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Carrog’s grid connection package has cleared a high-voltage planning hurdle. BOOM Power’s approved Anglesey scheme includes an underground 400kV cable and 400kV substation to connect a consented battery project to the transmission network.
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Ironbridge has secured consent for a distribution-connected battery storage project. Greenfield and RPC’s 99.9MW scheme will use the former Ironbridge Power Station substation, adding storage capacity at a legacy electricity infrastructure site.
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Germany’s fleet charging market is becoming a practical systems-integration problem. USCALE’s 2026 survey shows cost pressure easing as depot charging, charging management software, scalability, and IT architecture become stronger constraints on fleet electrification.
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UKNNL and Manchester have formalised a wider nuclear research partnership. The MoU covers decommissioning, materials, fuels, waste management, innovation, facilities access, and skills development across one of the UK’s most important nuclear research clusters.
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Monta has widened charging roaming through a Plugsurfing integration deal. The partnership gives operators using Monta access to more than one million charging points across 26 European countries without separate contracts or technical integrations.
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CHINT is pushing grid equipment toward higher-load digital infrastructure markets. Its Intersolar Europe showcase covered grid-forming storage, SF6-free MV switchgear, solid-state technologies, and higher-efficiency electrical architectures for renewables, storage, and AI-driven loads.
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Italy’s largest solar project is now exporting power in Sicily. Iberdrola’s 243MW Fénix plant adds utility-scale PV capacity with extensive medium- and high-voltage connections and long-term PPAs supporting industrial electricity supply.
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Poland’s SMR programme has entered a formal nuclear financing test. OSGE has applied for Contract for Difference support covering 14 BWRX-300 units across three sites, with grid connection progress already secured for one location.
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European BESS delivery is widening beyond headline project capacity alone. New moves in Italy, Sweden, and Poland link storage growth to grid interconnection, asset management, transmission-node access, and utility-scale project acquisition.
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Portugal’s storage auction gives flexibility procurement a sharper grid focus. The September tender covers standalone batteries and surplus renewable grid capacity at named strategic nodes, with national targets now reaching across battery and pumped hydro storage.