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Carbon capture and storage

Clouds of smoke being emitted from industrial scene

8/3/2023 News

US announces $2.5bn fund for carbon capture technologies

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2.52bn in funding for two carbon management programmes in a bid to catalyse investments in new technologies and significantly reduce CO₂ emissions from electricity generation and hard-to-abate industrial operations.

Electricity

Pylon over a residential area in UK

4/5/2022 News

Ofgem launches review into UK energy system

Ofgem has launched a review into how the energy system is planned and operated locally in the UK, to ensure it is ready for the expected increase in green, more affordable homegrown power. This could result in the creation of new independent bodies separate from network companies to oversee local energy systems across the country, the UK’s energy market regulator has said.

Energy storage

Rows of batteries in the desert

7/5/2025 News

Storage industry’s $100bn investment in US-made grid batteries

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has announced a commitment to invest $100bn into building and buying US-made grid batteries on behalf of the US energy storage industry. Meanwhile, a new report outlines how the US transmission grid can meet surging demand while reducing costs for consumers.

Electricity

Two people looking at outside of waste plant building

29/1/2025 News

UK’s first smart substation installed, and biggest energy supplier revealed

The UK’s first ‘smart’ electricity substation has been installed in Kent – ready to ‘talk’ to other sites and share power around to where it’s most needed at peak times. Meanwhile, Octopus Energy has become the UK’s largest household supplier.

Electricity

Graphic of a group of pylons with glowing cables connecting them

28/9/2022 News

Mass electrification only possible with heavy investment

Energy industry leaders see an urgent need for greater investment in power grids to better connect regions, secure reliable distribution of resources and meet climate targets, according to a recent survey by DNV.

Electricity

Close up of transmission cables

12/7/2023 News

UK’s largest electricity transmission project agreed

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN) and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) have agreed terms of a joint venture to develop a new subsea electricity superhighway project along the east coast of the UK. Elsewhere in the country, a huge solar project has been granted approval, a new partnership has been formed to produce battery grade lithium, and funding has been agreed for Scotland’s Moray West offshore wind farm.

Renewables

Block Island offshore wind farm

16/2/2022 News

New York’s first offshore wind project starts construction

Construction has started on South Fork Wind, being jointly developed by Ørsted and US energy transmission firm Eversource off the coast of Long Island.

Electricity

Silhouette of pylon against a darkening sky

12/10/2022 News

Europe could face winter power cuts under worst-case scenario

All of Europe likely faces a ‘challenging winter ahead’ for energy supply, according to a recent report from the UK’s National Grid, with enforced power shutdowns at UK homes and businesses a possibility under a worst-case scenario.

Energy infrastructure

Transmission towers in California, US

8/11/2023 News

US announces $1.3bn funding to update electricity network

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $1.3bn in funding for three transmission lines, spanning six states and bringing 3.5 GW of additional capacity to the country’s grid. Elsewhere, National Grid has unveiled plans to accelerate up to 20 GW of grid connections in the UK.

Electricity

Electricity pylon photographed from below

13/4/2022 News

UK to launch new body to oversee its energy network

The UK government has committed to introducing a new Future System Operator (FSO) to oversee its energy system, support new technology and improve the security of energy supply.

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