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8/5/2024 Comment / Olivia Breese,Catherine Vandenborre

Making hybrids happen: the case for shared offshore interconnectors in Europe

Catherine Vandenborre, interim CEO of Belgian system operator Elia Group, and Olivia Breese, Executive Vice President, Europe, of wind developer Ørsted, argue that 'hybrid' interconnectors to more than one country will help Europe to harness the full renewable potential of its seas while more effectively distributing the electricity produced.

Grid management

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30/4/2025 Comment / Richard Power

UK energy professionals should take advantage of planning reforms, but also prepare for new challenges

Planning permission remains a prominent challenge facing the UK energy sector, especially for realising nationally significant infrastructure projects such as wind or solar farms in response to the government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, writes Richard Power, Partner in the Clyde & Co Energy Practice.

Energy storage

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29/9/2026 Feature / Toby Clark

How to build a bigger BESS

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) is increasingly seen as vital to a resilient power grid, and the UK should soon have a lot more of it. Ofgem defines LDES as ‘systems that can store and release electricity for eight hours or more’. Although most battery installations are used for short-term storage (less than four hours), some innovative suppliers, including Field, are using batteries for LDES. Toby Clark explains how.

Electricity

8/10/2025 News

Spanish blackouts won’t happen in the UK, says grid operator

The UK is well-shielded from an Iberian-style power blackout, according to a new National Energy System Operator (NESO) report, which emphasises the robust measures already in place while urging further progress in voltage management and system modelling. Meanwhile, new government statistics reveal a record 73.8% of UK electricity came from clean power in 2024, highlighting increased momentum towards the government’s clean power by 2030 target.

Renewables

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10/6/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Can the UK rewire its energy future?

As the UK accelerates renewable deployment, attention is shifting from climate targets to the infrastructure, investment and market reforms needed to deliver them. At the recent All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Scotland, industry leaders warned that network upgrades, supply chains and investment must keep pace with the transition if the country is to capture the benefits of growing renewable generation while shielding consumers from future energy shocks. Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute, reports.

Grid management

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25/9/2024 Comment / Philip Silk

Responsible grid management could unlock UK renewable energy potential

Delays in connecting new electricity generation projects to the UK are serious, but are being tackled by National Grid ESO. Here, Development Director Philip Silk describes the view from one independent power producer, Conrad Energy.

Electricity

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25/6/2025 Comment / Yannick Neyret

Relieving Europe’s national grids through local DC microgrids

Electricity grids are working under considerable stresses due to new patterns of use from the ongoing energy transition. Here, Yannick Neyret, President of the Current/OS Foundation, argues that local distribution systems working on direct current could help.

Energy efficiency

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14/5/2025 Comment / Erich Labuda

Unlocking Europe’s energy future – energy efficiency can’t wait

Alongside the use of renewables, the potential contribution of improving energy efficiency – an established and well-proven practice – is still under-appreciated. Particularly for Europe’s industrial sites, the scope for cutting emissions is enormous, writes Erich Labuda, Division President with ABB Motion Services.

Distributed generation

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8/11/2023 Feature / Rolf Bienert

How to realise the potential of virtual power plants

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are networked systems of decentralised energy or storage resources, such as solar photovoltaics (PVs) and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, that are pooled together to help power the electricity grid, particularly in times of peak demand. But are they underused? asks Rolf Bienert, Managing and Technical Director at the global OpenADR Alliance.

Energy prices

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18/6/2025 Comment / Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Zonal pricing should lower the cost of UK electricity by encouraging generators and consumers to come together – report

Following an inquiry into energy grid and grid connections, the UK Parliament’s House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee suggests that regional zonal pricing should enable better use of existing grid capacity and lower the cost of electricity, provided that the transition and its risks are managed well. Chair of the 12-member Select Committee is Baroness Taylor of Bolton.

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Making hybrids happen: the case for shared offshore interconnectors in Europe

UK energy professionals should take advantage of planning reforms, but also prepare for new challenges

How to build a bigger BESS

Spanish blackouts won’t happen in the UK, says grid operator

Can the UK rewire its energy future?

Responsible grid management could unlock UK renewable energy potential

Relieving Europe’s national grids through local DC microgrids

Unlocking Europe’s energy future – energy efficiency can’t wait

How to realise the potential of virtual power plants

Zonal pricing should lower the cost of UK electricity by encouraging generators and consumers to come together – report