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Britain’s HVDC planning is moving beyond stand-alone offshore links now. Current work is focusing on multi-terminal design, grid-forming converters, fault management, and DC circuit breaker readiness.
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UKAEA has published a new operating roadmap to 2030 today. The strategy sets research, engineering, facilities, skills, and supply-chain targets for the national fusion laboratory.
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Brussels has advanced another wave of strategic cross-border energy schemes. The new PCI and PMI list spans electricity grids, offshore infrastructure, hydrogen, and CO₂ transport.
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Two standards bodies are tightening the utility-to-edge data interface now. The agreement links smart meter data structures with flexibility and distributed energy signalling at the grid edge.
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Britain’s SMR programme has moved into formal contracted delivery work. The agreement starts site-specific design, planning, and regulatory engagement for the UK’s first small modular reactor projects.
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Europe’s wind fleet is approaching a major asset-renewal cycle now. Operators are moving towards decisions on repowering, lifetime extension, and decommissioning across older sites.
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Xcel Energy has won approval for distributed battery deployment statewide. The programme extends utility use of storage deeper into the distribution network and local capacity planning.
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Swissgrid has outlined how Switzerland could integrate 40 GW of solar. The paper moves the debate from deployment targets towards stability, flexibility, market design, and system coordination.
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GivEnergy has entered administration, jolting Britain’s battery storage supply chain. The appointment raises immediate operational questions across product support, project delivery, and software continuity.
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NERC is monitoring the grid after a PLC threat warning. The advisory described Iranian-affiliated activity targeting internet-exposed industrial control systems across critical infrastructure sectors, including energy.