Distribution
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Mitie will connect three Elgin solar farms across British networks. The projects span 33kV local works and a 132kV National Grid connection, underlining the electrical infrastructure required behind renewable deployment.
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Europe’s network scenarios sharpen the scale of future electrification growth. Rising power demand, hydrogen integration, and declining methane use will shape the next TYNDP cycle for electricity, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure.
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UK grid research keeps overhead transmission firmly in national contention. Government-commissioned studies found undergrounding remains significantly more expensive than overhead lines for major electricity network upgrades.
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Britain already buries cables, but not across every voltage level. As transmission projects advance, the pylon debate now turns on cost, capacity, landscape impact, repairability, soil disruption, and how communities share the burden of national infrastructure.
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Vehicle-to-grid installation is moving further into managed delivery software workflows. Jumptech will support surveys, installer tasks, evidence capture, job tracking, and local grid-connection processes.
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Ofgem has revised RIIO-ED2 allowances for local distribution reinforcement costs. The decision changes load-related expenditure volume drivers as DNOs manage electrification-driven demand.
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Battery storage planning has gained a clearer technical reference point. The ESN guide covers fire safety, land use, noise, biodiversity, cybersecurity, emergency response, traffic, and electromagnetic fields.
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Socomec is extending storage hardware across cabinet and containerised systems. SMARTSYS C260 and M5000 cover commercial energy management, EV charging support, utility-scale BESS, and medium-voltage grid services.
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Schneider and Kraken are linking grid software with flexibility orchestration. The partnership combines visibility, congestion forecasting, DERMS capability, and AI-led control for utilities and DSOs.
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Europe is formalising Mediterranean power infrastructure through new investment structures. T-MED covers renewables, smart grids, interconnectors, storage, cybersecurity, hydrogen corridors, and clean-tech value chains.