National Grid has completed Wallend’s GIS building structure in Kent. The 400kV Isle of Grain substation will support NeuConnect and now moves into switchgear installation and testing.
Salko UK has secured fresh long-term maintenance work with Uniper. The award covers once-through cooler and gas turbine exhaust works at Enfield, plus continued maintenance at Grain and Taylors Lane over four years.
China’s next grid cycle points to another infrastructure surge nationwide. Multi-year spending plans from the country’s state grid operators show how transmission, distribution, and renewable integration are becoming central to energy security strategy.
Solar installation economics could shift with new balance-of-system approaches globally. Chemik has outlined technologies aimed at cutting string inverter installation costs while tightening electrical fault detection on utility-scale PV projects.
Grenergy has secured long-term UK storage revenues across four projects. The NESO-backed contracts give the developer a 190 MW / 760 MWh platform in the British capacity market through the end of the decade.
Salford’s grid upgrade has reached a new heavy-engineering milestone today. Three 132 kV transformers have been installed as Electricity North West pushes ahead with a wider reinforcement programme designed to meet rising electricity demand.
Fusion plans at West Burton have moved decisively into delivery. A new government strategy and the appointment of ILIOS bring the STEP programme closer to site redevelopment, supply chain mobilisation, and a prototype fusion plant targeted for operation in 2040.
ComAp and IBG deployed modular BESS controls for Central Europe.
Galetech is expanding UK renewable engineering services with £3 million.
AR8 opens in July 2026, advancing Britain’s next renewables auction.