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AMPECO has launched an AI operations agent for charging networks. CoOperator is designed to cut fault-resolution time by tracing session failures, hardware issues and network faults across EV charging estates.
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Battery storage secured fresh capacity market contracts across Great Britain. The combined 1.8GW haul in the T-1 and T-4 auctions underlines storage’s growing role in firming a more renewable system.
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Muir Mhòr has awarded scholarships to Scotland’s next wind specialists. The latest University of Strathclyde awards extend a skills pipeline tied to one of Scotland’s most advanced floating offshore wind developments.
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Wales has launched a sector deal to accelerate renewable deployment. At Morlais, Inyanga’s 30MW HydroWing project gives marine energy a defined role in meeting Wales’ 2030 and 2035 electricity targets.
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Fourth Power is nearing a grid-scale thermal storage demonstration phase. The company plans to switch on a 1MWh unit later this year as it advances a high-temperature modular storage system.
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Rexel UK has opened a new specialist branch in Watford. The site combines wholesale stock, rapid delivery, and technical design services for contractors and commercial electrical projects.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.