multi-utility network provider GTC.

Electricity

Looking skywards from base of electricity pylon, up through the metalwork to blue sky and sunburst

8/5/2024 News

UK electricity networks accelerate grid connections of more than 200 energy projects

Some 7.8 GW of clean energy projects in the UK, more than double the output of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, have had their connection offer dates brought forward by up to 10 years through the new Technical Limits programme, which is allowing projects to connect to lower-voltage distribution networks prior to reinforcement of the high-voltage transmission network, reports National Grid.

Grid management

Eight officials during the breaking ground ceremony at Peterhead, Scotland

9/10/2024 News

Construction starts on Scotland-England subsea connector

Construction has begun on what will be the UK’s longest subsea electricity transmission link, one of four planned ‘electricity superhighways’ that will help decarbonise the country’s energy system. Meanwhile, 10 GW of ‘zombie’ projects have been removed from the grid connection queue to free up vital grid capacity; but more work is needed.

Transmission and distribution

Pylons and transmission lines at sunset

21/2/2024 News

Power grids require $3.1tn investment worldwide by 2030

Renewable energy developments continue at break-neck speed, with $644bn to be spent on new capacity in 2024, but outdated and inadequate power grids could prove to be a significant stumbling block to the energy transition, new research from Rystad Energy has found. If the world is to limit global warming to 1.8°C above pre-industrial levels, $3.1tn of grid infrastructure investments are required before 2030.

Energy infrastructure

Electricity pylons silhouetted against sunset sky

30/10/2024 News

British nations to sketch out spatial energy plan

The English, Scottish and Welsh governments have commissioned the newly formed National Energy System Operator (NESO) to develop Great Britain’s first Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP), to guide the country’s energy transition. In parallel, the UK government has confirmed amendments to its renewables auction scheme to bring more projects online, while a new demand-side response energy system project aims to optimise energy consumption and enhance grid stability.

Electric vehicles

Electric truck charging at charging point

1/2/2023 News

Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks

Europe’s first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks has opened for business.

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