Grid

Electricity Transmission

US to Invest $2.2 Billion to Overhaul National Power Grid

Downtown Los Angeles is seen behind an electricity pylon through the morning marine layer in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nichol…

Electricity Transmission

New Grid Connection Rules in Romania

Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved a competitive, auction-based mechanism for grid connections of new plants of at least 5…

Substation

Australiaprysmian Signs €600 Million Contract for Marinus Link in Australia

Prysmian and Marinus Link Pty Ltd. have finalised an around €600 million contract for a new power interconnector between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. …

Energy Storage Project

Dorset Council Approves 2.4GWh Battery Energy Storage Project

The project will connect to the grid via the existing substation at Chickerell (pictured). Image: Statera / National Grid.Statera has received planning consent …

Substation

Prysmian Finalises €600M Marinus Link Contract in Australia

The Leonardo da Vinci, Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel. Credit: Prysmian.Electrical cable producer Prysmian has signed a €600m ($653.59m) deal to prov…

Power Construction

Iberdrola to Buy Britain’s ENWL in $5.4 Bln Deal

The logotype of Iberdrola is illuminated atop the 165-metre (541 feet) Cesar Pelli designed Iberdrola Tower, in Bilbao, Spain, February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Vincen…

Microgrid

Community Microgrids Empower Communities to Take Control of the Energy Future

Source: kirillov alexey/Shutterstock.comThe south-central England village of Hook Norton recently celebrated the launch of a small community-led microgrid proje…

Offshore Wind Power

Tennet Extends Collaboration With Intertek for North Sea Offshore Wind Grid Connections

UK-headquartered Intertek has been re-appointed by the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, to provide long-term client representation servi…

Solar Power Plant

Nepal Launches Tender for Grid-Connected Solar Projects

Image: Samrat Khadka, UnsplashThe electricity regulator in Nepal has kicked off a tender for the design, supply and construction of three-grid-connected PV syst…

Electricity Transmission

European Electricity Prices Continue Upward Trajectory

Image: AleaSoft Energy ForecastingElectricity prices increased in all major European markets in the third week of July, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting…

Hydrogen Project

German Utility EnBW to Participate in Hydrogen Grid With 1 Bln Eur, It Says

German utility EnBW (EBKG.DE), opens new tab on Tuesday said it will make a 1 billion euro ($1.09 billion) investment in the country's planned national hydr…

Offshore Wind Power

Shanghai Plans to Install 29 GW of Offshore Wind Capacity

China’s largest city, Shanghai, plans to have 29.3 GW of offshore wind capacity installed and feeding into its grid. The plan, formulated by the Shanghai …

Microgrid

Colorado Awards More Than $2.1m in Grid Resilience and Microgrid Funding

Eagle Nest Rock Open Space near Livermore, Colorado. The Livermore Microgrid Storage Project recently received funding from the Microgrids for Community Resilie…

Offshore Wind Power

Construction Begins on Sunrise Wind, New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

New York's Sunrise Wind project will be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to be connected to the grid using a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) tran…

Electricity Transmission

Delayed Closure of Eraring Forecast to Cut NSW Power Prices by 40%

New power price forecasts suggest pushing back the closure date of Eraring power station from 2025 to 2027 will cut NSW power prices by 44%, dropping from a pre…