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Drax has signed a second solar PPA with Global Switch. The 10-year agreement will supply 55GWh annually from 2027 and sits alongside Drax’s planned Bluefield acquisition.
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ubitricity has completed 400 lamppost EV chargers across Bexley streets. The rollout takes the London borough’s ubitricity network to 500 on-street charge points.
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Contactum has reduced the surge protection footprint for distribution boards. The new compact Type 2 SPD range supports Defender 2.0 consumer units and Defender B distribution boards.
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Fidra Energy has acquired another gigawatt-scale UK battery storage project. The Enderby acquisition gives the Edinburgh-based developer a major Leicestershire asset with planning consent and a cap-and-floor decision due this summer.
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National Grid has submitted fresh transmission investment proposals to Ofgem. The 25 re-opener applications could unlock around £4.5bn for reinforcement and upgrade work across England and Wales.
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Skeleton has launched a UPS platform for AI data centres. GrapheneUPS is designed to support power protection, grid compliance, and load stability as high-density compute demand grows.
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Finnish DSOs have tested EV charging as distribution flexibility capacity. The pilot used aggregated residential charging loads to assess how household demand response can support local distribution networks.
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Germany’s Förderstedt battery project has secured a long-term revenue structure. Next Kraftwerke and ECO STOR will use a hybrid tolling and merchant model for the 300MW/700MWh asset.
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A 245kV vacuum breaker project has entered pilot development phase. Siemens Energy’s LIFE BLUE development uses clean air insulation and vacuum switching as Europe tightens rules on high-voltage F-gas equipment.
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Polish renewable sites have exposed sharper battery storage cybersecurity risks. The incident affected communications and control visibility across around 30 wind and solar sites, sharpening scrutiny of operational resilience, protection architecture, and insurance coverage.