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EnBW has started construction of a 100MWh battery in Marbach. The project will connect into TransnetBW’s transmission network and is due online at the end of 2026.
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ENTSO-E has published its final report into the 2025 blackout. The investigation traces the event to overvoltage and transformer trips, with region-wide corrective action now recommended.
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Liverpool has added another 300 on-street EV charging points citywide. The latest phase takes the network beyond 670 units and keeps the 2,000-point target in play for 2027.
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Nadara has submitted Bellrock’s offshore generation consent applications in Scotland. The 1.8GW floating wind project would connect into the national transmission system through Aberdeenshire.
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Ofgem and DESNZ have updated industry on connections reform delivery. Queue reductions are beginning to show, but battery storage volumes remain well above projected system requirements.
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Germany’s storage market has drawn another utility-scale development deal. Akaysha Energy and Copenhagen Energy have agreed to pursue mega-scale battery projects in a market that continues to expand rapidly.
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A new hydrogen partnership links UK manufacturing to defence demand. ITM Power and Rheinmetall are targeting decentralised e-fuel production plants across Europe, with the initial deployment focus set on the UK.
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A major Welsh solar scheme has stalled on grid access. RWE has dropped its 99.9MW Butterfly solar-plus-storage proposal near Wrexham after concluding that connection availability and overall viability no longer supported the project.
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Shetland’s new grid connection has moved a step closer. The completed Kergord to Gremista 132kV link will begin supplying the islands through the local network once the standby solution enters service later this year.
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Alfen has brought the 15 MW / 30 MWh BESS Apeldoorn project into live trading in the Dutch market, adding another multi-service flexibility asset to the Netherlands grid.